“…large sound and free flowing style…”
Downbeat Magazine 2022
Elena Volkova Photography (genuine tintype)
“Derrick Michaels' saxophone playing comes right out of his soul; the instrument sounds like a human voice.”
— Baltimore Jazz Alliance
Saxophonist | Composer | Educator
Baltimore-based tenor saxophonist whose approach is at once unapologetically lyrical and uncompromisingly dynamic.
Downbeat Magazine 2022
Elena Volkova Photography (genuine tintype)
— Baltimore Jazz Alliance