MICHAEL MUSILLAMI

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Born and raised in California, Musillami was inspired early on by musicians including Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Bill Evans. He studied with renowned guitarist Joe Diorio before moving permanently to the East coast in the early 1980's, working primarily in organ trios led by Richard "Groove" Holmes and Bobby Buster among others.

In addition to paying his dues as a sideman performing with musicians such as Junior Cook, Dewey Redman, and Curtis Fuller, he became a part of the circle of musicians connected to the Hillside Club in Waterbury, Connecticut, including frequent future collaborators Thomas Chapin and Mario Pavone.

He has since led and co-led a variety of ensembles, releasing 15 CDs as a leader and touring in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Along with his longstanding flagship trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, he has earned critical notice as the leader of groups
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MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Italian Cuisine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Italian Cuisine
Post Bop 1980
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI The Young Child album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Young Child
Post Bop 1992
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Glass Art album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Glass Art
Post Bop 1992
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Mar’s Bars album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mar’s Bars
Post Bop 2000
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Groove Teacher album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Groove Teacher
Post Bop 2000
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Archives album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Archives
Post Bop 2001
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Part Pitbull album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Part Pitbull
Avant-Garde Jazz 2002
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Pivot album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pivot
Avant-Garde Jazz 2002
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Those Times album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Those Times
Post Bop 2003
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Beijing album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Beijing
Avant-Garde Jazz 2003
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Spirits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spirits
Post Bop 2004
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Dachau album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Dachau
Avant-Garde Jazz 2005
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Fragile Forms album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Fragile Forms
Avant-Garde Jazz 2006
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI The Treatment album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Treatment
Avant-Garde Jazz 2007
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI From Seeds album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From Seeds
Avant-Garde Jazz 2009
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Old Tea album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Old Tea
Avant-Garde Jazz 2010
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Mettle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mettle
Avant-Garde Jazz 2012
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Pride album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pride
Avant-Garde Jazz 2014
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Zephyr album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Zephyr
Post Bop 2015
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Michael Musillami/Rich Syracuse : Of The Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Musillami/Rich Syracuse : Of The Night
Post Bop 2016
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Bird Calls album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bird Calls
Post Bop 2017
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Life Anthem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Life Anthem
Post Bop 2018
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Michael Musillami / Rich Syracuse : Dig album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Musillami / Rich Syracuse : Dig
Post Bop 2019
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Michael Musillami And Peter Madsen : Pictures album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Musillami And Peter Madsen : Pictures
21st Century Modern 2020
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Michael Musillami, Rich Syracuse & Jeff Siegel : Flight of Evangeline album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Musillami, Rich Syracuse & Jeff Siegel : Flight of Evangeline
Post Bop 2022
MICHAEL MUSILLAMI Michael Musillami Trio : Block Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Musillami Trio : Block Party
Post Bop 2023

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