Michael Lake Electrik Project

Christmas Music

On May 19, Gerry Pagano and Michael Lake recorded alto and bass trombone within the Lung structure of Biosphere 2. These ten tracks are the result of that recording.

Biosphere 2

Angels we Have Heard While High

Gerry Retirement Music Contiguous Music

Devils & Angels

All The Things You Are

Pete Swanson

This is a sampling of the music performed by the Mountaintop Jazz quartet

Mountaintop Sampler

Chorale And Alleluia Full Piece

This is a composition by the great jazz payer and composer Richie Beirach.

Sunday Song

Bach Cello Suite 1

This beautiful arrangement is available at http://www.ascendamusic.com

Ruckblick for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Piano

To acquire this beautiful arrangement, go to https://www.ascendamusic.com

Solitude

Rückblick for Tenor Trombone and Piano

Younger Than Springtime

Using odd sounds from all over the trombone as well as traditional playing, here's is my vision of what Spock sounded like when playing the alto trombone. Just like his elevation of chess to 3-dimensional, so was his trombone playing.

Spock's Trombone

An early Kieth Jarrett tune featuring Michael Lake on trombone and Bill Lieske on tenor sax.

Standing Outside

Bach #50 No First

Bach #50 Full

String accompaniment for rhythm exercise - rhythm only

Jazz rhythm exercise - rhythm only

Walkin Blues

Rhythm Flexibility Track

Random Trombone Notes

Miscellaneous Random Timbres

Jazz rhythm exercise played by ML

Basic trombone phrases for ear training

Intermediate trombone phrases for ear training

Difficult trombone phrases for ear training

Let's Fall In Love - first 8 bars

Along Came Betty melody

Root identification exercise five

Root identification exercise four

Root identification exercise two

Root identification exercise three

Root identification exercise one

Cool Drama

Groovy Jazzy

Stabbing The Drama

St Thomas Block Party

Listening Speed Progression One

Listening Speed Progression Two

Listening Speed Progression Three

The hit tune from the A&M release Caribbean Express.

This nominated my band for a Grammy. Great fun to gig with these guys and a thrill to get our best tunes recorded.

Caramba Carambita

These are examples of my composition style. Trombone is the lead voice in most of them, and synthesis and sound design are the main tools of my work.

Through The Eyes Of A Child

Force Of Nature

Expedition Vertigo

The Ride Of The Valkyries

Changing Seasons

Entering the Lung

Mother Nature

Beethoven Phrase

Love On A Real Train

Tin Man

Moody's Mood for Love

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

First Noel

Jingle Bells FINAL

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Is the trombone sexy? Originally a jazz musician, Michael crafts electronic songs using trombone as his voice to tell an interesting story. 

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