This is our cache of the profile last indexed on Sunday, June 08, 2008. Visit MySpace for updated profile. MySpaceProfiles.org is a search engine that indexes publicly available profile information from MySpace for convenient searching and display. If you are the author of this profile and do not wish to display it here please click here.
 Michael Brecker's Profile |
|
Michael Brecker "Fan-Page |
|
| Location: | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jan 14, 2008 (274 days back) |
About Me |
|
This Web site is dedicated to Michael Brecker (March 29th, 1949 - January 13th, 2007) This is not an official site. All comments you send will be sent to his address and will be read by Susan and the kids. "They needed good music upstairs..." News January 13th I got the sad news from various of sources around the globe that Michael has lost his fight with leukemia. A great loss in modern jazz. NEW YORK -- Michael Brecker, a versatile and highly influential tenor saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died Saturday at age 57. Brecker died in a hospital in New York City of leukemia, according to his longtime friend and manager, Darryl Pitt. Bio A remarkable technician and a highly influential tenor saxophonist (the biggest influence on other tenors since Wayne Shorter), Michael Brecker took a long time before getting around to recording his first solo album. He spent much of his career as a top-notch studio player who often appeared backing pop singers, leading some jazz listeners to overlook his very strong improvising skills. Brecker originally started on clarinet and alto before switching to tenor in high school. Early on, he played with rock and R&B-oriented bands. In 1969, he moved to New York, and soon joined Dreams, an early fusion group. Brecker was with Horace Silver during 1973-1974, gigged with Billy Cobham, and then co-led the Brecker Brothers (a commercially successful funk group) with his brother, trumpeter Randy Brecker, for most of the 1970s. He was with Steps (later Steps Ahead) in the early '80s, doubled on an EWI (electronic wind instrument), and made a countless number of studio sessions during the 1970s and '80s, popping up practically everywhere (including with James Taylor, Yoko Ono, and Paul Simon). With the release of his first album as a leader in 1987 (when he was already 38), Brecker started appearing more often in challenging jazz settings. He recorded additional sets as a leader (in 1988 and 1990), teamed up with McCoy Tyner on one of 1995's most rewarding jazz recordings, and toured with a reunited Brecker Brothers band. Two Blocks From the Edge followed in 1998, and a year later, Brecker returned with Time Is of the Essence. The early 2000s saw the release of Nearness of You: The Ballad Book and Wide Angles in 2001 and 2003 respectively. However, after experiencing some mysterious back pain during a concert in 2005, Brecker was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a cancer of the blood marrow. A failed search for a matching bone marrow donor eventually led to an experimental partially matching blood stem cell transplant via his daughter in late 2005. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
|
My Interests |
|
Music:Member Since: 5/27/2006Band Website: michaelbrecker.com Band Members: IMPORTANT UPDATE MICHAEL BRECKER QUARTET Michael Brecker: Tenor-saxophone Joey Calderazzo: Piano Chris Minh Doky: Double Bass Jeff "Tain" Watts: Drums STES AHEAD Micheal Brecker: EWI, Tenor Sax Mike Mainieri: Vibraphone, Synthesizer Mike Stern: Guitar Darryl Jones: Bass Steve Gadd/ Steve Smith: Drums THE BRECKERS BROTHERS BAND Michael Brecker: EWI, Tenor-saxophone Rhandy Brecker: Trumpet George Whitty: Synthesizer Mike Stern: Guitar James Genus: Bass Dennis Chambers (or) Dave Weckl: Drums LINKS!! Michael Brecker Liverecordings Michael Brecker Official Website Michael Brecker Videos Michael Brecker OLD WEBSITE EWI Website Michael Brecker Page At Vervemusic Influences: John Coltrane Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk Wayne Shorter Sounds Like: Steps Ahead Brecker Brothers Michael Brecker Quartet Record Label: Verve Type of Label: Major |
|
My Background and Lifestyle |
|
| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Experimental / Nu-Jazz) |
My Pictures |
|
         |
|
My Blog |
|
1 Year |
|
| Dear Fans,Allready one whole year since the lost of our friend Michael. I will tell my own feelings of this year...2007 stated great, i'm a saxplayer myself and did some great gigs, but then, on 13th ... Posted by Michael Brecker on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:06:00 PST |
|
Important Update |
|
| Hi Guys!
Have you all heard the new cd Pilgrimage of Michael Brecker? If not, you should go to your local cd store and buy it because its great! It is also a very special cd offcourse, because Michael... Posted by Michael Brecker on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 05:40:00 PST |
|
Dear Fans! |
|
| Following a two and a half year battle with MDS and then leukemia, Michael passed away. A memorial service is now being planned and details regarding the same will be posted here this coming Wednesday... Posted by Michael Brecker on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:25:00 PST |
|
My Friends |
|
|
Pat Metheny Group, Mike Stern, Marcus Miller, JACO PASTORIUS, Ben Rodenburg, Modernjazz, RoryMI, Matt, Adam Niewood & his Rabble Rousers, Vijay Iyer, :: E ::, Sharon MacPherson, Limor Fighel, Martha_Patricia_Yepes, Baronesharade, WRATHOFROB, Errol, Avi Yishai, steve sax, Alexander Raichenok, Christophe SABBIONI, Teddy Pantelas Trio, James Calandrella, MAURO CAPITALE, Pedjazz, Kristin, CONTRORA - New EP Out Now, Marco Paterno, Misa Micevski, BARBIE ~ Miz BarbiO, Full Access Band, mr.flack, Daniel Schmidt, Tim Fonseca, CAZUELA DE CONDOR, Maï Prod Maïmouna, RAVEN WOMAN, LoveSounD, l’affreux jojo, Tony, Cettina Donato Quin Tett, Silvio, Z l i Z l a [zlatan-dimitrijevic], Gli Elite, Lino De Carolis, e-WozZ, Merle Perkins & The Perkolators, Chick Corea, Bruno...yes it’s time for groovin’!, Danilo Zanchi, Tambucano, Alberto G. Mas, sunsarasa, Albert Maksimov, Michael Nappi, Cire Sregor, hiro, Kenyon Carter, Kimene, simakDialog
Michael Brecker has 19,695 friends (60 shown). Click here to add Michael Brecker as a friend. |
|
Tags |
|
|
Michael Brecker's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. electronic wind instrument, brecker michael, tenor saxophonist, more than three decades, michael brecker, brecker brothers, yoko ono, music upstairs, billy cobham, horace silver, pop singers, fusion group, funk group, jazz new york, studio sessions, philadelphia pennsylvania, page music, modern jazz, countless number, top notch |
|
