Michael Eubanks

Michael Eubanks first discovered music as a child, struggling to make friends and talk to others. When he sang, his stutter didn’t matter. And although he left his saxophone behind for a few years, it found him again, especially when he was unexpectedly back in the United States after fifteen years in the military, due to a reduction in strength, as they call a military downsizing.

From there, he worked for a year to pay off an alto saxophone he found at a pawn shop. His mother paid off the last $60 as a birthday gift. He had to work at his music again, building the skill back up. In addition, he worked a life time of jobs at a radio station, as a firefighter, as a teacher, and as a martial artist. He went back to the University of Arkansas for his degree in social work to work with veterans, graduating with honors from the UA Little Rock Masters Social Work program with a concentration on community and family therapy. He works as an education specialist in a program at UA Little Rock with an office from the Department of Education. He performs once a month in Hot Springs and plays several times a month for veterans with dementia, VA staff, and veterans in the day health care program.