“…large sound and free flowing style…”
Downbeat Magazine 2022
Britt Olsen-Ecker
“I once saw Derrick silence a room full of people with one note. Is this too much power?!”
- Dan Ryan (Bodega, Supercity, The Lunar Year)
process-oriented creative guidance for saxophonists, improvisers, and composers
“For those who don’t know, Derrick is as high level a saxophone player as you’ll ever hear.”
- Jeff Antoniuk, CEO/Artistic Director, Jazzwire.net
"Derrick Michaels's saxophone playing comes right out of his soul; the instrument sounds like a human voice.”
- Liz Fixsen, Baltimore Jazz Alliance
“Derrick Michaels is an outstanding musician, with a beautiful concept of sharing this music…to make us appreciate what we all have within.”
-Robert Shahid, host “Masterclass” WEAA