Results for "Mike Freeman"

Slow Burn

February 10, 2023

Album: The Bowie Project
By Metropolitan Jazz Octet
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:40

Venetian Blinds

By Mike Freeman

Label: VOF Recordings
Released: 2018
Track listing: Trk1 House Of Vibes; Trk2 Mister Snacky; Trk3 Bobby Land; Trk4 Those Venetian Blinds; Trk5 Clutch The Hutch; Trk6 Mambo Kings; Trk7 What's Up With This Moon; Trk8 Night Crawlers; Trk9 Fancy Free; Trk10 Qué Tal Tío (What's Up Uncle).

Mike Freeman

Born: August 25

Musician - Composer - Bandleader - Recording Artist - Producer - Educator - Arts Advocate

From Omaha, to Chicago, to Hell's Kitchen, NYC, Mike Freeman is the vibesman behind several notable groups and leader of ZonaVibe.

With spirited soulful swing rooted in Afro-Cuban clave, Freeman creates a distinct brand of mambo and salsa infused jazz. Dee Dee McNeil of Making A Scene says, “His original compositions entice me to the dance floor. Mike Freeman’s melodies are beautiful and catchy.” Freeman’s music comes from his background as a drummer and percussionist in his youth along with decades performing and recording on vibraphone with high profile Latinjazz and salsa groups in the Bronx and Spanish Harlem.

Blue Tjade

By Mike Freeman

Label: VOF Recordings
Released: 2016
Track listing: Trk 1 Cascade; Trk 2 Cool My Curry Down; Trk 3 Blue Tjade; Trk 4 Dance of the Dead; Trk 5 Pendulum; Trk 6 Snow Flake; Trk 7 Clockworks; Trk 8 Making Conversation; Trk 9 Agua Y Piedra; Trk 10 Low Rider

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2016

by Mark Sullivan
December 9, 2016

So many reviews this year, in so many genres, that I've split them into two categories--"Jazz" and “Latin, World & Experimental"--in response to the feeling that I was trying to compare apples to oranges. They're presented in more or less chronological order, and the guiding principle was whether I had a clear memory of the recording ...

Latin Jazz Roundup: Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, Terceto Kali, Will Jarvis, Livio Almeida, & Sergio Pereira

by Mark Sullivan
August 9, 2016

A wide variety of recent Latin jazz releases. Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and flamenco influences are all represented. Mike Freeman ZonaVibe Blue Tjade VOF Recordings 2015 Vibraphonist Mike Freeman leads his ZonaVibe group through an exciting program of Latin jazz originals on his sixth album as leader. The title tune ...

The Vibesman

By Mike Freeman

Label: VOF Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: Trk 1 Jigsaw Puzzle; Trk 2 Drifting; Trk 3 Lucky 7; Trk 4 So Long Just Passing By; Trk 5 Vibe Descarga; Trk 6 Blue; Trk 7 Too Groovy; Trk 8 MongoMarley; Trk 9 Sahara Sunrise; Trk 10 Trolley Car; Trk 11 Vibe Descarga y Voz

Mike Freeman: The Vibesman

by Dan McClenaghan
April 24, 2012

The sound of the vibraphone glows--a ringing and sustained sonic luminescence. Current masters of the instrument include Gary Burton, Joe Locke, Bobby Hutcherson, and the perhaps lesser-known but also masterful Mike Freeman. With his percussion-soaked group Zonavibe--that includes, besides the vibes, the sounds of marimba, and kalimba, congas, bongos, campana and timbales--Freeman stirs up ...

In The Zone

By Mike Freeman

Label: VOF Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: Trk 1 Mr. 2000; Trk 2 There Ya Go; Trk 3 Cha Cha Mama; Trk 4 Red Thunder; Trk 5 The Fallen; Trk 6 Todos Vuelven; Trk 7 Afriman; Trk 8 Horse’s Run; Trk 9 A Las Seis

Wiggle Stomp

By Mike Freeman

Label: VOF Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: Trk 1 Wiggle Stomp-In; Trk 2 Floating; Trk 3 Last Wave; Trk 4 Dockside; Trk 5 Glow Fuel; Trk 6 Rain; Trk 7 Mint Tea; Trk 8 Omaha Freeload Trk 9 A Breeze Trk 10 Jasper Trk 11 Marble Race Trk 12 Wiggle Stomp -Out