Michael Vatcher

[1] Vatcher grew up in California and as a child played the vibraphone and snare drum.

[2] He worked for a long time with Michael Moore, John Handy, and Terry Gibbs.

In 1981 he moved to Amsterdam where he was active in many groups like Tristan Honsinger's Sextet, the Maarten Altena Ensemble, The Ex, Roof (with Phil Milton, Tom Cora, and Luc Ex), Available Jelly, and in a trio with Michiel Braaam and Wilbert de Joode.

He also actively performed alongside Van Dyke Parks, John Zorn, Simon Nabatov, Georg Gräwe, Hans Lüdemann, and Ernst Reijseger.

In 2012 worked with Magnus Broo, Ken Vandermark, and Steve Swell.