Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Among the generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as the enemy but as a viable musical option, Brecker began studying clarinet, then moved to alto saxophone in school, eventually settling on the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument. After only a year at Indiana University, Michael Brecker moved to New York City in 1970 where he carved out a niche for himself as a dynamic and exciting jazz soloist...
The Monterey Jazz Festival, Pat Metheney +
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Michael Brecker has had 34 concerts.
Michael Brecker is most often considered to be Jazz, Funk, Jazz Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop, Fusion, Contemporary Post-Bop, Jazz Saxophone, Post-Bop, Jazz And Blues, Saxophone, Ecm-Style Jazz, and Italian Jazz.
The last Michael Brecker concert was on August 13, 2005 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The bands that performed were: "Newport Jazz Festival" / Brad Mehldau / Jon Faddis / Kurt Rosenwinkel / Medeski Martin & Wood / Béla Fleck / Trio! Ft. Stanley Clarke,Jean-Luc Ponty,Bela Fleck / Ravi Coltrane / Charles Lloyd / Terell Stafford / Richard Bona / Dave Liebman / Patricia Barber / Jean-Luc Ponty / Steve Smith / Geri Allen / Mark Whitfield / T.S. Monk / Michael Brecker / Carla Bley / Rachael Price / Stanley Clarke / Slide Hampton / Howard Alden / McCoy Tyner / Joe Lovano / Wynton Marsalis / Mike Stern.
