Michael Marcus (August 25, 1952) Is an American Jazz multi-woodwind player & composer. He plays saxophones, clarinets, flutes, taragatos and octavins.
In 1991 Enja released Under the Wire, his debut album as a leader. He has worked & recorded with artists including: Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Frank Lowe, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jaki Byard, Rahn Burton, Vince Wallace, Fred Hopkins, Denis Charles, Jay Rosen, Tarus Mateen, Joe Bowie, Perry Robinson, Warren Smith and Edgar Bateman to name a few.
Marcus and Ted Daniel comprise Duology, which has collaborated with Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes. With Sonny Simmons, he is the co-leader of The Cosmosamatics.
Michael was rewarded an individual performance grant from the NEA (National Endowment of the Arts)-composing for a string quartet in conjunction with his original music.
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Discography
As leader
Under the Wire w/ Joe Bowie, William Parker [Enja Records], 1990
Here At! (Soul Note Records), 1993
Ithem (Ayler Records) 1994
Reachin' (Justin Time Records), 1996
This Happening (Justin Time) 1997 w Jaki Byard
Involution (Justin Time, 1998) w/ Jaki Byard Trio
Live in N.Y. (Soul Note, 1999)
In the Center of it All (Justin Time) 2000
Sunwheels (Justin Time) 2001
Blue Reality (Soul Note) 2002
Speakin Out (Drimala) 2002
Soulifications (Soul Note) 2005
The Magic Door (Not Two) 2007
Lotus Symphony (Not Two) 2008
For Yes! (Not Two) 2010
Elements in Candor (For Tune) 2016 w/ Theo Jorgensmann
Stone Jump (Not Two), 2021
Abstractions in Lime Caverns (ESP-Disk'), 2022
Next Stop Down (ESP-Disk), 2026
'"The Cosmosamatics" w/ Sonny Simmons'
The Cosmosamatics (Boxholder, 2001)
The Cosmosamatics II (Boxholder, 2002)
Live at Banlieues w/ Andrew Cyrille (Bleu Regard, 2003)
Three (Boxholder, 2004)
Reeds & Birds (Not Two, 2004)
Magnitudes (Soul Note, 2005)
Zetrons (Not Two, 2005)
Free within the Law (Not Two, 2008)
Jazz-Maalika (Saptak, 2013)
"Duology" w/ Ted Daniel
Duology ( Boxholder) 2007
Golden Atoms ( Soul Note ) 2008
Duology w/ Andrew Cyrille (Jazz Werkstatt ) 2011
Duology w/ Henry Grimes ( Ujjama ) 2019
The Saxemble w/ Frank Lowe, James Carter, Cassius Richmond, Cindy Blackman (Qwest/Warner)
N.Y. Clarinet Society w/ Perry Robinson (FSR Records)
Blue Reality Quartet w/ Joe McPhee'-Warren Smith-Jay Rosen (Mahakala) 2021
Blue Reality Quartet Ella's Island (Mahakala) 2022
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