Michael James Hashim (April 9, 1956,

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) is an American

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alto and soprano saxophonist. Hashim began playing saxophone while in

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, playing with Phil Flanigan and

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as a high schooler. He worked with both into the middle 1970s, and in 1976 he toured with

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and played with the Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra, which we would later lead. He also formed his own quartet in 1979, which has included

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, Kenny Washington, and

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as sidemen. In 1980 he toured with

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. He played in

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in the early 1980s with

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, Brooks Kerr,

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, and

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. From 1987 he worked often with

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. He toured China in 1992, and was one of the first jazz musicians ever to do so. He worked with Flory through the 1990s, and toured North America and

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regularly. In 1990 with his quartet he recorded ''Lotus Blossom'', an album of

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songs. In 1998 expanded this ensemble into 11 members as the Billy Strayhorn Orchestra. Since 1999 he has been a member of the

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Orchestrette. He has also been a mainstay in the George Gee Orchestra. In addition to his recording dates as a leader, he has performed on over 100 sessions as a sideman. Since 2007, he has performed with The Microscopic Septet.

Discography

* ''Peacocks'' ( Stash, 1983) * ''Lotus Blossom'' (Stash, 1990) * ''A Blue Streak'' (Stash, 1991) * ''Guys and Dolls'' (Stash, 1992) * ''Transatlantic Airs'' (33 Jazz 1994) * ''Keep a Song in Your Soul'' ( Hep, 1996) * ''Multicolored Blue'' (Hep, 1999) * ''Green Up Time: The Music of Kurt Weill'' (Hep, 2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashim, Michael American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Musicians from New York (state) 1956 births Living people 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians The Microscopic Septet members Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra members