Friday, August 16, 2019

NYC Jazz Pianist & Conductor Mike Holober

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Pianist & Conductor Mike Holober .. Mike was born in Brooklyn and raised in Long Island .. Over our interview, he discussed his 2019 CD Hiding Out .. So, after a decade spent hiding in plain sight as an arranger and composer with some of the world’s most renowned large ensembles, her returns to the helm of his own stellar big band, the Gotham Jazz Orchestra. Trained as a classical pianist and conductor, he began his apprenticeship as a jazz pianist and composer after moving to New York City in 1986. He has released six recordings as a leader and can be heard on over 70 recordings as a sideman working with esteemed ensembles like the WDR and HR Big Bands and Westchester Jazz Orchestra - so get to know him and dig this interview my friends ..

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