ABOUT MIKE:
Mike got hooked on jazz during his high school years in Dayton, Ohio. After college, he spent tthe next 26 years in the Army traveling the world, always taking his trumpet wherever he was stationed (Germany, Vietnam, Congo, Panama, and all over the U.S.) For him, music was
always a hobby, never a profession. Soon after retiring from the Army, he began playing in pit orchestras for a dozen or more Broadway musical productions over as many years. He also played professionally in a number of restaurants in South Alabama and Huntsville for a number
of years. As the oldest member of the band, playing in a professional big jazz band is a great thrill and blessing for him.
always a hobby, never a profession. Soon after retiring from the Army, he began playing in pit orchestras for a dozen or more Broadway musical productions over as many years. He also played professionally in a number of restaurants in South Alabama and Huntsville for a number
of years. As the oldest member of the band, playing in a professional big jazz band is a great thrill and blessing for him.