The Awakening

Michael Thomas Quintet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: JazHead Entertainment
• ASIN: B0000AWZ5O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hammer Head (W. Shorter)

2. Sherri (H. Crawford)

3. The Awakening

4. Tender-Lee

5. No Time To Wait

6. Blues #9

7. Stanley & Freddie

8. Search For A New Land (L. Morgan)

9. The Awakening (alt)

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About the Artist

A native of Las Vegas, NV and a graduate of Grambling State University, he is a multi-faceted performer. At Grambling, he studied French Horn under Conrad Hutchinson and trumpet under Dr. Joseph Miller. He also performed with Frank Foster, who was then directing the Count Basie Orchestra. He later moved to New York state where he organized his first quintet and became well recognized in the local areas’ jam sessions and clubs. It was there he met Bill Saxton and Hugh Brodie who were instrumental in his development. Michael then relocated to the DC area where he and his quintet perform regularly. He also hosts jam sessions at DC’s HR-57 (Center for the Preservation of Jazz and Blues). In 1996, Michael was a scholarship recipient in the Fish Middleton Jazz Scholarship Contest at the East Coast Jazz Festival. To date, he has played with a number of notable musicians such as Betty Carter, Jimmy Heath, Larry Willis, Shirley Scott, Naser Abadey, Buck Hill, Webster Young, Gary Bartz, Joe Williams, and others. Michael currently records for JazHead Entertainment with his Quintet. The latest CD is called "The Awakening" by the Michael Thomas Quintet which is the follow-up to "The Messenger" also on the JazHead label.