Lyle Mays/Pat Metheny, Bill Payne/Little Feat, Rick Wakeman/Yes, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Joey Defrancesco, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Tower of Power, AC/DC, Allman Brothers, Kevin Gilbert, Mike Keneally, Frank Zappa, Albert Collins, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, Chucho Valdes, JJ Cale, Peter Gabriel...
Mike Emerson has performed and/or recorded extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Canada with a wide range of musicians---Elvin Bishop, Carlene Carter, Christine Lakeland, Percy Sledge, Zigaboo Modeliste, Tommy Castro, Chris Cain, Terry Haggerty, Harvey Mandel, Ivan Neville, Brady Blade, Tony Hall, Debbie Davies, James Armstrong, Mic Gillette(Tower of Power), Marc Russo(Yellow Jackets, Doobie Bros.), Will Ray(from the Hellecasters), David Grisman, Earl Thomas, Johnny Dyer, Daniel Castro and Thad Beckman, to name but a few. He has performed at some of the world's most prestigious festivals, including the Monterey Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Hey Mike! Great show in Eureka last night. So glad I came down for it!! You sound amazing..and it was great to see you! Catch ya in the SF Bay sometime soon. {with Rich!}
Hi Mike, So good to see you last weekend and have a few good laughs. As usual, you were smokin hot! We put in a good word for ya...you know what I'm talkin' about. Take good care of yourself and hope to see you again really soon. Jan
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to the Bay Area for 3 shows this week!
Wed. 6/17 - Elbo Room - SF,CA
Thurs. 6/18 - Starry Plough - Berkeley,CA
Fri. 6/19 - Starry Plough - Berkeley,CA (w/Antioquia!)