Michael Sarin

Michael Sarin, 2009

Michael Towne Sarin (born September 20, 1955, Stockton, California) is an American jazz drummer.

Sarin moved to the Puget Sound area as a child, where he began studying percussion as a teenager. He studied music at the University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts in the mid-1980s. He played early in his career with Brad Schoeppach, then moved to New York City, where he worked extensively with Thomas Chapin and Dave Douglas. He has also played with Anthony Coleman, Ben Goldberg, Mark Helias, Myra Melford, Ned Rothenberg, and John Zorn.

Discography

With Dave Douglas

• Five (Soul Note, 1996)
• Convergence (Arabesque, 1999)
• Witness (RCA, 2001)

With Myra Melford

• The Same River, Twice (Gramavision, 1996)
• Above Blue (Arabesque, 1999)

References

• Steve Smith, "Michael Sarin". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.