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Mike Markaverich

A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Mike Markaverich was a premature baby whose experience in the incubator resulted in his blindness.

Mike began playing a toy piano at age three and took lessons at Perkins School for the Blind where he attended grammar school. He graduated second in his class from Bishop Guertin High School and studied at Dartmouth College where he became interested in jazz and decided to make music his career.

After attaining a graduate degree at the University of New Hampshire, Mike began his professional career on Cape Cod where he worked as a solo performer and in various combo settings in major area nightspots for over ten years.

In November 1988 he moved to Sarasota where he has been a regular member of the local jazz scene.

Mike has also appeared in concert in various venues, appeared on television and radio, given workshops in schools and colleges, teaches jazz piano, and has produced nine of his own recordings.

His 7 CDs can be purchased on line by visiting www.cdbaby.com/all/thejazzcats where more complete biographical information and all available CDs with audio samples can be found.

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Blind Jazz Pianist Mike Markaverich Lets the Web Work Wonders

Blind Jazz Pianist Mike Markaverich Lets the Web Work Wonders

Source: All About Jazz

World recognized jazz pianist with over 20 years of professional experience in a variety of venues, Mike has a vast repertoire from Broadway to blues, from boogie-woogie to bop. Did we mention, Mike has been blind since birth?

Mike has taken advantage of various new technologies to get his music heard, most obvious, the world wide web. Not wanting to rely on others, Mike asked friends in Florida and as far away as Paris, France to help get him started. ...

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