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Mike DeMicco

E-mail Mike at Mike@mikedemicco.com

Guitarist and composer MIKE DeMICCO has toured extensively worldwide since 1980. For ten years, he performed and recorded with the acclaimed electric jazz quartet, The Dolphins, which also featured drummer Dan Brubeck.

Mike leads his own jazz group and has also performed & recorded with a wide range of jazz, blues and pop artists, including Warren Bernhardt, Jack DeJohnette, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Larry Coryell, Peter Erskine, Nick Brignola, Chuck Lamb, James & Livingston Taylor and Michael Franks. He was featured guitarist on W.C. Handy Blues Award-winner Rory Block’s 1996 - 1997 “Tornado” tour of the US and Europe. Mike has performed twice on PBS’ internationally syndicated series, “Jazz In America,” and at the major European jazz festivals. He offers clinics and maintains a private teaching practice: his three instructional videos, "You Can Play Jazz Guitar", are available from Homespun Tapes at  www.homespuntapes.com

Mike and Dan Brubeck were neighbors in Woodstock, New York for many years before Dan moved to California.  They had a band together, The Dolphins, that toured extensively and recorded 2 CDs for DMP.

PERFORMANCE & RECORDING REVIEWS

"Mike DeMicco is a gifted guitarist, composer and improvisor with a warm distinctive style and sound that deserves more attention. "
Jack DeJohnette

"Mike DeMicco is one of the most phenomenal guitarists playing jazz today.  His quick understanding of new material and inspired improvisations prove him to be not only a technically dazzling musician but also extremely creative. "
Dave Brubeck

"Mike DeMicco's guitar playing displays a unique and pleasing sensibility.  I encourage all lovers of good music to give him a listen. "
Peter Erskine

"Mike DeMicco is an exceptionally fluid and harmonically sophisticated improviser".
Mike Joyce, Washington Post


INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS:
Mike's three-tape series, "You Can Play Jazz Guitar" from Homespun Tapes


"Not the least of DeMicco's talents as a teacher is his ability to integrate the fundamentals of improvisation so that its easy to understand the relationship among them. All in all, a thorough and well thought-out series." - JAZZ TIMES


You Can Play Jazz Guitar
CDs:
Old World, New World
Old World, New World
The Dolphins: OLD WORLD, NEW WORLD (DMP CD-487)

Drummer Dan Brubeck rhythmically propels this hot new progressive jazz quartet (Mike DeMicco, guitar; Rob Leon, bass; Vinnie Martucci,keyboards) that CD Review called "one of the outstanding young jazz successes of the year". The Dolphins combine "old world" improvisational jazz styles with
"new world" funk elements.


Malayan Breeze
The Dolphins: MALAYAN BREEZE
(DMP CD-474)


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