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About Michael Lauren
New Yorker Michael Lauren (b.1950) began playing drums at the age of eight. His artistry fuses the boundaries of jazz, blues, funk, rock, and world music. Michael attended Johns Hopkins University, The Peabody Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. He is a founding member of the world-renowned Drummers Collective NYC, where he taught for over twenty-five years. Michael was the Professor of Dru ... read more
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About Michael Lauren
New Yorker Michael Lauren (b.1950) began playing drums at the age of eight. His artistry fuses the boundaries of jazz, blues, funk, rock, and world music. Michael attended Johns Hopkins University, The Peabody Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. He is a founding member of the world-renowned Drummers Collective NYC, where he taught for over twenty-five years. Michael was the Professor of Drum Set Studies (2003-2020 Ret.) and head of the Jazz Department (2005-2010 & 2015-2017) at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo (ESMAE) in Porto, Portugal. He is currently Professor of Drum Set Studies at Escuela Superior de Música Jam Session Barcelona, España and is the founder / artistic director of The International Drum Academy Lisboa, Portugal.
Michael has performed and/or recorded with Chuck Berry, Benny Golson, Paul Anka, Tom Harrell, Charles Brown, Tom Jones, Darlene Love, Bill Frisell, Bob Stewart, Bob Mintzer, Milt Hinton, Ted Curson, Rick Margitza, Martha Reeves, Don Sebesky, Teo Macero, Jerry Jemmott, Kenny Davern, Mike Stern, Silje Nergaard, Dena DeRose, Tutu Puoane, Robert Kraft, Cornelius Bumpus, The Drifters, Buddy Cage, The Coasters, Bobby Radcliff, Popa Chubby, Grant Green Jr, Markus Burger, Max Ionata, Orquestra Jazz Matosinhos, Orquestra Jazz Algarve, Jorge Costa Pinto Big Band, Quinteto Mario Santos, The Postcard Brass Band, Hugo Alves Quartet, 2 Tubas & Friends and many others.
He currently leads his new band The Michael Lauren Trio and has led the bands Bashier, Magister Ludi and The Michael Lauren All Stars. Both of The Michael Lauren All Stars’ albums. “Once Upon A Time In Portugal” and “Old School / Fresh Jazz” were not only highly praised by both Portuguese and International jazz critics, but were chosen as one of the 10 best national albums (Portugal) of 2016 and 2018 respectively. Michael has worked in Broadway theatre productions, in the studios of New York recording albums, jingles, industrials and was a staff drummer for the music publishing company Famous Music.
Michael is the author of seven books: Welcome To Odd Times - An Approach To Mental and Manual Dexterity For The Drum Set, The Book of Silence, The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Rudiments And Variations For Drummers, Understanding Rhythm - A Guide To Reading Music, Rhythmic Fundamentals, and Compreender Ritmo. An internationally recognized educator and clinician, Michael has written articles for Modern Drummer Magazine, The Percussive Arts Society’s magazine Percussive Notes and Score Magazine a subdivision of the PBS television series “Rock School”.
Michael endorses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals and sticks, Remo drumheads, SkyGel damper pads, Protection Racket cases and Road Crew.
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Thank You
Another year has gone by and I just wanted to say thank you to N1M and everyone who has listened, recommended and supported my music. Not only did I release a new Album, The Michael Lauren Trio Live At Mobydick Records, with my new band but you all made it possible for me to have as of today (December 11, 2022) 1,174, 320 total plays. Amazing!!! It's always wonderful to hear from you, so please sent me a note whenever you feel like it. I wish you and yours Happy Holidays and a great 2023!
Peace, Love & More Excellent Music
Michael
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Thank You
I just want to thank everyone who has supported me and recommended my music on
N1M. I am awed and grateful that I now have over 1 million plays. Please keep on enjoying
and sharing my music. There will be new music of mine to check out as my new album
LIVE AT MOBYDICK RECORDS will be released at the end of April. The first single from
the album will be released on March 25th. Thanks once again.
Peace & Love Michael
Happy 2022
Wishing you all a very Happy, Healthy & Musical 2022. Thanks for all your
Recommendations and messages. To hear from my fellow musicians and
listeners who enjoy my music, is always a pleasure. In Portugal, for all of
2021, you have ranked me #1. I really appreciate it. The great news for 2022
is that in March, I will be releasing my new album. It is a live album called
The Michael Lauren Trio “Live at Mobydick Records”. I call the music “Jazz
with an Attitude. It is energetic, fresh, hard-hitting, honest, upbeat and authentic.
I hope you will agree. It would be great, if you haven’t already, check out my
YouTube channel (link) and please subscribe.
Thanks again for your support. I look forward to a very musically exciting New Year.
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