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Michael Vernon

About Me

Michael is retired from the Military, and several other subsequent occupations, where he “fixed things.”

I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, where I began playing cello at age 9. Through learning to play cello, Lavern Clouden, my first music teacher, provided me with a conduit of expression that immediately began to shape who I would ultimately become. I have had a full and rewarding life. Yet, although I have never played music exclusively (until now), my internal connection to the experience of playing music has only grown stronger over the years - even when this was almost certainly not obvious to those around me. Currently I play guitar and enjoy all genre’s of music--but, especially Jazz.

Favorite Musicians / Bands

Arc

Aubrey Logan

Dan Wilson

Gary Willis

Gergo Borlai

Gerlóczy Zsigmond

Gilad Hekselman

Grant Green

Jimmy Haslip

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Mike Stern

Nguyen Le

Scott Kinsey

Steve Khan

MORE FAVORITES

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because, when it's played just right, a connection exists between the artist and the listener that defies definition.

My House Concert Story

I attended a Kurt Rosenwinkel show recently. The music blew my hair back!

Favorite Places to See Jazz

Ann Arbor District Library

Cliff Bell's

Detroit Institute Of Arts

Detroit Jazz Festival

Detroit Music Hall

Parts And Labor

Favorite Genres

African Jazz

Afrobeat

Blues

Brazilian / Bossa Nova / Samba

Free Improv / Avant-Garde

Fringes of Jazz

Funk / Groove / Acid Jazz

Fusion / Progressive Rock

Latin Jazz

Modern Jazz

Spiritual / Cosmic Jazz

Straight-ahead (Bop, Hard bop, Cool)

Favorite Columns

Favorite Writers

Hrayr Attarian

Len Davis

Pierre Giroux

Troy Dostert

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