Michele Rosewoman

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Michele Rosewoman

Background information
Birth name Michele Rosewoman
Born March 19, 1953
Origin Flag of the United States Oakland, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Avant-garde jazz
Post-bop
Free funk
Afro-Cuban jazz
Occupation(s) Pianist, Composer, Educator
Instrument(s) Piano
Years active 1976--current
Label(s) Soul Note Records
Enja Records
Blue Note Records
Evidence Music
Associated acts Mike Westbrook, National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Michele Rosewoman is an American jazz pianist born in Oakland, CA, most notable for her work as a sidewoman on the recordings of such artists as Greg Osby and M-Base as well as for her own ensembles and trio and quintet recordings, including numerous releases by her Quintessence ensemble. Before a move to New York from California in 1978, Rosewoman, who was deeply influenced by Oakland-based pianist/organist Ed Kelly, led several jazz groups in the Oakland area and also performed with Baikida Carroll, Julius Hemphill and Julian Priester. In New York she played with post-avant-garde musicians Oliver Lake and Billy Bang as well as with jazz masters Freddie Waits, Rufus Reid, Billy Hart and others. She has also led an Afro-Cuban jazz big band called New Yor-Uba since the early 1980s, though they have not recorded.[1]

[edit] Select Discography

As Quintessence:

  • The In Side Out (2006; Advance Dance Disques)
  • Guardians of the Light (2000; Enja Records)
  • Harvest (1993; Enja Records)
  • Contrast High (1988; Enja Records)
  • Quintessence (1987; Enja Records)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Afro-Cuban Jazz. Miller Freeman Books, pp. 107. ISBN 087930619x. 
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