Mike Freeman ZonaVibe - In The Zone VOF recordings, *New
Added to the playlist of over 230 radio stations, 16 weeks on Jazzweek's World music radio chart, peaked at #24; Syndicated - Jazz After Hours; Cable - Music Choice; airplay also in Canada, Italy, Portugal, Australia, and South America
Mike Freeman --Wiggle Stomp VOF recordings
Charted on Gavin’s jazz radio chart * Aired on the nationally syndicated “Jazz After Hours” radio show * Heard on the “Joey Reynolds Show” WOR-AM radio network
Mike Freeman & Spellbound® --Street Shuffle: Best Recordings
Heard on over 200 radio stations * Major U.S. distribution * Charted Nationally: Gavin Jazz Chart, Gavin Adult Alternative Chart; Radio & Records chart; MAC Report chart * Aired on David Sanborn’s Nationally Syndicated Radio Show * United Airlines in-flight playlist
Mike Freeman & Spellbound debut recording
Concerts as leader include:
• Tirnidad & Tobago Steelpan & Jazz Festival
• Festival Internacional, Terceira, Azores
• First Night Celebrations (numerous)
• IAJE International Convention, Atlanta
• Rehoboth Beach, DE, Jazz Festival
• Berks Jazz Festival
• JVC Newport Jazz Festival
• Hennessy Greenwich Village Jazz Festival
• NJ State Aquarium’s Jazzin the Deep Festival
• Penn Sate University tour
• Toured Portugal on grants from the Fulbright Foundation and the American Embassy
Clinics/Masterclasses/Residencies include:
• New York University
• Berklee College of Music, MA
• Ithaca College, NY
• Member of Ray Mantilla’s Good Vibrations Band that has toured Italy far and wide, performed on the Starry Nights series at American Museum of Natural History broadcast live on WBGO, and whose Savant recording was Jazzweek's Top Latinjazz CD on radio in 2006 hitting #1 on the World Music chart and #11 on the Jazz chart
• Featured on: Lucho Cueto’s Black Sugar (with Tito Allen), Son Boricua’s Fabulosos 70’s (with Jose Mangual Jr. and Jimmy Sabater), and with Mark Holen’s Zambomba on Stretching The Truth (with Bill Goodwin and Louis Bauzó) and Three Gold Coins
• Studio sessions for The Manhattan Transfer Swing, Atlantic Records; Don Sebesky Foxwoods, The Wonder of it All featuring John Pizzarelli jr; Broadway stars Stephanie Pope Now’s the Time to Fall in Love, and Capathia Jenkins with Lou Rosen South Side Stories; and Hale Rood among others
• Series of commissioned arrangements and compositions for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Percussion Scholarship Program
• Performed in the Latin Legends tribute concert at Aaron Davis Hall, New York City, with the Harbor Conservatory Latin Band and musical director Louis Bauzó; performed at Weill Hall, New York City, for Kathleen Landis with Bob Parsons and Eddie Henderson; performed with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, directed by Oscar Hernandez, and legendary sonero Cheo Feliciano at Madison Square Garden.
