A fine hard bop trumpeter with a wide range,
Michael Mossman has proven to be an asset to many swinging sessions. A flexible player, he toured Europe in 1978 with an orchestra led by
Anthony Braxton and played on two tours with
Roscoe Mitchell. But
Mossman was in more logical surroundings when he was with
Lionel Hampton (1984) and during the one month he played with
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He played with
Machito and
Gerry Mulligan in 1985 and then toured and recorded with Out of the Blue (OTB).
Mossman played lead trumpet with
Toshiko Akiyoshi's Jazz Orchestra, was in
Horace Silver's group (1989-1991), and was a member of
Gerry Mulligan's Rebirth of the Cool Band (1992). In addition, he toured with
Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra, the Philip Morris Superband, and
Slide Hampton's Jazz Masters Orchestra. He has also played with the Latin jazz bands of
Michel Camilo,
Mario Bauza, and
Eddie Palmieri.
Michael Mossman co-led sessions for EGT and Red and had a 1995 release on Claves. ~ Scott Yanow