bio/discog

PERFORMED with | Scott Colley, Bill Stewart, Yoron Israel, Bill Pierce, Terry Clarke, Tony Scherr, Bill McHenry, Donny McCaslin, Rick Margitza, John Hebert, Dave Pietro, Bobby Previte, Essiet Essiet, Sam Newsome, Leon Parker, Harvie Swartz, Ron McClure, Johhny Vidacovitch, George and Ed Schuller, George Garzone, Don Braden, Scott Wendholt, John Riley, Gerald Cleaver, Johannes Weidenmuller, John Hollenbeck.....

currently PERFORMING with | 3 Jazz Collective, Bruce Saunders Group(s). He has toured Europe, South America, Spain, Mexico, Australia, Japan and the United States.

Currently a Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music where he has taught since 1992. He has developed 2 courses for Berkleemusic, Berklee's online school: Jazz Guitar 101 and Jazz Guitar 102. Has also taught at The New School in New York city and at New York University. Has presented numerous clinics worldwide including the International Jazz Seminar in Xalapa, Mexico, clinics in Bogota, Medellin, Bucaramanga and Baranqilla, Colombia, the Berklee Guitar Sessions and the Maine Jazz Camp. He is the author of (click title to access the Mel Bay website) Pentatonics, Modern Blues, The Diminished Workbook and Melodic Improvising for Guitar (all Mel Bay Publications). His debut recording for the Mel Bay Records label entitled "8 x 5" was released in August 2006.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

2008> Don Falzone "Refugee" w/ Don Falzone, Donny McCaslin, Eric Halvorson, Adam Rogers

2007> Terry Bowness "?" w/ Terry Bowness (organ), Ernie Durawa, Kyle Thompson

2006> The Alan Ferber Nonet "The Compass" recorded Skyline Studios May 30-31/06 (Fresh Sound/New Talent)

2006> Tom Cohen "The Guitar Trio Project" recorded @ The Studio, NYC
2 tunes / other guitarists: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Monder, Paul Bollenbeck, Rez Abbasi

2006> The Bruce Saunders Quintet “8 x 5” (Mel Bay Records)
w/ Adam Kolker (ten./sop. sax) , Alan Ferber (bone), Mark Ferber (drums), Mike McGuirk (bass)

(May 8, 2005) The Lindsey Horner Standards Quartet Lindsey Horner (bass), Jack Walrath (trumpet), Allison Miller (drums) -Randy Crafton (engineer) Unreleased

2004-5> Tony Gaboury/Bruce Saunders "Monk Tunes " w/ Bruno Raberg & Steve Grover -recorded Peter Kontrimus Studios Unreleased

2004> The Bruce Saunders Quartet "True That" w/ David Berkman, Gerald Cleaver, Johannes Weidenmuller
recorded Dubway Studios Unreleased

2004 > The Alan Ferber Nonet "Scenes From An Exit Row" (Fresh Sound/New Talent)

2002 > The Bruce Saunders Quartet “Fragment” (Moo Records)

2000 > Chris Carroll “Facing Away” (Invisible Records)

1999 > Mike Freeman “Stomp” (VOF Recordings).
Featuring Ed Uribe, Harvie Swartz, Kip Reid

1999 > Barbara Sfaga “Oh, What A Thrill” (Naxos Jazz).
Featuring Mark Murphy, Fred Hersch

1998 > Bruce Saunders “Likely Story” (MOO Records).
Featuring Peter Erskine, Dave Pietro, Dave Carpenter, Otmaro Ruiz.

1998 > Strange Pursuit “Fifth House”
Featuring Eric Halvorson and Bruce Huron. Recorded Avatar Studios, NYC.

1997 > Dave Pietro “Wind Dance” (Challenge Records) (Release ca. March 1998)
Featuring Dave Pietro, Dave Holland, Kenny Werner & Bill Stewart.

1996 > Tomoe Sawa (EPS Records)
Featuring Ernie Watts, Carlos Vega, Dave Carpenter.

1996 > Bluth (Garbonzobean Records)
Featuring Zach Danziger, Pete Davenport, Tim LeFebvre,
Wayne Krantz, Lincoln Goines, Mitch Forman, Chuck Loeb, et. al.

1996 > The New York Guitar Trio “Raising The Standard” (Midi Records-Japan release only)
With guitarists Ben Monder and Steve Cardenas.

1995 > Bruce Saunders “Jazz Hymns” (Midi Records-Japan release only)
With Steve Cardenas and Pedro Eustache.

1995 > Bruce Saunders “Forget Everything” (Moo Records)
Featuring Jack DeJohnette, Michael Cain, Tony Scherr and Dave Pietro.

1994 > Strange Pursuit “The Zone” (Red Hook Records)
Featuring Eric Halvorson and Bruce Huron

1994 > Michael Cain “Strange Omen” (Candid Records)
With Cain and percussionist Glen Velez.

Mike's take on the recording of "Strange Omen".