Ray Mantilla
Ray Mantilla June 22, 1934 - March 21, 2020: Another musical colleague and friend has passed. I worked in Ray’s band…
By Mike Freeman — 21st March, 2020
Dave Guasden
Remembering bass player Dave Gausden: Dave passed away last Thursday evening after many years battling Parkinson's. I me…
By Mike Freeman — 1st February, 2020
Jazzvibe.com 20 Years!
Jazzvibe.com now celebrating 20 years! A lot of good music and performances have been highlighted on the pages here wit…
By Mike Freeman — 4th December, 2019
Questions Answers
Questions and answers with Mike Freeman Q:– Where did you grow up, and what got you interested in music? Mike Freeman…
By Mike Freeman — 1st June, 2019
Performances Dates Set
Working with the Jazz Foundation of America my LMCC grant dates have been set, Thursday July 11th at Pier 84 and Saturda…
By Mike Freeman — 7th May, 2019
LMCC Grant
Ten days ago I received notice that I was awarded a Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC)! The grant is…
By Mike Freeman — 19th February, 2019
Recycling Cassettes
Several months ago I started asking the question of what to do with a stock of legacy cassettes, from back in my Spellb…
By Mike Freeman — 21st January, 2019
Garmmy Voting
Finally completed my Grammy vote selections! It's always great fun listening and voting, especially when you uncover su…
By Mike Freeman — 19th January, 2019
2018 Recap
The first half of 2018 was filled playing lots of gigs with Jose Mangual Jr’s Son Boricua, Julio Salgado-Nicky Marrero…
By Mike Freeman — 2nd January, 2019
Website Update 2018
I'm finishing off 2018 and launching 2019 with a fresh coat of coding paint, as well as content update, to the Jazzvibe…
By Mike Freeman — 29th December, 2018
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