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Michael Philip Mossman


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Born: Oct 12, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Trumpeter, trombonist and composer has worked with many artists including Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Toshiko Akiyoshi's Jazz Orchestra, 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.

ALBUMS


Andrea Motis, WDR Big Band Cologne*, Mike Mossman*
Colors & Shadows
2021, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Jazz Professors With Special Guest Michael Philip Mossman
En Plein Air: The Jazz Professors Play Monet
2015, CD, Album, Flying Horse Records
Michael P. Mossman*, Jesus Santandreu, Toni Belenguer, Santi Navalón, Julio Fuster, Juanjo Garcerá, Vicent Pérez
Visitatio Sepulchri De Gandia
2010
Arturo Sandoval And WDR Big Band* Conducted By Michael Philipp Mossman*
Mambo Nights
2009, CD, ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz
Michael Philip Mossman & WDR Big Band Cologne*
Misa Afro Cubana
2007, CD, Album, Connector Records
Michael Philip Mossman
The Orisha Suite
2001
Michael Philip Mossman
Springdance
1995, CD, Album, Claves Jazz,
Mike Mossman* & Daniel Schnyder
Granulat
1991, CD, Album, Red Record
Jimmy Heath Big Band
Togetherness (Live At The Blue Note)
2013, CD, Album, Jazz Legacy Productions
Joris Teepe Big Band
We Take No Prisoners
2009, CD, Album, Challenge Records (3), ,
Big Band/Post Bop
Michel Camilo Big Band
Caribe
2009
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Live At MCG With Special Guest Kurt Elling
2004, CD, ,
Big Band
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Gently
2002, CD, ,
Big Band/Post Bop
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Homage To Count Basie
2000, SACD,
Kenny Drew Jr. Sextet
Crystal River
1998, CD, Album, TCB Records (2), ,
Hard Bop/Bop
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Latin From Manhattan
1998
Ray Barretto & New World Spirit
My Summertime
1995
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Departure
1993, CD, Album, DMP
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Blues 'N Dues Et Cetera
1991, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Big Band
Out Of The Blue
Spiral Staircase
1989, CD, ,
Hard Bop
Out Of The Blue
Inside Track
1986
Out Of The Blue
O.T.B.
1985
Leo Smith Creative Orchestra
Budding Of A Rose
1979, LP, Moers Music, Moers Music, ,
Free Jazz
Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra
Sketches From Bamboo
1979, LP, Album, Moers Music, Moers Music, ,
Free Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Carlos Maldonado (4), Alexander Gagatsis
Congas Rejoiced!
2024, Album + File, WAV, Album, Not On Label
Gino Amato
Latin Crossroads
2024, CD, Album, Ovation Records,
Hendrik Meurkens, WDR Big Band Köln
Samba Jazz Odyssey
2022, CD, Album, ZOHO
Jove Big Band Sedajazz
Mutant
2020, M/Stick, MPEG-4 Video, WAV, Sedajazz Records,
The Flying Horse Big Band* Directed By Jeff Rupert
Good News!
2019, CD, Flying Horse Records
The Airmen Of Note
AIR Power!
2019, CD, Not On Label (United States Air Force Self-Released), ,
Big Band
Yao / Smith / Hughes Sextet
The Gates
2019, CD, Shifting Paradigm Records
Michel Camilo
Essence
2019
JazzMN Orchestra, Doug Snapp
The Commission Project
2018, CD, Momentous Records, ,
Big Band
Mario Canonge
Zouk Out
2018, CD, Album, Dig, Aztec Musique, ,
Zouk
The Flying Horse Big Band* Directed By Jeff Rupert
The Bat Swings!
2018, CD, Album, Flying Horse Records,
Richard Bona, hr Bigband
Frankfurt 2018
2018, DVDr, Not On Label
Flying Horse Big Band Directed By Jeff Rupert Featuring Harry Allen
Big Man On Campus
2017, CD, Album, Flying Horse Records
The University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I, Robert Baca, Michael Shults, Melissa Kopprowski, Scott Pingel, Tom Luer, Michael Davis, Bobby Sanabria
The 71st Annual Midwest Clinic International Band & Orchestra Conference 2017
2017, CD, Mark Records, ,
Big Band
Mokhtar Samba, WDR Big Band Cologne*
Musique d'Afrique
2016, CD, Album, Jazzline
Mokhtar Samba
Musique D'Afrique - WDR Big Band Köln - Arrange & Conducted By Michael Mossman
2016, 2xLP, Album, Gat, Jazzline
Lake Side Jazz Orchestra
No Comment
2016, CD, www.Ladwig-Jazz-Records
Roscoe Mitchell
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2015, 9xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note
The University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I Under The Direction Of Robert Baca
Jazz In Clear Water - Ebony
2014, CD, University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Unknown Artist
Hal Leonard Jazz Ensemble 2012-2013
2012, 2xCD, Smplr, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, ,
Big Band/Swing/Spoken Word
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
Multiverse
2012, CD, Album, Jazzheads, ,
Latin Jazz/Big Band
Michael Franks
The Dream 1973-2011
2012, 5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Warner Music France, Rhino Records (2), ,
Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Fusion
Rhein-Neckar Rhythm & Brass
3rd Step
2012, CD, Album, Not On Label
JazzMN Orchestra
Enriching Life With Jazz
2011, CD, Album, JazzMN
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I*
Funk In Deep Freeze
2011, CD, Not On Label
Various
Chico & Rita
2011, ,
Afro-Cuban
Anthony Braxton
Orchestra (Paris) 1978
2011, 5x File, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I*
Soul Searching
2010, CD, Album, Sea Breeze Vista
Bebo Valdés
Suite Cubana
2009, LP, Album, Gat, Calle 54 Records
Nilda Fernández*
Innu Nikamu
2009, CD Digipak, ,
Chanson
Nilda Fernandez
Niña Bonita
2009
Niño Josele
Española
2009
Kicks & Sticks - Landes Jugend Jazz Orchester Hessen*
Corazón Latino Especial
2008, CD, Album, Chaos, ,
Latin Jazz
Arturo O'Farrill And The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra*
Song For Chico
2008, CD, ZOHO, ,
Latin Jazz/Big Band
Big Band De Woippy
Four Bars Before
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Big Band
Arturo O'Farrill & Claudia Acuña
In These Shoes
2008, CD, Album, Zoho, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Post Bop
California State University Sacramento Latin Jazz Ensemble
Havana
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
UNLV Jazz Ensemble I*
Straight Ahead
2007, CD, Album, TNC Recordings
Brad Steinwehe Jazz Orchestra
Nutville
2007, CD, Sea Breeze Jazz
Bobby Sanabria
Big Band Urban Folktales
2007, CD, Album, Jazzheads
Padua Franciscan High School Performing Arts
"Spring Alumni Concert" 2007
2007, CD, Soundwaves Recording
David Smith Quintet
Circumstance
2006, CD, Album, Fresh Sound New Talent
The Jimmy Heath Big Band*
Turn Up The Heath
2006, CD, Planet Arts Recordings, ,
Big Band
Elvis Costello, Metropole Orchestra
Live With The Metropole Orkest - My Flame Burns Blue
2006, DVD-V, Promo, Universal, FNAC
Various
Nomination Mejor Interpretación Latin Jazz
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Straight Songs, Universal Music Group
Elvis Costello Live With The Metropole Orkest*
My Flame Burns Blue
2006, 2x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Contemporary
Sacramento State University Latin Jazz Ensemble* featuring Wayne Wallace
Pasando El Tiempo
2005, CD, Album, Not On Label
Ezra Weiss
Persephone
2005, CD, Album, Umoja Productions
Joe Gallardo & The NDR Big Band
Latin Jazz Latino
2005, CD, Album, dig, Skip Records (2)
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night)
2005, CD,
Antonio Hart
All We Need
2004, CD, Album, Downtown Sound, ,
Bop
The Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble
The Life Of Swing
2004, CD, Not On Label
Afro Bop Alliance
Encarnación
2004, CD, Album, Afro Bop Alliance
The Australian Army Band Corps*
Just Jazz / Camouflage Sessions 2002
2004, CD, Comp + CD, Album, Australian Army Band Corps
Bebo De Cuba*
Bebo De Cuba
2004
Horace Silver
Rockin' With Rachmaninoff
2003, CD, Album, Bop City Records, DH1 Studios,
Various
Cigar Lounge 3
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Ayia Napa, ,
Lounge/Bossa Nova/Acid Jazz/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Renee Rosnes, Danish Radio Big Band
Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band
2003, CD, ,
Big Band
Nancy Harrow
Winter Dreams
2003
Various
Oxfam Latin Dance (Essential Salsa, Mambo, Samba And Tango)
2002, CD, Comp, World Music Network, Oxfam, New Internationalist
University Of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Jazz Ensembles*
A Salute To The Big Bands!
2002, CD, Comp, SEa Breeze Vista
Sedajazz Big Band
Muñequita Linda
2002, CD, Album, Lola Records (3), ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz
Gene Harris - Superband*
Big Band Soul
2002, 2xCD, Comp, RE, Concord Jazz, ,
Big Band
Camouflage
Exposed
2002, CD, Album, The Australian Army, ,
Big Band
Mingus Big Band Introducing The Charles Mingus Orchestra*
Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love
2002, CD, ,
Post Bop/Big Band
Fernando Trueba
Calle 54
2002
Ray Barretto, Ray Barretto Sextet
Homage To Art
2002
Freddy Cole
Rio De Janeiro Blue
2001, CD, ,
Vocal/Bossa Nova/Ballad
Geri Allen
Essentials Vol. 1
2000, CD, Comp, Minor Music, Minor Music
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
Afro-Cuban Dream...Live & In Clave!!!
2000, CD, Arabesque Recordings
Al Di Meola, World Sinfonia
The Grande Passion
2000
Various
Calle 54
2000, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Chico O'Farrill
Carambola
2000, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Ray Barretto & New World Spirit Featuring James Moody & Los Papines
Trancedance
2000
Ray Barretto And New World Spirit*
Portraits In Jazz And Clave
1999, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Mark Lizotte
Soul Lost Companion
1999, CD, ,
Soft Rock
Mingus Big Band
Blues & Politics
1999,
Various
Blow! Jazz Trumpet Virtuosos
1998, CD, Comp, Yamaha Artist Series, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I*
A Timeless Vision
1998, CD, Sea Breeze Vista
Michel Philip Mossman Sextet*
Mama Soho
1998, CD, Album, TCB Records (2)
Various
Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest 98
1998, CD, Album, HKN Records, ,
Latin Jazz
Mingus Big Band
¡Que Viva Mingus!
1998, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Ana Belén
Lorquiana (Poemas De Federico García Lorca)
1998
Paquito D'Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra
Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1997, HDCD, Album, MCG Jazz
The University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I
Hoe Down
1997, CD, Sea Breeze Vista
Bernard Lavilliers
Clair-Obscur
1997, CD,
Tito Puente
Oye Como Va! - The Dance Collection
1997
Ray Barretto And New World Spirit*
Contact!
1997
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band*
25 Years George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band 'Sins'n Wins'n Funs' (Left-cores And Hard-core En-cores)
1996, CD, Album, TCB Records (2), ,
Contemporary Jazz
Daniel Schnyder
Tarantula
1996, CD, Album, Enja Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Contemporary/Latin Jazz
Tom Pierson
Planet Of Tears
1996, CD, Album, Auteur, Auteur, ,
Big Band
The University Of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I*
Harpoon
1996, CD, Sea Breeze Vista
Mario Bauza*
Messidor's Finest Volume 2
1996, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban/Son/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Bob Mintzer
Big Band Trane
1996, CD Circle Surround, ,
Big Band
Tito Puente Featuring Maynard Ferguson
Special Delivery
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Michel Camilo
Two Much (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996, CD, ,
Soundtrack
Tito Puente • India With Special Guest The Count Basie Orchestra*
Jazzin'
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Joe Zawinul
My People
1996, CD, ,
Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1996
Bross Townsend's Band
I Love Jump Jazz
1995, CD, Album, Claves Jazz
Daniel Schnyder
Nucleus
1995, CD, Album, Enja Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Jose Bello
El Cantautor
1995
Various
Afro-Cuba (The Jazz Roots Of Cuban Rhythm)
1995
Various
Latin Jazz (Latino Heat Meets New York Cool)
1995
Anthony Braxton
Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978
1995, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band
Christoph Schweizer*
Normal Garden
1994, CD, Album, Mons Records
Dwayne Dolphin
Portrait Of Adrian
1994, CD, Minor Music, Minor Music
Kevin Mahogany
Songs And Moments
1994
Michel Camilo
One More Once
1994
Mario Bauzá And The Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra*
944 Columbus
1994
Jon Herington
The Complete Rhyming Dictionary
1993, CD, Album, Glass House (2), ,
Fusion
Mario Bauzá
My Time Is Now
1993
Color Me Badd
Time And Chance
1993
Various
A Jazz Valentine: In The Mood For Love
1993
Pat Metheny
Secret Story
1992, 2x Vinyl, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Franco Ambrosetti
Gin And Pentatonic
1992
Michel Camilo
Amo Tu Cama Rica (Banda Sonora De La Película)
1992
Benny Carter
Harlem Renaissance
1992
Daniel Schnyder
Mythology
1991, CD, Album, Enja Records
Daniel Poncé*
Chango Te Llama
1991, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Daniel Schnyder
Decoding The Message
1990, CD, Album, Enja Records
Michel Camilo
On The Other Hand
1990, CD, Mini, Promo, Epic, ,
Post Bop/Latin Jazz
Michel Camilo
On The Other Hand
1990, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop/Latin Jazz
Various
The Blue Note Jazz Story III - Blue Note Into 90s
1989, CD, Comp, Blue Note, ,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop/Vocal/Smooth Jazz
Dianne Reeves, OTB, Eliane Elias, Rick Margitza
New Stars On Blue Note
1989, Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, Album, NTSC, CLV, Pioneer LDC, Blue Note, ,
Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band*
First Prize
1989
Gene Harris And The Philip Morris Superband
Live At Town Hall, N.Y.C.
1989,
Daniel Schnyder
The City - Seven Compositions By Daniel Schnyder
1989
Various
Outside In - Vol. 4 (1964-1989)
1989, 2x Vinyl,
Jean-Loup Longnon & His New York Orchestra
Jean-Loup Longnon & His New York Orchestra
1988
Robin Eubanks
Different Perspectives
1988, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz
OTB*
Live At Mt. Fuji
1987
Chaka Khan
Destiny
1986, Vinyl, ,
Disco/Funk/Soul
John Lindberg
Trilogy Of Works For Eleven Instrumentalists
1985
Franco Ambrosetti
Tentets
1985
Roscoe Mitchell
And The Sound And Space Ensembles
1984
Pocketwatch Paul & The Rhythm Rockets
Blue Wave
1983, LP, Jamor Records
Styx
Kilroy Was Here
1983
The Jazz Psalms
Jazz Psalms
1982
Bill Butler
At The Pump Room
1960
Errol Garner*
Piano Stylist
1956, Vinyl Red Sleeve.,
Big Band De Woippy
Echoes Of Here And Neighbourhood
CD, Album, Not On Label
Phoenix Foundation
Phoenix & Friends
CD, Click Records (12)
Roberto Santamaria
Fiesta Al Jazz
CD, Album, Comp, Imp, Connector Records
Umo Jazz Orchestra With Michael Brecker
Live In Helsinki 1995
Various
Legends Of Cuba
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Arc Records, Arc Records
Various
Salsa Del Mundo - Summermix
2011, 2xCD, Comp, More Music And Media
Various
The Rough Guide To Latin Jazz
2003, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa
Various
Cuban All Jazz
2003
Various
Jazz Mag-Disc Four
1998, CD, Comp, Jazz Mag
Styx
Kilroy Was Here / Crystal Ball
2000
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1999, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Styx
Kilroy Was Here
1986
Michel Camilo Quintet
Philharmonie-Festsaal 1991
CDr, Unofficial, Suiboku
Al Di Meola, World Sinfonia
The Grande Passion
CD, ,
Fusion
The Bob Mintzer Big Band*
Techno Pop (Live In The 90's)