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Jazz Faculty: Michael Cochrane

NYU Jazz piano faculty member Michael Cochrane studied with Jaki Byard, Eleanor Hancock and Madame Margaret Chaloff. He has performed and/or recorded with artists including Sonny Fortune, Jack Walrath, Eddie Gomez, Valery Ponomorev, Paul Nash, John Clark, Clark Terry, Nancy Monroe, Chip White, Michael Brecker, Chico Freeman, Galen Abdur Razzaq, The Spirit Of Life Ensemble, Bob Ferrel, The New World Quintet, Ted Curson, Oliver Lake and many more. He has performed internationally and closer to home in venues including The Village Vanguard, Sweet Basil, Bradley's, Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tulley Hall and Merkin Hall.

Michael has received fellowships from the National Endowment For The Arts as well as from the The Puffin Foundation and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

A selected discography as a leader includes:

ELEMENTS (Soul Note SN1151)
SONG OF CHANGE (Soul Note 121251-2)
IMPRESSIONS (Landmark 1548)
CUTTING EDGE (SteepleChase SCCD314300)
GESTURE O
F FAITH (SteepleChase SCCD31459)
FOOTPRINTS (SteepleChase SCCD31476)
MINOR MATRIX (SteepleChase SCCD 31494)
QUARTET MUSIC (SteepleChase SCCD 31513)
PATHWAYS (SteepleChase SCCD 31542)

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