Michael Patrick Dease (born August 25, 1982) is an American jazz tenor and bass trombonist, composer and producer.
Michael Dease was born in Augusta, Georgia and attended John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School, where he studied saxophone and voice.
At age 17, Michael taught himself to play trombone, and was soon invited to join the inaugural class of the Juilliard jazz studies program by Wycliffe Gordon.
Dease also performs with small groups led by Claudio Roditi, Rodney Whitaker, Wycliffe Gordon, and David Sanborn.
He has also held similar positions at Queens College, CUNY, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City.