MICHAEL BISIO
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, 21st Century Modern • United States

American bass player, born 4 March 1955 in Troy, New York, USA. from discogs When we think of the great bass players in jazz, generative composer/leaders such as Charles Mingus and Charlie Haden, a distinctive approach and a distinctive sound come to mind. That's what happens when you mention the name of bassist, composer, and leader Michael Bisio. The critics, out in front for once, already know about Michael. His second album as a leader, In Seattle (Silkheart), made the Village Voice "Best Jazz Records of the 1980's," as well as critic Kevin Whitehead's 1988 Top 10 for National Public Radio. The Penguin Guide to Jazz described In Seattle as "an exemplary instance of the kind of contemporary jazz being created away from the principal American centres." And Paul de Barros, in his Northwest regional jazz history, Jackson Street After Hours, singled out Bisio as one of the preeminent heirs to Seattle's read more...