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Musician

Over the course of his eminent career, Michael Shrieve has written, produced and played on albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael at age nineteen was the youngest performer at Woodstock. He helped create the first eight albums of this seminal group, and was on the forefront of shaping a new musical era. Michael is respected world-wide for his adventurous experimentation with the most creative and masterful musicians. No other drummer has collaborated with such longevity and sophistication alongside artists in such diverse genres as rock, jazz, electronic, DJ and world music

Article: Groove Orbit

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Santana

by Kyle Simpler
August 18, 2026

When the Santana band first started in the San Francisco area in the late 60s, hardly anyone outside of the Bay Area was familiar with the group. This changed after their performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Seemingly overnight, everyone knew about Santana, and the band, under the leadership of its namesake, Carlos Santana has since ...

Article: So You Don't Like Jazz

Iconic Music in Film: Boomer Edition

by Alan Bryson
July 1, 2026

One of the pleasures of looking back at film music from the boomer years is realizing how quickly the walls were coming down. Classical themes turned into jazz-funk hits. Soul records won Oscars. Rock songs became character development. Bluegrass, blues, disco, Latin jazz, and spaghetti-western minimalism all found their way onto the screen, and in the ...

Article: Interview

Jovino Santos Neto: The Music Leads Itself

by Katchie Cartwright
February 23, 2026

Following a years-long recording hiatus, Brazilian-born Seattle-based Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Jovino Santos Neto released three albums in 2025, all captured live. Two are digital-only releases, both recorded in 2024: Retratos: Brazilian Portraits (Audiophile Society), a duo performance with Estonian bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann in a program of great Brazilian composers, and A Onça e o Pajé ...

Article: Live Review

Greta Matassa Sextet at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
April 6, 2025

Greta Matassa Sextet Jazz Alley Seattle WA April 2, 2025 Truth is a constant, something that remains rooted to fact no matter how many times told. That being said, the obvious must be stated here, as it has many times previously--Greta Matassa is the most important jazz singer to ...

Album

Drums of Compassion

By Michael Shrieve

Label: 7D Media
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Call of Michael Olatunji; On the Path to the Healing Waters; As Above, So Below; The Euphoric Pandiero of Airto Moriera; The Fierce Energy of Love; Oracle; The Breath of Human Kindness; Zakir Hussain; Hejira

News: Recording

Santana Drum Legend Michael Shrieve To Release New Album 'Drums Of Compassion' on May 24, 2024

March 30, 2024

Legendary drummer Michael Shrieve announces the much-anticipated release of his album, Drums of Compassion, set to drop on May 24, 2024 on Trey Gunn’s innovative label, 7D Media. This album is a testament to Shrieve’s artistic journey, encapsulating over fifty years of musical exploration and collaboration with some of the most revered names in the industry. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

John Scofield Band, Michael Manring, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Mark Lettieri

by Len Davis
October 13, 2023

Our program today begins with the John Scofield Band Live in 1990 with Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger. A live recording in Melbourne from 2007 with Frank Gambale = 6931}, {{m: Virgil Donati and Ric Fierabracci, Live In Australia. Scott McGill, Michael Manring and Vic Stevens live from 2001. Michael Manring from The Book of Flame ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

'90s Music Revisited With Michael Shrieve, Lost Tribe And Adam Holzman

by Len Davis
April 16, 2023

We go back to the '90s and early 2000s with drummer Michael Shrieve, Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, Lost Tribe, Adam Holzman, Vital Information and guitarist Greg Howe. Plus bassist Michael Manring, Tunnels and Tribal Tech Playlist Michael Shrieve “Baraji" from Two Doors (CMP) 00:00 Jonas Hellborg-Shawn Lane “Heretics" from Time Is The Enemy (Bardo) ...

Article: Play This!

Michael Shrieve: Palace Of Dreams

by Mike Jacobs
March 17, 2023

From the dual-project, double album Two Doors (CMP, 1995) that features drummer Michael Shrieve manning the drum kit in two different trios, it's arguably the Deep Umbra disc with bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane that is the brighter half of that binary star. Shrieve may indeed get top billing here but like so many ...