Michael Cochrane (musician)
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Michael Cochrane is an American jazz pianist who has recorded extensively for SteepleChase Records
, as well as Soul Note and Landmark Records
.
As a sideman, he has recorded with Marvin Peterson, Oliver Lake
, Sonny Fortune
and Jack Walrath
.
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time...
, as well as Soul Note and Landmark Records
Landmark Records
Landmark Records was an American jazz record label founded in 1985 by Orrin Keepnews as a successor to Milestone Records. Landmark Records published albums recorded by the Kronos Quartet of music by Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, as well as straight jazz albums...
.
As a sideman, he has recorded with Marvin Peterson, Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute....
, Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune is an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He also plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet.-Biography:...
and Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus and Glenn Ferris, among others....
.
Discography
- Elements (Soul Note, 1985) with Tom HarrellTom HarrellTom Harrell is a renowned American post-bop jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and arranger.-Biography:Tom Harrell was born in Urbana, Illinois but moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at the age of five. He started playing trumpet at eight and within five years, started playing gigs with...
, Trumpet; Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone, Flute; Dennis IrwinDennis IrwinDennis Irwin was an American jazz double bassist. He toured and recorded with John Scofield and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra among others, and played on over 500 albums.-Biography:...
, Bass; James Madison, Drums - Song of Change (Soul Note, 1992)
- Impressions (Landmark, 1995)
- Cutting Edge (Steeplechase, 1997)
- Footprints (Steeplechase, 1998)
- Gesture of Faith (Steeplechase, 2000)
- Minor Matrix (Steeplechase, 2000)
- Quartet Music (Steeplechase, 2001)
- Pathways (Steeplechase, 2000)
- Right Now (Steeplechase, 2007)