Michael Rabinowitz - bassoon

Steve Sandberg - piano

Michael O’Brien - bass

David Alvarez - drums

Greg Wall - soprano saxophone

For over thirty years Michael Rabinowitz has been on the cutting edge as a versatile bassoonist. as comfortable with Bach and Mozart as he is with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.

He has recorded with Ira Sullivan, Red Rodney, Wynton Marsalis, John Hicks, Dave Douglas, Chris Potter and Joe Lovano.

Mike’s  festival appearances include Chicago, Montreal, Berlin, Tanglewood, Newport, San Francisco and Hollywood Bowl. Michael is a regular member of The Charles Mingus Orchestra in NYC and can be heard regularly at the Jazz Standard with this ensemble.

His own quartet Bassoon and the Wild has performed at the Chatauqua Institute, Vanderbilt Planetarium, Frick Museum, JVC Jazz Festival, Penn State, Kavehaz and other venues in NYC.

His  latest recording, “Next Chapter” is available now on Blue Ridge Records.

Michael has been awarded a grant from Chamber Music of America in collaboration with French oboist Jean Luc Fillon and released their CD “On the Reed Again”.

Over the years Mike provides inspiration to bassoonists and musicians the world over as a pioneer in improvisation on the bassoon. Michael is a Buffet Group artist who plays exclusively on W. Schreiber bassoons.