NO COVER 4:30pm Show
Michael O’Brien’s trio composed of himself on bass, pianist Chris Lomheim, and drummer Jay Epstein will perform two hour-long sets.
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Michael O'Brien holds a B.A from the University of Minnesota with a major in the Spanish language. He studied bass under Anthony Cox, and West African and Haitian percussion under Marc Anderson. He has been performing and composing Internationally for over a decade with such notables as Harry Connick Jr., Ruben Blades, Toninho Horta, Gil Goldstein, The Merce Cunningham Dance Co., Gene Pitney, Christine Ebersole, Dave Samuels, Pablo Ziegler, Steve Wilson, Veronica Swift, Dave King, Matt Wilson, Victor Lewis, Gene Jackson, Alex Sipiagin, Portinho, Sachal Vasandani, Ted Nash, Lage Lund, David Binney, Ari Hoenig, The Jazz Mandolin Project, Robert Rodriguez, Marc Giuliana, Luba Mason, Paul Bollenback, to name a few. Michael has performed at Festivals in Russia, Belarus, Indonesia, Haiti, Peru, Mexico, Norway, Ukraine, D.R Congo, Angola and Japan. As well as the UNESCO International Jazz Day, Lincoln Center Festival, JEN(Jazz Educators Network), IAJE (International Jazz Educators conference), PASIC (Percussive Arts Societies International Convention), American Composers Forums' Sonic Circuits Festival. His string quartet work "Pine" was performed at the Kennedy Center by the acclaimed string quartet Ethel. Michael has taught clinics and performed master classes throughout the United States, Central and South America, Africa, Europe, and Japan. In 2020 he appeared in the Emmy nominated PBS documentary "More Than Just The Music". Since 2022. He has been performing, teaching masterclasses and holding clinics in Mauritania, D.R Congo, and Angola via the State Departments’ African Regional Services.
