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Michael Musillami is a performer, bandleader/ composer, educator and founder/director of the Playscape Recordings label.

Critics have called him "a superior guitarist" (John McDonough, DownBeat) and "a protean player with a prolific output" (Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes), noting that his "intricate compositions are both thematically memorable and ear-grabbing due to their zealous playfulness" (Jay Collins, Signal to Noise).

He has earned critical notice as the leader of all-star groups ranging from duo to octet, but his flagship ensemble is his trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, which has performed in the U.S., Canada and Europe and released three CDs since 2002.

Playscape Recordings will release his next CD, From Seeds, in May 2009.  It features his newest ensemble, the Michael Musillami Trio + 3, which augments his longstanding trio with trumpeter Ralph Alessi, multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich and vibraphonist Matt Moran.  The group will tour the Northeast U.S. in support of the record in late May.