Michael R. Dudley Jr. is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and orchestrator based in Upstate New York. Since earning a degree in Commercial Music Production at the University of Cincinnati, Michael has participated in many ensembles and concert series. These include multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning bands, such as the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Christian McBride Big Band, Brian Lynch Big Band, and the John Daversa Big Band, with which he recorded on the multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning album, American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom (Featuring DACA artists). He has shared the stage with the likes of John Williams, Quincy Jones, Maria Schneider, Take 6, Steve Miller, and many other notable artists across the music world. Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Miami - Frost School of Music with masters and doctoral degrees in jazz trumpet performance, and is now Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music.