- Show: September 10th, 2010 : MWQ UNIT2 @Blue Whale
Friday September 10th, 2010 : 9 PM - Midnight
@ Blue Whale in Little Tokyo
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St. Suite 301, Los Angeles
tel. 213.620.0908
$10 at door
Free Parking With Validation : Parking Entrance is on 2nd st. between los angeles and san pedro
Michael White Quintet UNIT2
Michael White Violin, Leisei Chen Vocals-Voice-Percussion, Timothy Young Guitar, Jon Ossman Acoustic Bass, Danny Frankel Percussion
We will cover Original Music from our albums "VOICES" and "THE LAND OF SPIRIT AND LIGHT", Jazz Classics, Latin/Brazilian Music, Spontaneous Sounds & Rare Grooves.
CD "Voices" $15, CD "Voice Of Brazil" $10 on Sale At This Show
- Billboard 09.04.71 "ABC Free Form Convention"
Billboard 09.04.71 "ABC Free Form Convention" - Page 8 -
"MICHAEL WHITE, free form violinist, performs while being recorded live at the Kabuki Theatre. His album is slated for early fall release. Other artists from the Impulse and ABC/Dunhill line who 'helped wind up the convention included Mel Brown, John Lee Hooker, Clifford Coviter, John Klemmer and Danny Cox. . . "
Early fall release probably means Michael's First Impulse Release "Spirit Dance". We were wondering if there is the LIVE recording still exist from this convention?
- Michael's First Appearance With Impulse Recordings
"Astral Traveling" A Memorable Recording. The producer Ed Mitchell called Michael one day asking him to join the recording and being BIRD SOUNDS. This Recording led to sign by Impulse with His leading FIVE Recordings "Spirit Dance"71' "Pneuma" 72' "The Land Of Spirit And Light" 73' "Father Music Mother Dance" 74' "Go With The Flow" 74'. The Impulse Tours with Bands of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, John Klemmer and Michael White Quartet for major International Jazz Festivals appearances, Jazz Camps, Colleges * . * See Below "Program Set For 73' Montreux Festival" What a lineup!!!
A Very Supportive Environment with Impulse Recordings. Artists were free to express their music through his/her musical visions fully without restrictions or demands. Michael also was in order to keep all his mechanical rights of his compositions as well as his band member's compositions for all five recordings.
What a blessing!
Pharoah and Michael were known each other way back and played together around 1948 in Oakland. Pharoah came from the Little Rock Arkansas so his nick name was "Little Rock". They formed a group called "Oakland Raiders" with Young Jazz Greats in Oakland such as Ed Kelly, Smiley Winters, Skippy Warren etc. They went to Jazz Clubs in San Francisco often to have Jazz Jam Battles with "San Francisco Raiders" :))))))))))
william, pharoah, michael @catalina's 11.08.08 photo by leisei chen
- Show: July 2, 2010 : MWQ UNIT2 @Blue Whale
Michael White Quintet UNIT2 The First JAZZ Club appearance here in Los Angeles!!! For experiencing our music and live performance as well as the newly opened live Jazz bar "Blue Whale" which has a great acoustic listening environment, separate modern ambience bar area where friendly bartenders serve beautiful cocktails with delicious korean fusion dishes!
Friday July 2nd, 2010 : 9 PM - Midnight
@ Blue Whale in Little Tokyo
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St. Suite 301, Los Angeles
tel. 213.620.0908
$10 at door
Free Parking With Validation : Parking Entrance is on 2nd st. between los angeles and san pedro
Michael White Quintet UNIT2
Michael White Violin, Leisei Chen Vocals-Voice-Percussion, Timothy Young Guitar, Jon Ossman Acoustic Bass, Danny Frankel Percussion
We will cover Original Music from our albums "VOICES" and "THE LAND OF SPIRIT AND LIGHT", Jazz Classics, Latin/Brazilian Music, Spontaneous Sounds & Rare Grooves.
CD "Voices" $15, CD "Voice Of Brazil" $10 on Sale At This Show
- Show: May 22, 2010 @ Cornerstone Music Conservatory
Workshop "Spontaneous Inspiration For Jazz Improvision"Â Â Colors + Emotions + Sounds by Michael White & Leisei Chen + Live Performance by Michael White Quartet, Michael White violin, Leisei Chen vocals, Tim Young guitar, Danny Frankel percussion.CD "Voices"($15) & "Voice Of Brazil"($10) for sale.
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Contact: Ann Pittel : Email. musicorner@aol.com
Admission: Adult $15 : Children (under 10 yrs.old) $10
Reservation highly recommended
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This Workshop is a funraiser for The Allegro Foundation (www.allegrofoundation.net) "A Champion for Children with Disabilities" is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that combines movement instruction with educational and medical expertise, creating a new vehicle to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.
- Show: May 15, 2010 @ Cornerstone Music Conservatory
Workshop "Spontaneous Inspiration For Jazz Improvision"Â Â Colors + Emotions + Sounds by Michael White & Leisei Chen + Live Performance by Michael White Quartet, Michael White violin, Leisei Chen vocals, Tim Young guitar, Danny Frankel percussion.CD "Voices"($15) & "Voice Of Brazil"($10) for sale.
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Contact: Ann Pittel : Email. musicorner@aol.com
Admission: Adult $15 : Children (under 10 yrs.old) $10
Reservation highly recommended
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This Workshop is a funraiser for The Allegro Foundation (www.allegrofoundation.net) "A Champion for Children with Disabilities" is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that combines movement instruction with educational and medical expertise, creating a new vehicle to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.
- News: Certificate Of Recognition From U.S. Senate
STATE OF CALIFORNIASenate
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
Michael White
WHEREAS Michael White was born May 24, 1930 in Houston, Texas and raised in Oakland, California. At the age of 7, Michael picked up the violin and hasn't put it down since; andÂ
     WHEREAS Michael White is a jazz violinist/ composer/ educator; and
WHEREAS Michael introduced the violin into the free jazz scenes of the Bay Area and New York, playing with luminaries such as Sun Ra and Pharoah Sanders; andÂ
WHEREAS Jazz gives a powerful voice to the African American experience and is born of a diverse society, uniting people across the divides of race, region, and national boundaries, and draws from life experience and human emotion; andÂ
WHEREAS over his long and distinguished career, Michael White performed and worked with many Jazz Legends; such as John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, John Handy, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Stevie Wonder, Sonny Simmons and many others; and
WHEREAS Michael White's CD Voices "Mechanical Man" in Song-Jazz Category was an 2007 Winner in The 6th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs); and
WHEREAS Michael White's voice and violin has a profound effect on his listeners around the world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY SENATOR RODERICK D. WRIGHT, on this twenty-second day of April 2010, That Michael White be commended for his remarkable talent and dedication to the art of Jazz, and extended sincere best wishes for continued success in the future.
(signature)RODERICK D. WRIGHTMEMBER OF THE SENATE 25th DISTRICTCALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE
- News: Certificate Of Special Recognition From U.S. House Of Representatives
Certificate Of Special Recognitionpresented to
Michael White
on the occasion of being honored as a Living Legend by The JamminÂFoundation; and in recognition of your outstanding contributions toÂJazz Music in Los Angeles and around the world; your commitmentto maintaining jazz music and protecting the legacies of jazzÂmusicians, has earned you this esteemed honor from your peers
(signature)Maxine WatersMember of CongressÂ35th District, CaliforniaOn this 22nd Day of April, 2010
- News: Certificate Of Recognition From California Legislature Assembly
California LegislatureÂAssembly
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
April 22, 2010
Michael WhiteMusician
On behalf of myself and the Constituents of the 48th AssemblyDistrict, I congratulate you on your many achievements andÂcontributions to the world of Jazz, an African American ArtÂForm.Â
Best Wishes on all future endeavors.
(signature)ÂMike DavisMEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY48th ASSEMBLY DISTRICTCALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE
- News: Surprise At The Event
We were so surprised and still feel elated, because Michael received the Certificate Of Recognition from the California State Legislature Assembly, the U.S. House of Representative and Senate at the Living Legends & More Panel Discussion & Jam Session presented by Jammin Foundation and Linda Morgan, Ms. SmoothAhead Jazz in April 22, 2010 !!! We did not know this was happening :)))) They were taking pictures and video taping . . . Wow totally surprised us!!!!! After the celebration, we performed with Jacques Lesure trio at the jam session, Leisei sung "Day Dream" and Michael played "Summer Time" with the trio. Thank you for everyone who supported this occasion. We are humbled and deeply touched :)
