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Mike Fahie
Trombonist and composer Mike Fahie has been active performing and writing music in New York for 10 years. Mike has performed around the globe as a member of different professional ensembles, including tours of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as gigs in Holland, Germany, France, Indonesia, Thailand, and Australia.
Mike plays regularly with both established and emerging artists, including Darcy James Argue’s “Secret Society”, the Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, John McNeil, the Paul Carlon Octet, Rob Mosher’s Storytime and the Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York. Mike can be heard every Monday night at the Brooklyn jazz club Puppets. Mike also plays on the Broadway shows “In the Heights” and “Ragtime”.
Mike’s debut album as a leader, Anima, will soon be released on Brooklyn Jazz Underground records. The album features jazz greats Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Ben Street and Billy Hart.
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Mike began his professional career in Montreal, and toured across Canada, playing with a cross-section of Canadian jazz greats. In particular, Mike spent several years playing and touring throughout North America with the great Canadian vocalist Ranee Lee. Mike also spent six months in Vancouver playing the show “Forever Swing” with Michael Buble and Gary Guthman.
In September 2000, Mike followed in the footsteps of the great jazz musicians and moved to New York City. He pursued his Master’s Degree at the Manhattan School of Music (MSM), where he was the first ever Candian Fulbright Scholar in the field of Jazz. At MSM, he began long-term collaborations with other up-and-coming jazz musicians in New York, including Will Vinson, Jason Rigby, Jeff Davis, Ryan Keberle, Scott Dubois and many others.
Shortly after finishing his Master’s Degree, Mike was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trombone Competition. This honor was highlighted by a performance at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., attended by many jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Curtis Fuller.
Mike’s developing passion for composition led him to create the Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra in 2003, serving as a vehicle to experiment with large ensemble composition, as well as a forum to work with some of the greatest jazz musicians in the city. The MFJO is currently active with both education and performance in New York.
Mike is an active member of the creative music scene in New York, and performs with many great jazz musicians. The many musicians that Mike has worked with in New York include Maria Schneider, Ingrid Jensen, Donny McCaslin, Jon Cowherd,Ken Peplowski, Loren Stillman, and Alan Ferber.
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Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows: Heartland Radio
by Dan Bilawsky
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by Jack Bowers
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read moreDarcy James Argue's Secret Society: Dynamic Maximum Tension
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read moreApril 25 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe Trombonist/Composer Mike Fahie - CD Release Party/Performance for Anima
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April 25 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe Trombonist/Composer Mike Fahie - CD Release Party/Performance for Anima, his Debut CD on BJURecords
Mike Fahie (trombone), Bill McHenry (tenor sax), Ben Monder (guitar), TBA (bass & drums)ANIMA, Featuring Fahie with Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Ben Street and Billy Hart - available March 30 on BJURecords.com
On April 25, 2010 Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records artist, trombonist/composer, Mike Fahie (pronounced fay"), celebrates his debut recording, Anima at The Cornelia Street Cafe (ONE NIGHT only) ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release Anima, the Debut Recording from Trombonist/Composer Mike Fahie
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release ANIMA, The Debut Recording From Trombonist/Composer MIKE FAHIE Featuring Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Ben Street and Billy Hart! Available March 30 on BJURecords.com On March 30, 2010 Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records proudly releases the debut recording, Anima, from Ottawa-born, Brooklyn-based trombonist/composer Mike Fahie (pronounced fay"), featuring the thrilling ensemble of Mike Fahie (trombone), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone), Ben Monder (guitar), Ben Street (bass), Billy Hart (drums). For Mike Fahie, the meaning of Anima, the ...
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"Mike Fahie's debut CD... features an explosive and exploratory ensemble. ... There is so much to enjoy on this program, starting with the impressive original compositions and intelligent arrangements. ... After hearing Mike Fahie as a member of trombone sections on several fine recordings, it's such a treat to hear his music and playing on "Anima". This is the sort of program that just gets better with each listen." Richard B. Kamins http://steptempest.blogspot.com/2010...ages-soul.html
"A delightfully hard to pin down eclectic album, there’s something here for the pickiest contemporary jazzbo as well as the casual groover just looking for some new kicks
Primary Instrument
Trombone
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
8 years teaching private lessons, jazz & wind ensembles at the United Nations International School Faculty member, New York Jazz Academy
Clinic/Workshop Information
Improv clinic for college level students, focusing on practice techniques to increase vocabulary and ease of execution. Composition clinic for college level students, focusing on use of space, repetition, writing & harmonizing melodies, and formal concepets.
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Music
Bokonon
From: Unstuck in Time: The Kurt...By Mike Fahie
Revived Mind
From: Daring MindBy Mike Fahie
Two Islands III
From: Atwood SuitesBy Mike Fahie