Michael Francis Duch

Michael Francis Duch is a Professor of Double Bass, Jazz, and Experimental Music at the Department of Music, NTNU. He has served as Deputy Head of Research and led initiatives like NTNU Artistic Research Week. Active in the Faculty of Humanities, he contributes to committees on artistic research implementation and national musicology initiatives. His research focuses on experimental music traditions, free improvisation, and collaborations with composers like Lene Grenager and Michael Pisaro-Liu. A prolific performer, he collaborates with ensembles like LEMUR and AMOR, touring internationally. Duch’s work bridges music, art, and interdisciplinary research, emphasizing improvisation’s role in contemporary practices.

Education highlights include completing an artistic research fellowship at NTNU (2002–2018) and defending his project on free improvisation in 2010. He leads Norway’s artistic research school and editorial roles in VIS Nordic Journal. His performances explore spatiality, graphic notation, and historical avant-garde traditions, reflecting his commitment to expanding musical boundaries through artistic research.