Michael Burney (7 October 1938 – 13 November 2014) was an English jazz saxophonist, most notable for his tenure in Roy Wood's Wizzard.

Following this, he was a member of Wizzard, playing on records such as "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".

He also wrote its b-side, "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)".

[2] He also worked on a joint project with other Wizzard members called The Old Horns Band.

[4][5] Burney toured, accompanied and sessioned with Chaka Khan, The Beach Boys, Sammy Davis Jr., Petula Clark, Memphis Slim, Steve Winwood, Ruby Turner, Adam Faith, Bob Hope, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, Dionne Warwick and Matt Monro;[6] covering a range of blues, jazz and big band genres.