SEEKING
Vocalist.ABOUT
Former Berklee Woodwind Faculty Member; Performed at the Atlanta Jazz Festival with the Dixie Dregs and Sea Level; Primary Instrument is Tenor Sax. Secondary is Yamaha WX5 Wind Synthesizer w/ VL70. Performed with Parliament, Greg Allman, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, Roberta Flack, The Coasters, Don Ellis, John Denver, Robert Goulet, Jackie DeShannon, Jackie Wilson, J.P. Morgan, Sam & Dave, etc., etc.
- Screen name:
- Mike Marinelli
- Member since:
- Feb 28 2011
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 35
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
King Curtis, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Miles, Paul Desmond, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Fathead Newman, Sam "the man" Taylor, Larry Carlton, Jimmy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, Chicago, Tower of Power, Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Cream, Stravinski, Aaron Copeland, Parliament, Don Ellis, Buddy Miles, Ray Charles, Hank Levy, Maynard Ferguson, Aretha, Ella, Dina Washington, Jerry Butler, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Blue Bland, Janis Joplin, Traffic, Room Full of Blues, B.B. King, Wayne Shorter, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Count Basie, etc., etc.,
EQUIPMENT
Couf Tenor Sax; Yamaha WX5 Wind synth w/ VL70 (turbo patched); Mackie Mixer w/ onboard effects; Mackie Thump 15" active Speaker; MF10 midi foot pedal; VE 20 Vocal Processor (for harmonization & doubling); Boss Pitch Shifter (Octave Divider); Sampson C10 condensor Mic; Shure 57 mic; and Volume pedals.
MUSIC
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Mr Slick
Mr Slick Track number: 1 Year: 2009 Album: Impressions Genre: Funk
Original with Dan Coy, Guitar
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L.A. Blues
L.A. Blues Track number: 2 Year: 2010 Album: Impressions Genre: R&B
Original > Dan Coy, guitar
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The Groovologist
The Groovologist Track number: 3 Year: 2010 Album: Impressions Genre: Funk
Original with Dan Coy, guitar
