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Michael Formanek - Quiet Banger | Quiet Banger

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avant-garde jazz

free jazz

jazz

post-bop

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Michael Formanek

US jazz bassist

USRooted in: San FranciscoCurrently based in: United States1958 - present

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Member ofThumbscrew(Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara)
Member ofUri Caine Ensemble
Member ofSabino(Tony Malaby-led jazz group)
Member ofTony Malaby/Joey Sellers Quartet
Member ofMichael Formanek Elusion Quartet(double bass, eponymous)
Member ofRoberto Ottaviano QuarkTet(4tet led by italian sax player R Ottaviano)
Member ofMary Halvorson’s Code Girl
Member ofMyra Melford Splash(Myra Melford, Michael Formanek & Ches Smith)

Discography

24 of 26 releases

Myra Melford Splash

Myra Melford Splash

2025

Decay

Decay

2022

Imperfect Measures

Imperfect Measures

2021

Pre-Apocalyptic

Pre-Apocalyptic

2020

Even Better

Even Better

2019

Float the Edge

Float the Edge

2017

The Distance

The Distance

2016

Mirage

Mirage

2013

Small Places

Small Places

2012

Dirigo Rataplan

Dirigo Rataplan

2012

The Rub and Spare Change

The Rub and Spare Change

2010

Relativity

Relativity

1999

Catability

Catability

1998

Ornery People

Ornery People

1998

Am I Bothering You?

Am I Bothering You?

1998

Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

1997

Can you hear a motion ?

Can you hear a motion ?

1994

Low Profile

1994

Loose Cannon

Loose Cannon

1993

Live It Up

Live It Up

1993

Serious Hang

Serious Hang

1992

Extended Animation

Extended Animation

1992

I Remember Jaco

I Remember Jaco

1991

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

1990