Michael Cuscuna, Grammy-Winning Jazz Producer and Mosaic Records Co-Founder, Dies at 75
variety.comThania Garcia Michael Cuscuna, a three-time Grammy winning jazz producer and the co-founder of Mosaic Records, has died. He was 75.
His death was confirmed on Monday by the record label Blue Note, for whom he produced reissues and studio sessions. He did the same for numerous other labels including Impulse, Atlantic, Arista, Freedom, Novus, Muse and Elektra.
Cuscuna died April 20 of cancer at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, according to Grammy-winning recording artist Billy Vera, Cuscana’s longtime friend and collaborator.
Cuscuna was born in Stamford on September 20, 1948. After mastering the drums, saxophone and flute as a teenager, he took on numerous roles across the music industry: he was a progressive rock deejay (at New York’s WXPN and later WABC-FM, as well as Philadelphia’s WMMR), music journalist and had a grasp on music history which led him to write liner notes for albums by Buddy Guy, Chris Smither, Ken Nordine, and Bonnie Raitt.
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