Kenya – A Collection
January 1, 2025
MY TIME with GHETTO CLASSICS
Korogocho and Mukuru Ghettos. Nairobi, Kenya. October to December 2025
This is a collection of videos from my six weeks working with students and faculty from Ghetto Classics. It was a fantastic, humbling experience. I cherish every moment I was able to know and work with these really wonderful people.
Joy Spring by Clifford Brown, arr. by CC Mariano and Winton Reynolds
October 14, 2024
Joy Spring – Clifford Brown arr by CC Mariano and Winton Reynolds
Brasilia Connections
May 17, 2024
A night of Brazilian standards and originals.
Michael Tracy – sax, Moisés Alves – trumpet, Daniel Rodrigues – trombone, Iara Gomes – piano, Giovanni Sena – bass, Pedro Almeida – drums, Larissa Umaytá – percussion with special guest Renato Vasconcellos – piano
Blue Whisper – Amina Figarova
December 4, 2023
Black Orpheus(Manhã de Carnaval) with guitarist Paulo Andre Tavares
May 30, 2023
BLACK ORPHEUS (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luiz Bonfá with guitarist Paulo Andre Tavares
Recorded at the Universidade de Brasília in Brasilia, Brazil. May 2023.
I really love the gentle way Paulo Andre plays, his touch and sensitivity to what others play. He is a true accompanist. We were considering tunes and he suggested Luiz Bonfá’s Black Orpheus. What a great suggestion and what better way to end our afternoon.
Sunshower – Kenny Barron with Hamilton Pinheiro
May 25, 2023
SUNSHOWER – Kenny Barron with bassist Hamilton Pinheiro
Recorded at the Universidade de Brasília in Brasilia, Brazil.
Hamilton and I have had a close friendship and association ever since our first meeting in Brasilia many years ago. He is a founding member of my Brazilian group Hora Certa and helped to coordinate my Brazilian Music Workshop. We played many a job and recorded several CDs together. I love his compositions especially Mikezão and Para Casa. He is an extraordinary bassist and musician. I love playing with him in any setting
When I first heard Stan Getz playing Kenny Barron’s Sunshower I immediately wanted to play the tune. It was an excellent choice to play with Hamilton.
Assumption
April 6, 2023
by John La Barbera
Michael Tracy – saxophone
Gabe Evens – piano
Chris Fitzgerald – bass
Ed Soph – drums
Kimcherie Lloyd – conductor, University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra
Softly,As In A Morning Sunrise – Sigmund Romberg with Ed Soph
April 1, 2023
SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE – Sigmund Romberg with drummer Ed Soph.
Recorded @ my UofL office.
‘Mr. Soph’ and I go a long way back, back to 1976 when I roomed with him at my first Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop in Wichita, Kansas. We traveled the world together – England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and more. What a great player and educator, character and caring friend.
Ed was in Louisville to play on John La Barbera’s composition Assumption, the orchestral piece that features tenor sax and rhythm section, for my retirement event. We found time between rehearsals to go to my old office and play a duet. I didn’t tell him the title, just the form and gave him a tempo. I knew that it would work out great.
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye and Gene de Paul
October 25, 2022
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS – Don Raye and Gene de Paul
Recorded @ UofL School of Music. Faculty Gala.
This was supposed to be a duet with my friend Harry Pickens. We were to play Alfonsina y el Mar, a wonderful tune by Félix Luna – Ariel Ramírez. Unfortunately Harry became ill and could not play. So I had a choice – to get someone else to play, not play or play solo. I knew that I could not do Alfonsina justice alone, so I selected You Don’t Know What Love Is just before coming out. I love the melody and lyrics of You Don’t Know … and it is somewhat in the spirit of Alfonsina. So what was to be a duet with Harry became a ‘duet’ with myself.
Tyler Park Jazz Fest 2020 – Duo Concert with pianist Winton Reynolds
September 20, 2020
O Grande Amor – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Conversation – Steve Allee
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren
Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prevert
Everyone had to adjust during the COVID pandemic. Our annual Tyler Park Jazz Fest was no exception. Winton and I just got together and presented our concert from my home. It was an enjoyable experience playing fun tunes.
Hora Certa 1/27/2019
January 27, 2019
Hora Certa @ Saxophone Weekend 2019.
UofL Jazz Studies Program
October 5, 2014
Meet the Faculty – Mike Tracy
November 18, 2013
Jamey Aebersold’s Jazz Workshop
July 18, 2012
Master class with Eric Alexander – Summer Jazz Workshops
June 18, 2012
UofL Open World Jazz Program
March 4, 2010
Brazil
Saxophone Workshop In Brazil
May 31, 2011
Colombia
Improvisation Master Class – Michael Tracy
March 4, 2023
Jazz Improvisation – Things to Consider
Universidad el Bosque
Bogota, Colombia
I really enjoy working with students, especially ones in different countries, who may or may not speak English. Typically they are keenly interested in new ideas and, since English is their second language at best, it forces me to slow down and to think of different ways to get ideas and concepts across. This was a master class on improvisation for students that the Universidad el Bosque in Bogota, Colombia. As you can tell when listening, they were into it. It was a really good time together and I just happened to have turned on my iPhone to record.
Ecuador
Universidad de las Artes master class
May 28, 2019
Republic of Georgia
Mike Tracy in Tbilisi
June 20, 2016