Jazz Articles about Maikotron Unit

Maikotron Unit: Effugit

by Jerry D'Souza
October 15, 2012

The maïkotron, invented by multi-instrumentalist Michel Côté, is a woodwind instrument played with the reed and mouthpiece of a saxophone and is made up of trumpet valves, the bell of a cornet and parts of a clarinet and euphonium. The unusual makeup is not only an indicator of Côté's resourcefulness, but of the trio itself, which uses the name as the canopy for its wide range of sounds and style.The three have been together since 1984 and, in ...