The Michael Blum Quartet - Chasin' Oscar: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson (2016)

Tracklist

01. Nightingale
02. I Loves You, Porgy
03. You Look Good to Me
04. The Girl from Ipanema
05. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
06. Tristeza
07. Pine
08. Tenderly
09. Whisper

Michael Blum is a jazz guitarist based out of Hanover, NH. At the age of 21 years old, Michael has already released his debut album, Initiation, which All About Jazz calls, “a stellar debut,” and author Scott Yanow calls, “a strong debut from Michael Blum, a guitarist who will clearly have an important future in jazz.”

In November 2014, Blum received a rave review in DownBeat Magazine, which compares him favorably to, “Kenny Burrell, Charlie Byrd, Jim Hall, Johnny Smith, Emily Remler…or Columbia-era George Benson.” DownBeat calls Blum “an articulate player who executes with clarity…[and] shows unusual maturity.”

“Michael Blum plays with seemingly flawless technique, whose musical style and driving ambition, may one day carry him to elite status.” ~All About Jazz

Vintage Guitar Magazine says, “Hope for jazz guitar’s future abounds in this release [Initiation] by the 20-year-old Blum and his quartet…[it's] the perfect debut for a player who seems wise beyond his years.”

Initiation features The Michael Blum Quartet, with Michael Blum on guitar, Brad Smith on piano, Jim Stinnett on bass, and Dom Moio on drums.

Michael has performed and studied with world-renowned jazz educator and Berklee School of Music professor Jim Stinnett. Over the past few years, Blum has performed extensively at a diverse selection of venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Hopkins Center for the Arts. He has also performed with musicians such as John Clayton, Jeffrey Clayton, Joe Hunt, Michael Manring and Fred Haas.

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