Hanny landau biography of michael

Home » Jazz Musicians » Michael Landau. His grandfather arranged and played woodwinds during the swing era with the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman. In his early teens, Michael quickly became very interested in jazz and electric jazz music. From this diverse blend of influence, his sound and path began to take shape. His current group focuses on the improvisation and spontaneity of live shows.

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Michael starting playing guitar at age 11, at age 16 he began playing the L. At age 19 he joined Boz Scaggs for a world tour and by the age of 20 he started to do session work on the recommendation of long time friend Steve Lukather. There is a complete session discography at allmusic. In Michael toured again and recorded with Joni Mitchell.

In he released his first solo album "Tales from the Bulge", an instrumental record initially released in Japan and on Creatchy records in the US. They put out 4 discs of original material and toured in Japan and the US. It was also around this time that he started to record and tour with James Taylor.