Michael Francis Duch

Michael Francis Duch (b.1978) is a professor of double bass, jazz and experimental music at NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he currently holds the position as Deputy Head of Research. 

He has been involved in about 80 recordings released in various formats including several solo albums. He has collaborated with Pauline Oliveros, Mats Gustafsson, AMM, Christian Wolff, Tony Conrad, Joëlle Léandre and others.

Duch plays with Trondheim Sinfonietta, in a trio with Rhodri Davies and John Tilbury, the improv quartet Lemur with Bjørnar Habbestad, Hild Sofie Tafjord and Lene Grenager, the Glaswegian avant disco-band Amor, and various other constellations.