Michael Wolff

A gifted pianist and composer, Michael Wolff is known for urbane jazz that touches upon post-bop, fusion, and world music traditions. Initially emerging as a player and arranger with Cal Tjader in the 1970s, Wolff worked with luminaries like Airto Moreira and Nancy Wilson before gaining wider exposure as the musical director for Arsenio Hall in the '90s. He has issued a number of solo albums like 1995's Jumpstart!, 2000's Impure Thoughts, and 2009's Joe's Strut. He also produced much of the music featured on Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band, which was produced by his wife...