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Mike Lebrun
Saxophonist, woodwinds, composer, producer, and founder of Beakerbox Records.
About Me
A semi-finalist in the 2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone
Competition and featured soloist on Michael Buble’s 2016 release Nobody But Me,
Mike has emerged as a leading voice in genre-bending, jazz-rooted music.
Releasing 2 studio albums of original compositions with co-leader Josh Moshier,
Mike’s groups have been featured on NPR’s nationally syndicated program Jazz
Set. The group has toured throughout the U.S. and South America showcasing
their talents. Mike’s composition Jambo won the 2008 International Jazz
Composers Symposium’s Best Small Group Composition award. He has been a
featured artist with pop & Motown icons including The Temptations and Guster.
Mike’s latest project, the Drive Trio, features Grammy award winning bassist Clark
Sommers and Jon Deitemyer. He also leads a jazz quartet and is a member of
numerous R&B, soul, funk, and jazz bands in the Los Angeles area.
In addition to his pursuit of music creation and performance, Mike also has 10
years of experience working in the software industry and is the founder of
Beakerbox Records.
Mike received his B.M. in Jazz Studies and Economics from Northwestern
University in 2007, where he studied with saxophone under Frederick L. Hemke
and John Wojciechowski, and his M.B.A. from the JL Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University in 2014.