After a long parting of the ways, Mick has now rejoined the
Bluesconsortium, sporting a new instrument (at least for us...) an
upright electric bass!
Started playing bass and guitar at the age of 10 and joined first
band at age 14.
Then went on to play with:-
- Jackdaw
- Funkshun
- Foxglove
- Zyborg
- Riverside Showband
- The Crowd
- Roy Green Band
- Symptom
- Fenjazz
- Don Rendell
- Alan Norris Big Band
- Stylojazz
- BBC (Midlands) Big Band
- Galaxy Big Band
- Nerious Joseph
- Sy Payne
- Flatfield
- Certo Vila (Heath Levy)
- Soke Jazz
- Pale Hermit
- & Jazz artists too numerous to mention...
Nominated Awards:
- NMF
- Premier Awards
- The Jazz Mag
- British Jazzmaster Awards
Instruments:
- Wal fretted
- Wal fretless
- Wal doubleneck
- Fender Precision
- Fender Jazz
- Washburn
- Double Bass
- & various others
Reviews:
- Melody Maker
- Kerrang
- Q
- Select
- NME
Singles:
Albums:
Ambitions:
To keep it all together.
Favourite Position:
As far away from Valli's snare drum as pos.
Mick
Castellano