Hailed as a "musical prodigy turned evil genius" bassist Michael Feinberg has quickly "become one of the premier young artists on the New York scene" (Jazz Inside Magazine). Raised in Atlanta, Ga. Feinberg began his music career on the bandstand as a member of Grammy nominated trumpeter Russell Gunn’s quartet. Performing every week at Churchill Grounds, 18 year old Feinberg held the bass chair for 6 months until he left for the University of Miami. As a sophomore at UM, Michael recorded his debut record “Harajuku" which helped him to earn a residency at Betty Carter’s Jazz Aheadat the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Since then, his career has expanded further.
Feinberg is the recipient of Louis Armstrong Foundation Grant 2020, Chamber Music America Grant 2020, resident of the Betheney Arts Collective 2021, winner of the Six String Theory Rhythm Section Contest 2012, recipient of 2010 Downbeat Student Music Award, headliner of the 2010 sxsw festival, resident at 2008 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead, finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition for performance and jazz composition, finalist in the unsigned only competition 2021.
Michael has performed or recorded with: Billy Hart, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Lee Ritenour, Ari Hoenig, Elliot Mason, Jeff Coffin, Terreon Gully, Donnie, Russell Gunn, Dave Samuels, Larry Koonse, Daniel Platzman, JD Allen, Ted Nash, Kosha Dillz, Tim Hagans, Melanie Charles, Braxton Cook, Dayme Arocena, Orrin Evans, Myron Walden, Jonathan Kreisberg, Jim Black, Jonathan Batiste, John Scofield, Peter Bernstein, Mark Whitfield, Peter Evans, Jason Lindner, Ambrose Akinmusire, Sam Barsh, Noah Preminger, Bobby Broom, Logan Richardson, Dana Hawkins, Pascal and Remy LeBoeuf, Jason Palmer, Dayna Stephens, Leo Genovese, Aaron Parks, Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi (KNOWER), Phil Dizack, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Kebbi Williams, Aaron Goldberg and Run DMC among others.
Michael is also an active Clinician and educator and has conducted master classes and clinics at: Emory University, Ga. State University, Belmont University, University of Miami, Indaba Music, The Paideia School, NJPAC, Coastal Carolina University, Universidad De Centro America, Universidad de Habana, and New York University. He is an artist faculty at Berklee College of Music, Union County College, NJPAC and New York Jazz Academy and has contributed to several publications including McGraw Hill. Michael endorses Aguilar Amps, Master Strap, Warrior Guitars, and Mono Case.
Michael will be playing with legendary drummer Jeff Watts, painist Benito Gonzalez, sax Logan Richardson. His latest album Blues Variant has received amazing reviews!
4 stars! Jazz Album of the week” The Times
“A top 10 album of the year” Bill Milkowski
“There are quite simply few players like him. A couple that come to mind playing today are Dave Holland and Boris Kozlov” Ilikejazz.com
“A degree of tastefulness and finesse that’s exceedingly hard to come by” Miami New Times
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