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The Mike Olmos Band A.K.A. the M.O.B. constists of: Jeff Marrs on Drums, Eric Markowitz on Bass and Michael Coleman ..s. Of people I've played with or wish were in my band they would be: Kenny Brooks, Dayna Stephens, Howard Wiley, Evan Francis, Erik Jekabson, Joel Behrman, Charles MacNeal, Jules Broussard, Noel Jewkes, Mitch Marcus, Marty Wehner, Jeff Cressman, Bill Ortiz, Danny Armstrong, Dave Mathews, Jeff Burr, Dahveed Behroozie, Matt Clark, Adam Shulman, Jarrett Cherner, Graham Connah, Art Hirahara, Robert Stewart, David Ewell, Devin Hoff, Ron Belcher, DeeJay Foster, Jeff Chambers, Peter Barshay, Michael Zisman, Andrew Speight, Vince Lateano, Akira Tana, Eddie Marshalll, Dave Ellis, Rob Roth, Warren Gale, Joe Cohen, Joe Bagale, John Gove, Mike Rinta, Abel Figueroa, Jesus Diaz, John Calloway, Dave Flores, Murray Low, David Belove, Karl Perazzo, Edgardo Cambón, Brian Coogan... this list goes on way too long.
Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Dave Douglas, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Hank Mobley, Tim Warfield, Cannonball Adderly, Sarah Vaughn, Frederíc Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Radiohead, Louis Armstrong
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Other links I'm associated with:
www.jazzmafia.com
www.lavaysmith.com
www.marcusshelby.com
www.baytaper.com
Mike Olmos has become one the most in demand jazz musicians since his arrival to the San Francisco Bay Area 10 years ago. A versatile trumpet player, Mike has been performing with various bands such as the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Realistic Orchestra, Brass Mafia, The Shotgun Wedding Hip-Hop Symphony, John Calloway, Joe Bagale.
Mr. Olmos can frequently be seen performing at such Bay Area venues as: The Grant and Green, Bruno's, Jazz at Pearl's, The Boom Boom Room, Yoshi's SF and Oakland, Rassela's, Club Deluxe, Mojito, The Great American Music Hall, The Jazzschool, Jupiter, The Agenda Lounge, etc.
Festivals Performed:
San Francisco Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Play Boy Jazz Festival
San Jose Jazz Festival
San Francisco Blues Festival
Monterey Blues Festival
Downtown Berkeley Festival
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Carnival SF
Día de San Juan
North Beach Jazz Festival
Fillmore Jazz Festival
April Jazz (Espoo Finland)
Stuttgart Jazz Open
His performing/recording credits include:
Etta James, Rosemary Clooney, The Glide Ensemble, Mary Stallings, Lavay Smith, Marcus Shelby, Paul Hanson, Joe Bagale, Cachao, John Calloway, Jesús Diaz y Su QBA, Zion I, Orestes Vilato, Tito Nieves, Pete Escovedo, Josh Jones, Thomas Dolby, Lyrics Born, Leo Nocentelli, Michael Feinstein, Realistic Orchestra, Cannonball, Brass Mafia, Akira Tana, Zigaboo Modeliste, Will Bernard, Peter Apfelbaum, Stanton Moore, Kirk Joseph, Andrew Speight, Brad Leali, Charles McNeal, Jeff Chambers, Dave Eshelman's Jazz Garden Big Band, The Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, The Cab Calloway Orchestra, Evan Francis, Robert Stewart, David Berger's Big Band, Howard Wiley, Dayna Stephens, Noel Jewkes, Mel Martin, Carla Bley and Steve Swallow, Michael Brecker, Mingus Amungus, Madeline Eastman, Howard Tate, the list goes on and on.
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He currently tours with the legendary Blues/R&B singer Etta James.
To Release isn't to forget, not to think about, or ignore. It doesn't leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret. It's not about pride and it's not obsessing or dwelling on the past. It's not about giving in or giving up. To let go is to cherish the memories, but to overcome and move on. Letting go is learning and experiencing and growing. To release is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow. It's about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will soon gain. Letting go is releasing and having the courage to accept change, and the strength to keep moving. It is realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy. To let go is to open a door, and to clear a path and set yourself free---
THE Mike Olmos, remember that it's easy to let go when holding on hurts so bad--so free yourself from all these expectations and just be :-) Hope you find the unity in my new single "Release" feat. JRockA. So come peep the track! Stay creative and stay connected!!
Holy Thursday #8 is going to be one of the biggest parties yet!! Mochipet's MASTER P ON ATARI CD RELEASE PARTY with Mophono and Nasty Nasty. If you haven't made it out yet, now's the time.
Hi Mike, Thanks for the comment! Marcus and I (and Lotte Mullan, who is also joining us on this tour-fabulous singer/songwriter-if you haven't heard her you should seek her out at www.myspace.com/lottemullan) are playing in Norwich next Wednesday so I will make sure I pass on your message!!
