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Guitarist Mike Fageros is relatively unknown in the larger spectrum of "The Music Business" Having studied with guitarists such as the late Roy Buchannan when only 15 years old, he set out to master jazz harmony and majored in music theory and composition at Mc Lennan Community College and Baylor University. This led to a scholorship for performance on guitar in the jazz ensemble in his sophomore year. Playing a college concert with master vibrophonist Gary Burton while in the jazz ensemble at Baylor was another memorable step in his career. Touring with the late jazz great, trumpeter Luis Gasca/Little Giant/Fantasy Records in the mid 70's helped put him on the map as well, so to speak.
Since that time he has played with many jazz greats including Marion Booker, Lonnie Smith, Gerry Gibbs, Ephraim Owens, Dave Hubbard, Woody Witt, Alex Coke, Jovol Bell, Larry Smith, Charles Bowles, Ralph Armstrong, Clint Strong, Andrew Griffin, Pete Swan, Robert Sanders, Eric Vermeullen, Travis Doyle, Mimi Verderame, Dwight Adams, Chris Codish, Brice Winston and James Carter not to mention others.
Melange de Jazz, his latest CD is a guitar, organ trio concept that we are absolutely sure you will like! It embraces the groove, swing feel that dates back to the days of Richard "Groove" Holmes when he used to play at Jazz Central in Dayton, Ohio. As well, the cut entitled "Son of Ice Bag" takes us back to Lonnie Smith's "Think" CD with Marion Booker, Melvin Sparks and Lee Morgan. Some of the tracks like Minority by Gigi Gryce and Take Five by Paul Desmond, as well as Recorda Mae by Joe Henderson show the versatilty and dexterity of Mike Fageros' playing. Robert Sanders is also featured on his own composition entitled "Love Trip" in 6/8 with a drum intro by Andrew Griffin that sounds "Elvin-esque" to say the least!
Certainly you will enjoy this CD and you may download it now by going to the MP-3 store on the navigation bar