Michigan native Stratøs is a saxophonist, composer, producer, and film photographer whose presence in the modern jazz scene is rapidly growing. His improvisational style is rooted heavily in the subtle melodicism of the cool jazz tradition and extends to the bold, complex nature of the electronic jazz scene. His compositions explore a combination of elements between jazz and other styles such as hip-hop, metal, electronica and classical. Stratøs is the three-time winner of the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award from 2019-2021. Additionally, he was awarded the ASCAP Foundation’s Johnny Mandel Prize as well as being selected as a National Sawdust New Works Commission Contest winner. Stratøs released his first album, Planets, in 2021. The LP is entirely self-produced and features the likes of Alekos Syropoulos (Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, Vulfpeck), 2019 JUNO award nominee Andrew Rathbun, John Hébert (Fred Hersch, Maria Schneider), and renowned saxophonist/composer/producer David Binney (Donny McCaslin, Knower). His latest project, Hohenheim Suites, is a full length jazz-chamber album inspired by Hiromu Arakawa’s 2001 graphic novel "Full Metal Alchemist." The album was co-produced by Rathbun and features a return from Hébert on upright bass. Joining them is pianist Matthew Fries (Curtis Stigers, Joel Frahm, Terrell Stafford, Steve Wilson), and includes an appearance by the world renowned JACK Quartet. The album will be released independently May 6th, 2022.