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Category: Jazz Improvisation

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The Elusive Cymbal Beat

  One of the major problems I have found with students as well as a number of professional musicians, including drummers, is the understanding of the jazz cymbal beat.

Posted-onNovember 11, 2019February 6, 2020By lineBylineJazz99
Cat Links Composition & Arrangement / Jazz Improvisation / Live Concerts / New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble

Mike Longo original composition “Darkness Into Light” Played live by the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble

Recorded live, in 2016,  at the John Birks Gillespie Auditorium in the New York Baha’i Center.

Posted-onDecember 28, 2019By lineBylineJazz99
Cat Links Jazz Education / Jazz Improvisation / Performances / Quartet / Videos

Mike Longo plays with the great Joe Venuti circa early 70s.

Although the sound quality is not great, I thought some of you might enjoy this. It is from a gig I did with the great Joe Venuti circa early 70s.Continue readingMike Longo plays with the great Joe Venuti circa early 70s.

Posted-onAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019By lineBylineJazz99
Cat Links Composition & Arrangement / Interviews / Jazz Education / Jazz Improvisation / Videos

Monk Rowe interviews Mike Longo – January of 2019

https://youtu.be/1M3ST_OQDiI

Posted-onSeptember 3, 2019By lineBylineJazz99
Cat Links Jazz Improvisation / Recordings / Trio

Matrix by the Mike Longo Trio with Ron Carter and Mickey Roker…1970

This was recorded in 1970 for Mainstream Records.  It is the first time that Ron Carter and I ever played together.  We made the whole album in 1 and 1/2Continue readingMatrix by the Mike Longo Trio with Ron Carter and Mickey Roker…1970

Posted-onSeptember 3, 2019September 3, 2019By lineBylineJazz99
Cat Links Jazz Improvisation / Performances / Trio / Videos

“What Is This Thing Called Love” – Mike Longo Trio

From their 2/19/19 tribute to Oscar Peterson, Mike Longo, Paul West and Mike Campenni play the Cole Porter Classic “What Is This Thing Called Love” live from the John BirksContinue reading“What Is This Thing Called Love” – Mike Longo Trio

Posted-onFebruary 26, 2019By lineBylineJazz99

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Mike Longo was a notable jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist, leader of NY State of The Art Big Band, a leading jazz educator, and Director of Jazz Tuesdays, Baha’i Center NYC.

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