Mike Price (jazz trumpeter)
Mike Price is an American jazz trumpeter and composer from the Chicago area.
Mike Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 81–82) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Early life and education
Price was born in Chicago and raised in Florida and Valparaiso, Indiana.[1] After graduating from Valparaiso High School in 1959, he studied music education at Northwestern University, continued his education in composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and received a master's degree in jazz studies from the University of Southern California.[2]
Career
In the late-1960s, Price toured and recorded with major big bands including those of Stan Kenton and Buddy Rich. Price was also an original member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band in Los Angeles and performed on all of the band's Grammy-nominated recordings of the 1970s and early 1980s.[3]
In the late-1980s, Price moved to Japan, where he leads his own quintet and big band and plays in Nobuo Hara's big band, "Sharps & Flats."[4]
Discography
- As leader
- Presenting Mike Price Jazz Quintet in Tokyo, Japan (2011)
With Stan Kenton
- The Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton (Capitol, 1967)
- Finian's Rainbow (Capitol, 1968)
References
- Kemp, Larry (2018-09-14). Current Jazz Trumpet Legends. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-7727-3.
- Kenrick, Vivienne, "Mike Price", 2006 July 1, The Japan Times (link) Accessed 2008 May 25.
- Pronko, Michael, "Still Blowin' Away, the Mike Price Experience" 2001 August 19, The Japan Times (link) Accessed 2008 May 25.
- Alexander, Corky "Foreign jazz musicians who make their home in Japan", Weekender (link Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine) Accessed 2008 May 25.