Jazz Articles about Michael Marcus

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Interview with Michael Marcus

by Vittorio Lo Conte
May 10, 2003

We meet Michael Marcus during his recent tour in March through Europe. We talk, among many subjects, about his new band, the Cosmosanatics, and about his new recording sessions.

All About Jazz: It is a couple of years that you work with the Cosmosamatics. With Sonny Simmons is a longer story. May you tell us about the idea behind this band?

Michael Marcus: Well actually Sonny and I have been collaborating for many years together on various musical projects and ...

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Michael Marcus: Sunwheels

by Jim Santella
July 1, 2001

From the soul. His 8th album as a leader offers more proof that saxophonist Michael Marcus digs down deep every time out. As adventurous as his biggest musical inspiration, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Marcus creates tone poems that swing. He wrote each piece for this album; some are tributes.

Swinging and applying muscular saxophone energy, the leader dedicates homages to John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy and Charlie Parker. Playing tenor on most tracks, Marcus gets his trio involved in the way things ...