Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: photo hreinn gudlaugsson - genre: jazz - birth date: 1958 - name: michael formanek - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: michael-formanek . jpg - birth place: usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael formanek .
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michael formanek -lrb- born may 7 , 1958 -rrb- is an american jazz bassist born in san francisco , california and associated with the jazz scene in new york city .