Description: Michael Webster's compositions have been played by Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell and Arturo O'Farrill at Birdland and by John Benitez at the Blue Note in New York City. In March 2008, Michael conducted the Grammy winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra at Symphony Space in Manhattan, where they premiered his original commissioned composition "Mombogro". He returned to lead the ALJO's performance of two commissioned arrangements in October 2008 featuring guitarist/composer Michele Ramo. Michael appears regularly with t
Michael Webster news about multimedia recordings calendar scores lessons contact February 18, 2019 Check out Michael's new Large Ensemble Recordings 1. Jessica (17-piece Leading Lines, featuring Ingrid Jensen). 2. Bouncin' with Bud (17-piece Leading Lines, featuring Quinsin Nachoff, arr. M. Webster). 3. Train Song (Big Band) 4. In Your Own Sweet Way (Big Band, arr. M. Webster) click here for more info August 24, 2016 Leading Lines returns to ShapeShifter Lab Thu Sep 8th featuring Dick Oatts, alto sax & Ingr
2012 OA2 Records
Michael Webster succeeds at creating vivid imagery through the development of candid themes and unambiguous grooves. There's much more to this New York-based tenor saxophonist than the predictable collage of instrumentalist who also writes tunes. Composition seems to be the impetus for Webster's musical output.