Results for "Michael O'Neill"

Michael O'Neill

Born: September 11, 1946

After a recent performance at Yoshi’s, a reviewer enthused that “Michael O’Neill’s saxophone work is extraordinary. He plays with orchestral diction, yet classic jazz chops. It makes him a rare treat.” A San Diego native, Michael began studying clarinet at age eight. He took up the saxophone at thirteen and performed in school bands and orchestras, later studying composition and arranging in college. After graduate school in Texas, he returned to the Bay Area and studied with the great Joe Henderson. Michael’s has created several groups of outstanding musicians that feature his original music.

(Put Your) Trust in Love

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023

Heat and Horn Engine: (Put Your) Trust in Love

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 21, 2023

"(Put Your) Trust in Love" from Heat (a multi-artist recording source created in 1979 and led by Tom Saviano) and trumpeter Bill Dowling's “Horn Engine" is a throwback to the recordings of great male vocalists such as Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross, and George Benson. It is a stellar effort. Rhythmically, the track falls ...

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2023

by Mark Sullivan
July 19, 2023

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec June 29-July 3, 2023 The 2023 festival continued the broad offering of free shows that was so prominent last year. They were frequently strong enough to vie with the ticketed concerts (which were also quite diverse and featured marquee artists from jazz and adjacent ...

New Releases From Royston, Lema & Ojeda, Courvoisier & Smythe, And More

by Bob Osborne
June 8, 2023

Listen for new releases from Rudy Royston, Germán Lema & Nicolás Ojeda, Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe, Jacob Young Mats Eilertsen & Audun Kleive, Brian McCarthy, Blue Moods, Roxy Coss, Dave Moss, Michael O'Neill Quintet, Cazayoux, Cut Beetlez Quartet with Rodney Chapman, Daniel Carter with Leo Genovese William Parker & Francisco Mela, and, Sébastien Parent.

Spike Wilner, Curtis Fuller & Sarah McKenzie

by Joe Dimino
May 30, 2021

Our 701st Show begins with Sarah McKenzie and a great tale from the quarantine. The result is her single “Schneller." We continue to watch the world of music open up with live shows and Spike Wilner is leading the charge. He has new music with his 2021 CD Aliens & Wizards. We continue to profile musicians ...

Peter J. Hoetjes' Best Releases of 2020

by Peter J. Hoetjes
January 1, 2021

It's been an unusual year for the music industry within any genre. The first few months of 2020 were fairly typical, followed by months of uncertainty prompted by fear and misinformation. As the year closes however, jazz musicians are hopefully able to glimpse the sun rising on the distant horizon. If 2019 was a ...

And Then It Rained

By Michael O'Neill

Label: Jazzmo Records
Released: 2020

The Michael O'Neill Quartet: And Then It Rained

by Dan McClenaghan
October 24, 2020

San Francisco area-based reedman Michael O'Neill, noted most prominently for his work with vocalist Kenny Washington, takes his artistry on a new tangent with And Then It Rained. The set features a top-tier Bay Area quartet which digs deep into a set of O'Neill originals. Recording-wise, this is new territory for O'Neill, who, in addition to ...

Pacific Standard Time

By Michael O'Neill

Label: Jazzmo Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Just Friends; Fragile; Summertime; Georgia; Have You Met Miss Jones; The Way You Look Tonight; Rhythm-A-Ning; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Night And Day; Its You Or No One; You Don't Know What Love Is