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With an impressive group of musicians Michael Dease has acquired “All These Hands”
Trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and educator Michael Dease is one busy musician. “All These Hands” is his 10th CD as a leader and fourth for Posi-Tone. It’s a musical tour of the United States and how jazz moved from town to city to region. Dease has organized an impressive group of musicians with pianist Renee Rosnes appearing on seven of the 12 tracks, drummer Le ...Read More
Just What the Doctor ordered, “All These Hands”, by Michael Dease
Gathering a hand picked bunch of all stars to make the trek with him as he brings his sound and vision to fruition, Dease and his bunch make a history of jazz recording that has no dust on it and sounds much more looking forward than looking backward. A dazzling set that’s striking in it’s ability to say something new here, this is more than a pleasingly swinging set that cooks. A solid wo ...Read More
“Decisions” by Michael Dease gets reviewed by All About Jazz
When it comes to decision-making, not everything is black and white or right and wrong. On occasion there are multiple paths that can be seen as the correct choice, and trombonist Michael Dease truly understands that. Dease came to a significant fork in life’s road when he found himself in a position to decide whether to remain a first-call New York-based player or move to Michigan. He ultim ...Read More