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In 1995, Mikey's mom got
him involved in some jam sessions every Thursday night at the Gulf Coast
Eatery and Jazz Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico in early 1995. He used
to sit in and drum away with the jazz that Dave Adams and some kids his
age were playin'. They started having Saturday rehearsals and in no time,
they were playing some very challenging Charlie Parker tunes. They called
themselves the Young Razzcals Jazz Project. They began playing at banquets
and social club meetings. Later in the year when he and 3 friends
were discovered while playing on a streetcorner in Telluride, they were
invited by Paul Machado, the Festival'sdirector, to play on the main stage
at the Telluride Jazz Celebration.
Mikey has Blue Monk,
one of the YRJP tunes they recorded on their first CD, playing in the background
in his website. He designed the
cover art on the YRJP Volume 1 CD. Mikey continued with the band
until they cut another CD. Shortly after that, Mikey began to find interest
in other things and decided to call it quits a few months before the third
CD was produced.
Mikey has continued
his interest in jazz by organizing various charitable functions where jazz
group performances are highlighted. |
