MHC Jazz Ensemble two to five-piece jazz ensemble. Ideal for cocktail hours or small parties.

I am a jazz saxophonist with a lot of experience playing events like weddings, cocktail hours, and small, intimate parties. I can play duo with a pianist or guitarist, or put together a full jazz combo with drums and bass for a bigger sound. We play jazz standards, but can occasionally venture to different repertoire upon request if given enough notice. My personal biography is below.

Michael Hudson-Casanova is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, and educator originally from Sterling Heights, MI and currently residing in Chicago. He holds degrees from Western Michigan University and Temple University in jazz studies and music education, and has been working professionally in a variety of musical settings since 2010.

Hudson-Casanova has studied saxophone, jazz, and composition under Dick Oatts, Andrew Rathbun, Edward Simon, Ben Schachter and Norman David, and has had opportunities to perform with renowned artists like Fred Hersch and Billy Hart. He has received numerous awards, scholarships, and grants, most recently an individual artist grant from Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to release a new recording of original music.

Hudson-Casanova released his debut album as leader, Echoes of Thought, in 2021, which has been praised as "...an exceptional record by a killer band," by All About Jazz.