Education
He earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Washington in 1979.
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Michael Bisio
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Career
Bisio"s fusion jazz compositions draw heavily on avant garde music while sometimes including elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music Bisio can walk a bass line with a deep swing rooted in a jazz aesthetic. Bisio avoids categorizations of music that fuse tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz.
Bisio focuses on collective improvisation, and pays particular attention to how each band member interacts with the group as a whole.
Many musicians who have worked with him later went on to impressive careers. As a performer, Bisio is a pioneer in double bass technique, widely recognized as one of the instrument"s most proficient players.
Bisio appears on over 60 CDs, leading on 11 CDs and co-leading on another 10. His recorded output has consistently met with critical praise.
Michael"s first international release, In Seattle, (Silkheart), was chosen as one of the "Best Jazz Records of 1980s" in the Village Voice.
His most recent recording is a duet with Matthew Shipp called Floating Ice.
