About Mike Murley
Born 1961. Mike Murley is a Canadian jazz musician, saxophonist and composer.
Mike Murley (born December 12, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer from Windsor, Nova Scotia who was a member of the Shuffle Demons from 1984 to 1989 and Time Warp.
Education He graduated from the music program at York University in Toronto in 1986 with a BFA. He also studied saxophone with Don Palmer in Halifax, Pat LaBarbera in Toronto, and Dave Liebman at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and New York City. He studied improvisation and composition with Dave Holland in Banff and New York City.
Career He played with the Shuffle Demons His main instrument is tenor saxophone, which he plays in the Murley/Braid Quartet. He has received several Juno Awards.
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Canadian musician
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Mike Murley was born on 12 December 1961 in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
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Mike Murley is a jazz musician, saxophonist and composer.
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