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Micheal Murray

Micheál Murray is an award winning saxophonist based in Amsterdam. The 27 year old saxophonist comes from Donegal, Ireland. He has been referred to as a 'rising star' of Irish jazz and since beginning his professional career has performed with international artists such as Jason Rebello, Lucian Gray, and Phil Robson, and has studied with some of the worlds most renowned saxophonists and musicians such as Tommy Smith, Ben Van Gelder, Andy Middleton and Jaleel Shaw.
He leads the project Micheál Murray's Colourfield, winners of the prestigious Keep an Eye Records 2024. This project pursues a sound that is the culmination of deeply personal influences from life, music, art and poetry. He also produces under the moniker of MIMU, a solo project that crosses between the worlds of live electronics and saxophone. As a sideperson he currently works with Samuel Kiel's Sonic Choir of Love, Chai Masters, NITA and Perpetual Bike Crash.

Current Projects
NITA, Perpetual Bike Crash, Samuel Kiel's Sonic Choir of Love, Chai Masters, Muxingye Chen's Mutual Generations/Mutual Restraint, Micheal Murray's Colourfield, MIMU.