Members change frequently depending on the style and circumstances.
Budgets are always a problem but has never interfered with the creative, professional spirit of the members I have worked with.
You have to catch the performances!
Straight ahead, urban progressive, avant garde, wind ensemble, large ensemble, instrumental or Michael singing!
Sometimes it's all guitar synth or just Michael's jazz guitar.
Michael loves trio playing and usually writes new material for any concert.
He gets compared to Pat Metheny and Sting. That's nice!
MTL Productions likes sponsorships, events, residencies, contracts, tours
and GREAT PERFORMANCES!
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Influences
Joanne Leasure, Steve Leasure(cousin), Bach, Mozart, late 50's and 60's AM radio, Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, The Beatles, Chicago (Terry Kath), Yes, Phil Keaggy, John McLaughlin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen, Neil Hefti, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, George Benson, Pat Martino, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett (my favorite), Miles Davis, Paul Bley, Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartok, all teachers at Berklee School of Music from '75 - '78, Messian, Pendereki, Stockhausen, Elliot Carter, Gary Burton (a semester of improv), Pat Metheny (1 lesson), Mick Goodrick (10 lessons), The Police, Bob Marley,
Ralph Towner and this will continue as I remember them. It is amazing how many hours I have spent studying/listening to others.
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Sounds Like
Brian Derek,
Scott Baker,
Billy Van Riper,
Paul Polanski,
Curt Austin,
Fred Goodnight,
Nick Rosaci,
Dave Black,
George Wilson,
John Garside,
Doug Mathews,
Anthony Cole,
Mike Welch,
Doug Grover,
Mark Piszczek, Larry Williams, Sam Rivers, Dan Jordan, Danny Gottlieb, Clifford Howes, Stan Callis, Chris Massey, Dan Kleiman, Dan Wilborn, Jon Warcholak, Christian Tamburr, Cathryn Leasure
and more to be added as I remember them.
Michael Leasure is a guitarist/composer with a massive catalog of multi-faceted original compositions numbering over 1000. His CD's feature his work on guitar synthesizer as well as jazz, classical and acoustic guitars.
Michael Leasure is a very unique, progressive and broad minded jazz artist. His music is difficult to categorize as Michael plays with ease in a broad range of styles, from straight ahead to be-bop, classical, new age, folksong, rock, reggae, hip hop, avant garde and more. His sounds range from acoustic to electronic. His music moves from relaxed and beautiful to provocative and full of energy. Michael is modern, yet carries within him the deepest respect for music history. More than 30 years of composing, recording, performing and traveling define the life of Michael Leasure. Always growing as an artist, Michael Leasure is known as an innovative stylist, a virtuoso and one of the first to create a catalog of music for guitar synthesizer.
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