![]() ![]() He recorded four albums for Blue Note with this group before joining the Horace Silver Quintet. Each features Michael's much sought after work as composer/arranger in Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz.įollowing stints as lead trumpet with the Machito Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Michael became the musical director of Blue Note Records’ "Young Lion" group, Out of the Blue. Solo releases by Michael include Springdance, Mama Soho, The Orisha Suite, Misa Afro-Cubana, Soul con Timba Live at Bohemian Cavern and Mambo Nights, with guest Arturo Sandoval. He is lead trumpeter with Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and is featured as lead trumpet and arranger on their Grammy winning album, Song for Chico, as well as on Un Noche Inolvidable and 40 Acres and a Burro. Michael has performed and recorded with his own groups and with bands led by a virtual who's who of the music industry. Michael Philip Mossman has been active on the international scene since the age of 17.
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