Michael Cuscuna

Director

Date of birth : 09/20/1948

Date of death : 04/20/2024

City of birth : Stamford, Connecticut, USA

He was a jazz historian and producer who focused on finding and issuing (or reissuing) forgotten sessions and recordings in the archives of Blue Note Records. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked at the campus radio station. He graduated with an English degree, and was hired as a disc jockey for a jazz program. He also reviewed bands and albums for DownBeat magazine, Rolling Stone and others.