Michael Waldrop (''Née'' Michael Van Waldrop, October 1, 1961) is an American

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and

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. He is notable as a virtuoso percussionist in both jazz and classical idioms, with equal focus on

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and keyboard percussion (

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)."The Sixth Chakra” by Michael Waldrop. Performed by Michael Waldrop on Marimba, 2012. Vic Firth artist site for Michael Waldrop Since 2014, he has been a recording artist for

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Early life, musical education and influences

Atlanta, Ithaca and University of North Texas

Michael Waldrop grew up in

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listening to the radio and popular music.Sargsyan, Simon. "Interview with Michael Waldrop: Jazz has made a terrible mistake by cultivating an elitist mentality". JassBluesNews.Space. Feb. 11, 2018 He showed an aptitude for drumming along with music which lead to parents purchasing him a small drum-set at age 4.Hartley, Meredith. "Episode 24: Time Within Itself – Interview with Dr. Michael Waldrop" Hidden History of Business Podcast. January 8, 2016 He later moved to

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in 1970. In 1974, he heard and met

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who made a tremendous impression on Waldrop. His first music studies were with Richard Lajza, and private mentorship with Bill Youhass and Gordon Stout. During his time with Stout in Ithaca, Waldrop studied

and

. By the age of 17, Waldrop started playing professionally on

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and within a year was with fusion guitarist

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. After graduating high school, Waldrop was accepted to the

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. He studied with Robert Schietroma, Ron Fink,

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, Henry Okstel, Kal Cherry, Michael Carney, and

Gregg Bissonette Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer and vocalist. He is the brother of bassist Matt Bissonette, with whom he frequently collaborates. Bissonette is known for playing and recording many different styles of m ...

. Waldrop performed with notable jazz artists such as Dan Haerle, Michael Cain,

Bob Belden James Robert Belden (October 31, 1956 – May 20, 2015) was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer. As a composer he may be best known for his Grammy Award winning orchestral jazz recording, ''Black Dahlia'' (2001) ...

and

Jay Saunders Jay Saunders ''(né'' John Henry Saunders III; born 29 June 1944 Sacramento, California) is an American trumpeter and music educator at the collegiate level. In the 1970s, Saunders was a lead trumpeter with big bands — notably the Stan Kenton Or ...

. After completing his undergraduate work at UNT, Waldrop returned to the

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area and performed extensively. He played in Caprice Fox’s group for almost a year and freelanced with a long list of others. At this time, Waldrop was to make an important artistic connection with fusion guitarist

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Professional career

Memphis, Chicago, international touring

In 1987, Waldrop started to take his master's degree in jazz performance at the

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where he studied with jazz pianist Gene Rush. In the

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, he performed with

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Eliane Elias Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Biography Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing ...

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...

, Kathy Kosins and

Marvin Stamm Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One ...

. In 1989, Waldrop recorded the movie soundtrack of

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. During this time, he also studied with drummer

Keith Copeland Keith Copeland (born in New York City on April 18, 1946, died in Germany on February 14, 2015) was a jazz drummer and music educator. Career His father, Ray Copeland, was a jazz trumpeter, and he learned by watching him, but he decided to play dr ...

. Waldrop later taught jazz percussion and jazz theory at the University of Memphis. He continues to perform and record with the

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and has a close musical relationship with composer/arranger Jack Cooper. After completion of his master's degree in 1990, Waldrop relocated to

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and worked strictly as a performer in the

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. He played on

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for the likes of Pillsbury and other companies. He performed with a long list of prominent jazz artists in Chicago, which included saxophonist Mike Smith and jazz violinist

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. In early 1992, Waldrop accepted a position with the international touring company of ''

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.'' He spent much of 1992 and 1993 performing in

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, and the

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with that show.

Professional work since 1993

Waldrop accepted a Doctoral fellowship to the

in 1993 and completed the coursework for the

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in 1996. His degree was completed in 1999 with a specialization on marimba. During Waldrop's second tenure in

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he played, toured and recorded with the

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nominated UNT One O'Clock Lab Band. He can be heard on the recordings ''Lab 94'', ''Standard Time'' and ''Fifty Years''. Since 1993 Waldrop has performed on drum set and multiple percussion instruments with a lengthy roster of artists including

Jon Hendricks John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and re ...

Tim Ries Timothy M. Ries (born 15 August 1959) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate/conservatory level. Ries is in his year as a professor of jazz studies at the University of Toronto. His u ...

Rich Perry Rich Perry is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Cleveland, Ohio. Perry attended Bowling Green State University for a year before moving to New York. He toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1975 and with The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orche ...

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and

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. In 1999 he toured the

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with internationally acclaimed composer

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. From 1999–2004, while in Colorado, he was Principal Percussionist with the Grand Junction Symphony as well as director of the Western Colorado Jazz Orchestra. From 2006-2009 he served as the drummer for the Bob Curnow Big Band; Waldrop's drumming is heard on the Curnow's critically acclaimed CD ''The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays - Volume II''. Waldrop currently works extensively in the Northwest region of United States as both a commercial, classical and jazz artist. The Michael Waldrop Big Band was featured at the international Jazz Educator's Network(JEN) conventions in JEN 2016 (Louisville) and JEN 2019 (Reno).

Origin Records recording artist

Since 2014 Waldrop has been a recording artist for

. Most notable are his two CD's with Origin entitled '' Time Within Itself'' and ''

Origin Suite ''Origin Suite'' is the second jazz album by Michael Waldrop, produced by award-winning Seattle, Washington-based label Origin Records and released January 3, 2018. The CD idea is a high level, eclectic mix of works showcasing Michael Waldrop. ...

''.Richens, Mark. "Michael Waldrop to premiere new album, Time Within Itself, for University of Memphis Jazz Week". The Commercial Appeal. March 4, 2015 Both recordings have been reviewed internationally in

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, the

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as well as many other periodicals; both were fixtures on the

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radio airplay charts in 2015 and in 2018. Waldrop plays drum set and vibraphone on the two releases.

'' Time Within Itself''

The '' Time Within Itself'' CD was premiered in

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on March 7, 2015 by the

. The album had its Northwest U.S. premiere on July 27, 2015 at Tula's Jazz Club in

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. The album was also performed at the Jazz Education Network International Conference in

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on January 9, 2016 which included guest artists

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and Billy Hulting. The music from the ''Time Within Itself'' CD has acquired significant international recognition. The Swingin' Paradise Jazz Orchestra in

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performed ''Tunnell Vision'' on July 18, 2016 at Musasino Big Band Jazz Festival. Drumhead Magazine published a two part feature of transcribed solos and drum parts from the ''Time Within Itself'' CD starting with the June 2015 (#50) edition.

submitted the ''Time Within itself'' CD into the first round ballot of the

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for the categories of Best Arrangement Instrumental or a Cappella, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and Best Instrumental Composition.

''
Origin Suite ''Origin Suite'' is the second jazz album by Michael Waldrop, produced by award-winning Seattle, Washington-based label Origin Records and released January 3, 2018. The CD idea is a high level, eclectic mix of works showcasing Michael Waldrop. ...
''

Unlike '' Time Within Itself'', ''

'' (CD) is a more fusion oriented." Notable music reviewer Brian Morton gave ''Origin Suite'' 4 of 5 stars in his

review (

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). Morton writes, "...It's remarkable how seamless and entire it all sounds. A very impressive project and one to shelve among the keepers, alongside Waldrop's fine earlier '' Time Within Itself''.".

submitted the ''Time Within itself'' CD into the first round ballot of the

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for the categories of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Instrumental Composition and Best Album Engineering.

Teaching and education career

Michael Waldrop has been teaching at the collegiate level for over the past 20 years. From 1999 to 2004 he held a full-time teaching position at

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. In 2004 Waldrop accepted a position as Professor of Percussion at the

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and was there until 2006. Since 2006 Waldrop has held the position of Director of Percussion Studies at

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. Waldrop is an educational clinician/artist for

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and the Vic Firth Company making appearances throughout the United States. His compositions are published by Drop6 Media through Row-loff Publishing.

Timeline of professional/musical career

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Select discography

As leader or featured artist

*2025 ''Native Son'' (

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) *2021 '' Time Frames'' ( Origin Classical) *2019 ''Triangularity'' reissue with Bonus Tracks - Michael Waldrop (CD Baby) *2018 ''

'' - Michael Waldrop (

)Origin Suite, Origin Records web site
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) *2002 ''Triangularity'' - Michael Waldrop (Rhythmworks)

As sideman or composer

*2021 '' Songs of Berlin'' - Berlin Jazz Orchestra (GAM) *2014 ''Welcome to Stoutland'' - Gordon Stout and Friends (Resonator) *2011 ''The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays: Vol II'' - Bob Curnow Big Band (Sierra Records) *2011 ''Live At The Levitt Shell'' -

(JOD) *2010 '' The Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper'' - Jack Cooper (

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) *2007 ''

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'' (

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) *1997 ''Fifty Years'' - North Texas Jazz (UNT Jazz) *1994 ''Lab 94'' - University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band (UNT Jazz) *1994 ''One O’Clock Standard Time: Remembering Gene Hall'' - University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band (UNT Jazz)

Film, television, media

As instrumentalist

* 1989: ''

'' (

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) * 2016
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Artists worked with (partial list)

* Donald Brown * Joyce Cobb *

* Kathy Kosins *

Discography (reviewed)

References

External links

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