Michael Blake

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Surfing Sahara 04:44 Tools
In The Arms Of Ali 04:30 Tools
Elevated 06:28 Tools
Calypso Minor 05:21 Tools
Lucky Charms 05:35 Tools
New Blues, Old News 03:18 Tools
Addis Ababa 04:03 Tools
Flipper 02:36 Tools
Meditation (For A Pair Of Wirecutters) 07:35 Tools
Single Petal Of A Rose 03:35 Tools
Anthem For No Country 05:30 Tools
Lemmy Caution 06:22 Tools
Feast 08:26 Tools
Merle The Pearl 03:41 Tools
Perfume River 03:21 Tools
Maria 05:08 Tools
What Tau Sounds Like 03:03 Tools
What Phi (The Golden Ratio) Sounds Like 00:00 Tools
Cuban Sandwich 03:18 Tools
Road to Lusaka 07:22 Tools
Drift 03:24 Tools
The Champa Theme 08:05 Tools
Mean as a Swan 05:02 Tools
Dislocated In Natrang 07:04 Tools
Lady Red 05:44 Tools
Cybermonk 05:42 Tools
Big Smile 04:16 Tools
A Hole Is To Dig 04:46 Tools
The Variety Hour 08:18 Tools
A Messy Business 10:41 Tools
The Creep 07:06 Tools
Toque 03:55 Tools
Mekong 07:37 Tools
Willie (The Lonely Cowboy) 09:43 Tools
What Pi Sounds Like 02:32 Tools
The Searchers 08:50 Tools
Neil's Toy Train 06:48 Tools
Folk Song 05:57 Tools
The World Awakes 09:11 Tools
Purple City 10:03 Tools
Teo Walks 02:08 Tools
Lucky Charm 08:37 Tools
To You Dear One 05:07 Tools
Afro Blake 06:55 Tools
Dry Socket 03:09 Tools
Little Tenderfoot 04:59 Tools
Duty Free Suite 03:09 Tools
Treat Her Right 05:44 Tools
Reminiscent 08:38 Tools
Scratch 08:19 Tools
Mumba Neua 07:13 Tools
angie's song 07:42 Tools
Departures 02:41 Tools
Lanquidity 06:27 Tools
Residence 04:15 Tools
Serenity Lodge 02:41 Tools
Little Tenderfoot (Reprise) 02:26 Tools
Sea Shanty 04:15 Tools
A View of Oblivion 07:42 Tools
Freedom From Exile 06:03 Tools
Languidity 07:42 Tools
Perimeters 06:03 Tools
Coastline 03:09 Tools
Boogaloop 01:28 Tools
Cordiale Drive 05:47 Tools
Salutations 06:37 Tools
Tiddy Boom 01:00 Tools
Skinny Dip 05:30 Tools
Creole Love Call 10:02 Tools
The Man from Cyrene 03:26 Tools
The Soldier and the Saint 04:12 Tools
Control This 03:47 Tools
Nightfall 02:41 Tools
In the Grand Scheme of Things : Cordiale Drive 05:47 Tools
In the Grand Scheme of Things : A View of Oblivion 07:42 Tools
Exaltation 05:29 Tools
Faun Tumnus 04:12 Tools
simple times 06:04 Tools
In the Grand Scheme of Things : Freedom from Exile 06:04 Tools
Hawk's Last Rumba 13:48 Tools
How Stupid Is There 01:25 Tools
Hué Is Hué? 00:00 Tools
sweet caroline 00:00 Tools
Arrivals 04:08 Tools
The Ballad Of Gurdit Singh 04:08 Tools
A Good Day for Pres 01:28 Tools
What Pi Sounds Like (Remaster) 04:08 Tools
Letters in Disguise 03:03 Tools
Esoterica (Digital Bonus Track) 05:29 Tools
Battle at Baj Baj 08:40 Tools
The Ambassadors 13:48 Tools
Top Hat 05:42 Tools
Half-past August 04:54 Tools
without some doubt 04:54 Tools
Clarity 04:54 Tools
Hue Is Hue 04:08 Tools
...what you wish for 04:08 Tools
Temporary Constellation 04:08 Tools
Cotton Mouth 08:40 Tools
Elephants Are Afraif of Mice 07:09 Tools
Hue Is Hue? 04:06 Tools
Paddy Pie Face 04:06 Tools
Red Hook Soul 13:48 Tools
Todani 07:09 Tools
Amor De Cosmos 07:09 Tools
Opening the Trunk 01:00 Tools
Ray to the Rescue 00:52 Tools
Cheryl 13:48 Tools
Volunteered Slavery 13:48 Tools
Infirmary 05:30 Tools
Emily's Phone 01:21 Tools
Car Chase 01:00 Tools
Drive to Dokus 01:21 Tools
New Blues Old News 00:00 Tools
Esoterica - bonus track 05:30 Tools
Run for Cover 05:30 Tools
Hush 05:30 Tools
The Wash Away 05:30 Tools
So Long Seymour 01:21 Tools
The Nitty Gritty 03:03 Tools
To Whom This May Concern 01:21 Tools
The Hunt 01:21 Tools
Emily in the Rafters 01:28 Tools
Emily Leaves 13:48 Tools
Esoterica (bonus track) 05:29 Tools
What Pi sounds like. 13:48 Tools
Everybody Needs Love 13:48 Tools
Africa Used to Be Home 13:48 Tools
King Curtis 13:48 Tools
Johnny Too Bad 13:48 Tools
Video Games 03:09 Tools
Ray to Vincent 13:48 Tools
Mt. Harissa 13:48 Tools
Funhouse 13:48 Tools
Lucky Old Sun 13:48 Tools
The Meadows 06:56 Tools
Число Тау 03:03 Tools
Something in the Water 03:03 Tools
Happy Old Yoy 03:03 Tools
I Love You More Than Words Can Say 03:03 Tools
Vincent's Return 03:03 Tools
San Francisco Holiday 03:03 Tools
Flip 03:03 Tools
Gohstlines 04:43 Tools
Tau 03:09 Tools
Interlude With Soren 03:09 Tools
Exaltation (feat. Neelamjit Dhillon & Aram Bajakian) 03:09 Tools
Did You Call Her Today 03:09 Tools
All of This Is Yours 03:09 Tools
Remind Me (Quebec Antique Electronic Remix) 03:09 Tools
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Michael Blake (born 1951 in Cape Town) is a South African contemporary classical music composer. The composer studied at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and lectured at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He returned to South Africa in 1998 and settled in Grahamstown where he teaches composition and is director of the annual contemporary music festival, New Music Indaba. At the 1999 meeting of the International Society for Contemporary Music held in Bucharest, Blake made a successful bid for South Africa’s re-entry into the ISCM after an absence of nearly four decades. He was the founding President of the ISCM South African Section, NewMusicSA and continues to serve as a board member.NewMusicSA: The International Society for Contemporary Music, South African Section His music, based on 20th-century music, is also influenced by African music. Born: May 19, 1964 in Montreal, Canada Saxophonist, composer and arranger Michael Blake has established his presence in the jazz world, while his work gracefully erases the borders between different areas of music. Highlights of 2008 include a special guest appearance on Ben Allison’s Man Size Safe and performances with Blake Tartare at the Rochester, Vancouver and Copenhagen jazz festivals. Michael’s new band Hellbent recently played at Milano’s esteemed Mito Festival. His soprano sax work was recognized in the 2008 Downbeat Reader’s Poll. Michael’s two latest CD's Amor de Cosmos (Songlines), starring an all-Canadian cast of west coast talent and The World Awakes/A Tribute to Lucky Thompson (Stunt Records), featuring his Danish band Blake Tartare, portray a diverse and original artist. Blake Tartare has been performing and touring internationally since 2002 and have two other albums out: Blake Tartare and More Like Us (Stunt Records). His previous releases show that he is a restless and creative visionary: Right Before Your Very Ears (Clean Feed) is an off-the-cuff improvised album for Trio. Elevated (Knitting Factory Records) is a traditional quartet album. His critically acclaimed debut CD Kingdom of Champa (Intuition) was released in 1997. Produced by the legendary Teo Macero, it is an empathetic musical travelogue of Vietnam featuring a brilliant cast of NY players. His follow-up album Drift (Intuition) was chosen by Jazzthing Magazine’s Critics Pick as Best CD of 2000. From Soul and Reggae to traditional African and Vietnamese music - Blake is always exploring music that inspires him while staying true to himself. One of the best examples of this is the unique group effort of the co-operative band Slow Poke. In 1997, while playing in the Lounge Lizards together, Michael and slide-guitarist David Tronzo shared a similar aspiration to perform a reflective repertoire of American roots music. Who better to grab then the Sex Mob/Bill Frisell bass and drum team of Tony Scherr and Kenny Wolleson? It wasn’t long before the quartet was recording Slow Poke at Home in Tony’s living room. A year later they toured Canada and recorded Redemption for Michael’s German based label Intuition Music. After being out of print for over 5 years Slow Poke at Home is now available on Palmetto Records. For almost two decades the New York City resident has presented an array of innovative bands and compositions that display his ability to simultaneously embrace jazz history while challenging it. That, along with a natural and relaxed approach to improvisation, is the reason he received a grant from the Doris Duke Foundation’s New Works for Jazz Program. He has also received various grants from The Canada Council for the Arts for studies, composition and touring. Michael continues to tour and record internationally while remaining rooted in the NY downtown music scene. His tenure with John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards spans over a decade and includes numerous record dates, TV appearances, a live concert film from Berlin, and film soundtracks such as the Grammy nominated score for Get Shorty. He was a Composer in Residence in the Jazz Composers Collective, a nonprofit, musician-run organization dedicated to presenting original works. He still participates in many Collective activities, including Ben Allison’s groups as well as their repertoire ensemble The Herbie Nichols Project. He performs frequently with his organ based MB3 trio, Hellbent and the Eulipion Orchestra an 18 piece big band bringing together some of the most respected musicians from New York’s diverse musical community. Among the many artists he has recorded and performed with are Oliver Lake, Grachon Moncour III, Medeski Martin and Wood, Ray LaMontagne, The Gil Evans Orchestra, Ben E. King, Neil Sedaka, Tricky, Prince Paul, Roscoe Gordon, The Groove Collective, Jack McDuff, Steven Bernstein, Chris Brown/Kate Fenner, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hal Wilner, Sir Coxsone Dodd and Pinetop Perkins. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.