Michael Blake (born May 19, 1964) is a Canadian born American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He formed the bands Blake Tartare, Hellbent, Red Hook Soul and co-lead Slow Poke. Michael has performed with Charlie Hunter, The Lounge Lizards, Steven Bernstein/Henry Butler and the Hot 9, Ben Allison, Nicole Mitchell, Hamid Drake, Oliver Lake Big Band, Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Ray Lamontagne, Ricki Lee Jones and Pinetop Perkins.
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The Lounge Lizards
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Steven Bernstein
American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader
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Tony Scherr
American musician
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Ben Perowsky
American drummer
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Jenny Scheinman
American jazz violinist and composer
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Ben Monder
American jazz guitar player
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Curtis Fowlkes
American musician
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Samuel Blaser
Swiss trombonist, bandleader and arranger
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Ben Street
American musician
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Patrick Zimmerli
American musician and composer (born 1968)
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Ben Goldberg
American clarinet player and composer
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Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
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Javon Jackson
American musician
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Brian Landrus
jazz musician
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Charles Davis
American musician
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Jerry Granelli
American-born Canadian jazz drummer
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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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George Garzone
American musician
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Wayne Horvitz
American musician
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Sam Sadigursky
jazz musician
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Scott DuBois
American musician
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Theo Bleckmann
German composer and vocalist
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Brad Jones
American jazz bassist
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Myra Melford
Jazz pianist and composer
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Tony Malaby
American musician
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Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
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Matt Wilson
American jazz drummer
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Tim Ries
American jazz saxophonist
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Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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Chris Speed
American musician
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Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist
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Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
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Michael Brecker
American musician
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Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Allison Miller
American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader
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Art Pepper
American musician
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Mark Helias
American musician
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Chris Cheek
American musician
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Andy Middleton
American musician
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Bobby Watson
composer
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Alexis Cole
jazz musician
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Gretchen Parlato
American singer
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Jim Black
American jazz drummer
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Allen Lowe
American jazz musician
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Julian Lage
American musician
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Dan Costa
British jazz pianist
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John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist