Catalina’s will be hosting jazz pianist Mike Lang and company, as they bring their skills and entertainment to the masses Wednesday September 23rd, 2009. The performance will be featuring Abraham Laboriel Sr (bass) and Walter Rodriguez (drums). The set is scheduled for 8:00 pm and will run until 10:00 pm.

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Artist Info:

Focusing on piano and composition, Mike Lang received a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Michigan. Shortly after, wining awards at the Notre Dame Intercollegiate Jazz Festival, his trio performed at The Village Vanguard in New York. Other notable teachers included Arnold Schoenberg students Leonard Stein (piano) and George Tremblay (composition).

Being conversant with every possible music idiom and form – including jazz, classical, pop and R&B – his versatility has enabled him to build a career as an accompanist for an astounding body of artists including Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Vince Gill, InSync, Milt Jackson, Lee Konitz, Diana Krall, John Lennon, Arturo Sandoval, Barbra Streisand and Frank Zappa – to mention a few.

He has recorded more than 2000 scores, working with virtually every film composer including John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Hans Zimmer, with numerous screen credits for solo appearances. He has premiered jazz piano concerti written especially for him by Byron Olson and Brad Dechter.

Mike Lang has written songs for jazz notables including Stan Getz, Fourplay, Tom Scott, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Herb Alpert, and others. Mike has recorded a jazz CD entitled “Days of Wine and Roses: The Classic Songs of Henry Mancini”. A new recording project with David Paich is in development.

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Location:
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA
(323) 466-2210
http://www.catalinajazzclub.com

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