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Mike Catalano
In addition Mike Catalano is known for his composing hundreds of pieces of music for TV and film, including Fox Tv’s A Current Affair, Fox News, Good Day New York, and other programs.
In the mid-80’s Mike released his first record A RIO AFFAIR, which has recently been re-released by his own Catman Records Label. Catalano enjoys combining the rythms and musicians from Brazil, with the rythms and musicians from NY throughout his own musical compositions and performances, not surprising his biggest influence would be Antonio Carlos Jobim the legendary Brazillian composer whom Catalano had the fortune to meet on various occasions in Rio De Janeiro
Mike Catalano’s live shows, have included many of the above long standing musical collaborators , as well as special guests Tom Scott, Donald Harrison, Toninho Horta, and the late great trumpeter Lew Soloff.
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Pianist Mike Catalano gets Will Lee, Bob James, Chuck Loeb, Ivan Lins and more on his debut CD, "A Manhattan Affair"
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Michael Ricci
Pianist Mike Catalano teams up friends and favorite talents to make this dream come true. Beginning with his co-producer Will Lee, veteran bassist, vocalist, producer (Oh, The Fab Faux, Late show with David Letterman,), and arranger Rob Mounsey (Dave Koz At the Movies, Aaron Neville, Natalie Cole, Ivan Lins, Michael Franks, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Flying Monkey) and rounded up a virtual who's who of the contemporary jazz and jazz industry as guests and musicians Ivan Lins, Bob ...
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