Michael Eaton

Following Paraphrases's previous two releases on Steeplechase Records, Paraphrase (2022) and The Transcendental (2024), the duo expands to a trio for its latest release, Arrival, featuring special guest Francisco Mela (Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner and many others).  Arrival features original music by me and Nicki Adams along with arrangements of music by Wayne Shorter, Andrew Hill, Cole Porter, and Thom Yorke. The album also contains some my latest efforts are twelve tone or twelve tone derived writing for jazz.

"The album’s greatest strength is also its main challenge. Arrival contains dense counterpoint, irregular meters, and references ranging from M-Base to Messiaen. Adventurous without completely rejecting accessibility, Arrival presents three musicians treating jazz tradition not as a boundary but as a flexible source of momentum. The bassist may be absent, but the music carries considerable weight." - Skope Magazine

My music is moving homes:

Over the next few days, the albums under my own name previously released on Mother Brain Records since 2020 will relocate to a project I call Dialogical Records.  A solo saxophone album called The Middle Passage was the sole prior entry for Dialogical, released in 2021.

Going forward, Dialogical will be the hub for most of my work, projects, and collaborations as a leader (i.e. under my own name).

I appreciate anyone who listens to, purchases, or streams the music I am involved with.  I aim to continue with an open, eclectic, hybrid, or plurally-oriented approach in jazz, free improvised music, and more.