Michael Cuscuna (September 20, 1948 – April 20, 2024) was an American jazz record producer and writer.

[1] Cuscuna played drums, saxophone and flute while young, but placed his emphasis on founding his own record label.

From 1975 to 1981, he searched the Blue Note archive for previously unissued sessions which began to be issued during this period.

[3] In collaboration with business partner Charlie Lourie, he founded Mosaic Records in 1983 specializing in jazz reissue box sets sold by mail order.

[2][3] Cuscuna died of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Stamford on April 20, 2024, at the age of 75.