Michael David Garson (born July 29, 1945) is an American pianist, who has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Duran Duran, Free Flight, The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur, CSS and The Pretty Reckless.

KNOWN FOR

Saturday Night Live
1997
Bowie: The Final Act
2025
Moonage Daydream
2022
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
1997
Nine Inch Nails: Live at the Wiltern Theatre
2009
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
1999
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
2009
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
2017
David Bowie: Live by Request
2002
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
22
Sound
4
2025
Bowie: The Final Act
as Self
2022
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mike Garson and His 88 Friends
as Self (piano)
2018
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
2018
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2017
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
as Self
2013
Nine Inch Nails: After All is Said and Done
as Self - piano
2012
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
as Self
2009
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
as Self
2009
Nine Inch Nails: Live at the Wiltern Theatre
as Self - piano
2004
Bowie: A Reality Tour
as Self
2003
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
2002
David Bowie: Live by Request
2000
Bowie at the BBC
as Self - Keyboards / Piano
2000
Tomoyasu Hotei - ROCK THE FUTURE TOUR 2000-2001
as Piano / Keyboard
1999
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
1997
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
as Self - Keyboards & Vocals
1997
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
1997
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1996
David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
as self
1995
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
1983
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
as Self - Musician