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Michael Eaton

Michael Eaton (b. 1981) is a Brooklyn, NY based saxophonist, composer, and educator. As a saxophonist and improvising artist, his professional career to date has spanned a variety of idioms, especially modern jazz and free improvised music. He embraces a progressive and holistic vision of jazz, cognizant of its rich history and development, but reaches for a personal outlook with an eye towards future possibilities. Michael's releases include his 2014 debut album on Destiny Records, Individuation, which highlighted angular themes, intricate minimalistic vamps, freebop, Cageian prepared piano, and multilayered open platforms

Arrival

By Nicki Adams

Label: J-man records
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1. Arrival by Nicki Adams (7:12) 2. Black Sabbath by Andrew Hill (4:25) 3. Daily Battles by Thom Yorke (arranged by Michael Eaton) (7:20) 4. It's Alright With Me by Cole Porter (arranged by Nicki Adams) (5:20) 5. Discursive Regime by Michael Eaton (4:35) 6. Homage by Nicki Adams (5:35) 7. Solarity by Michael Eaton (3:56) 8. Kupka Disks by Michael Eaton (10:16) 9. ESP by Wayne Shorter (arranged by Nicki Adams) (5:02)

Instrumental Underground-Beyond Flute Group

By Cheryl Pyle

Label: 11th Street Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: improvisation 1 improvisation 2 improvisation 3

New Music From Andy Sheppard, Rita Marcotulli, & Michael Benita Plus More

by Bob Osborne
September 10, 2026

This playlist pairs a diverse selection of new and forthcoming contemporary jazz releases with a pair of foundational live recordings. The first ten tracks highlight recent and current directions in improvised music--spanning modern piano trios, cross-cultural collaborations, and adventurous small-ensemble arrangements. Providing historical context, the final two tracks deliver classic live performances from John Coltrane and ...

New music from Terri Lyne Carrington+Social Science, Australia's The Scornful Four, Debut for Austin Trumpeter Rachel Spencer, and Stellar re-issues of Sir Roland Hanna as well as the Joshua Breakstone Quartet featuring Barry Harris

by Hobart Taylor
August 5, 2026

Latest tunes from Senri Oe, Charlotte Greves and Donald Vega... also Amber Weekes channels Oscar Brown, Jr. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Terri Lyne Carrington/Social Science “Solidarity Song" from Trip the Night Fantastic (Candid) 00:06 Nicki Adams/Michael Eaton/Francisco Mela “Daily Battles" from Arrival (577) 04:01 Sir Roland Hanna “Century Rag" from Songs of Hope, Inspirartion ...

Seth Andrew Davis & EMAS: Cybersyn: Live From the Stray Cat Film Center

by Max Kutner
March 4, 2026

Undeniably one of the most active and adventurous figures of the greater Midwest music and arts scene, composer/guitarist/improvisor Seth Andrew Davis has emerged as a force of creative exploration and inquiry. Currently based in Kansas City, MO, Davis has released well over a dozen albums through his imprint, Mother Brain Records (co-founded with fellow Missouri-native, Michael ...

Michael Eaton: Stygian Gates

by Max Kutner
January 13, 2026

Symbiotique Nonet is a unique and noble beast, living in a suburb situated somewhere in the unsung wilds between modern chamber music and free jazz. The group is co-led by NYC-based saxophonist-composer, Michael Eaton and Kansas City-based electro-acoustic improviser-guitarist, Seth Andrew Davis. Stygian Gates, penned by Eaton, is a multi-movement suite loosely themed around characters and scenes from ...

Stygian Gates

By Michael Eaton

Label: Mother Brain Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Thumos; Liminal Zone; The Descent; Adam Minkoff solo; Nekyia; Lathan Hardy solo; River of Acheron; Seth Davis solo; Charon; Claire de Brunner solo; Lethe; Enrique Haneine solo; Persephone; Michael Eaton solo; Lake of Ice; Kevin Cheli; Lumen Naturae; Cheryl Pyle solo; Nyx; Kyle Quass solo; The Sunrise.

The Shapes Invent Themselves

By Michael Eaton

Label: Mother Brain Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Listening Landscape; INEP; The Shapes Invent Themselves; NEIP; Light Trail; EPIN; The Eternal Song of the Moon; PIEN; PINE-top Blues!

The Eternal Song of the Moon

May 25, 2025

Album: The Shapes Invent Themselves
By Michael Eaton
Label: Mother Brain Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 9:33