Compositions
For large jazz ensemble
alto saxophone (2)
tenor saxophone (2)
baritone saxophone
trumpet (4)
trombone (3)
bass trombone
guitar
piano
bass
drum set
Premiered by the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ellen Rowe
Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSHJAB8xhCs
Purchase here:
Strength
For Large jazz ensemble
2 alto saxophones
2 tenor saxophones
baritone saxophone
3 trombones
bass trombone
4 trumpets
piano
guitar
bass
drum set
To purchase, go to https://www.michaelmalis.com/store/strength-large-ensemble
Setting of the poem by C.P. Cavafy
In English and Greek
Come Back
The City
Ithaka
Body, Remember
Longings
Commissioned by ProMusica Detroit
Premiered on February 4 2024 by Michael Malis (piano) and Constantine Novotny (baritone)
purchase the score here: https://www.michaelmalis.com/store/another-shore-another-country
purchase the recording here: https://michaelmalis.bandcamp.com/album/another-shore-another-country-six-songs-for-cavafy
In Search of Softer Selves
For 10 piece jazz ensemble
Commissioned by Edgefest
With support from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Premiered at Edgefest 27, Ann Arbor MI
Forces:
Clarinet in B-flat and Tenor Saxophone (one player)
Tenor Saxophone and Soprano Saxophone (one player)
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet in B-Flat
Trombone
Trombone
Drum set
Piano
Upright Bass
Upright Bass
Premiering Ensemble:
Wendell Harrison, Marcus Elliot, Kaleigh Wilder, Allen Dennard, Vincent Chandler, Zekkereya El-magharbel, Jonathan Barahal Taylor, Michael Malis, Marion Hayden, Ben Willis
Purchase the score here: https://www.michaelmalis.com/store/in-search-of-softer-selves-for-10-piece-jazz-ensemble
For piano solo
In October 2023, Ergon: Greek/American & Diaspora Arts and Letters, published an article I wrote about this piece. Ergon is a peer-reviewed journal that promotes the arts, letters, and scholarship of Greek America. You can read that article here.
