Michael McEvoy

Michael is an American composer based in London. He grew up in a musical family studying piano and viola, and is a self-taught guitarist and bass player. In his teens, he studied at the Centre for Young Musicians and played viola in the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. After gaining entry to Leeds College of Music, Michael’s interest in improvisation led him back to London, where he worked as a pianist with saxophonist, Dick Heckstall-Smith’s band, Big Chief.