Michael Heller

Michael Heller is Associate Professor of Music at Brandeis University with expertise in jazz history, improvisation studies, and music archives. He holds a PhD from Harvard University, MA from Rutgers University-Newark, and BA from Columbia University.

His research examines avant-garde jazz movements, sonic encounters, and archival preservation challenges. Notable publications explore New York's loft jazz scene, oral histories of record labels, and jazz festival organization. Heller's work bridges musicology, cultural studies, and sound preservation.