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Fun Group of Musicians and Friends!
These three have known each other for years and we have a lot of fun discussing music, telling road stories, and we welcome the return of ‘Conversation In Music!” You can cjheck out the links below for more info on each but here’s a bit about each musician:
Otmaro Ruiz
While being a very respected band leader, Otmaro has also played with so many great artists including John McLaughlin, Randy Brecker & Bill Evans’ SoulBop Project, Simon Phillips’ Protocol, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, John Patitucci, Paquito D’Rivera, Jing Chi, Nana Caymmi, Dori Caymmi, Akira Jimbo, Frank Gambale, Peter Erskine, David Weckl, Art Davis Quintet, Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra, Alain Caron, Gino Vannelli, Tolu, Frank Morgan, Robben Ford, Vinnie Colaiuta and Jon Anderson.
He discusses some of his most current projects including Elemental, and Catina DeLuna and LADO B Brazilian Project featuring Otmaro Ruiz
Mike Miller
Another incredible band leader and composer, Mike has played with, to name just a few, Chick Corea, Bette Midler, Yellowjackets,[1] Brand X, Burton Cummings, Vinnie Colaiuta, Quincy Jones, Gino Vannelli, Vital Information, Larry Coryell, Robben Ford, Bill Frisell, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, and Steve Fowler.Max Bennett, Brand X, Bobby Caldwell, Alphonso Johnson, Bennie Maupin, Airto Moreira, Shawn Phillips, and Tom Scott. He was a touring guitarist with Boz Scaggs since 2014 and has worked with Brandon Fields, Mitchel Forman, Scott Kinsey, Otmaro Ruíz,[6] and Queen Latifah.
You can find Mike’s music on his website MikeMillerGuitars.com
Gary Meek,
We call Gary our “Returning Champion” because he’s done the show a few times and always floors us with his playing, insights, and stories! If you don’t know Gary, he is another bandleader and composer who has played with Dionne Warwick, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, Herb Alpert, Al Jarreau, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Dave Weckle to name a few.
Gary has a lot of music out there and posts a lot of videos of his new group on his YouTube Page – GaryMeekJazz