Mike Mainieri
(born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
Mike Mainieri
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- 1938 · New York City.
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- United States
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- composer · bandleader · conductor · record producer · musician · vibraphonist
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- jazz · jazz fusion
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(born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
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Mainieri was born in The Bronx, New York, United States. Mainieri was a pioneer in introducing an electronic vibraphone, known as a synth-vibe, and has recorded with such musicians as Buddy Rich, Wes Montgomery and Jeremy Steig. He performed for a live album by Laura Nyro and was featured on several tracks from the Dire Straits album, Love Over Gold (1982), as well as on "Ride Across the River" on the album Brothers in Arms (1985). He performed on the albums Heads by Bob James, Heart to Heart by David Sanborn, and Tiger in the Rain by Michael Franks. He has also released numerous albums and videos as a leader for a variety of labels, most notably his 1980 album for Warner Bros. titled Wanderlust, which featured Michael Brecker and other members of Steps Ahead. He produced three albums for Carly Simon. Mainieri married singer-songwriter/harpist Dee Carstensen in 1993.
Mike Mainieri and Bendik Hofseth performs at Cosmopolite in Oslo on 04. May 2016. Backed by Jazzcode and later in the concert by Cosmopolitans. The musicians had earlier that week recorded three albums in a studio in Oslo.
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- 1.Arthur Wood. Dee Carstensen – Bio. Texas Tech University - Southwest Music Archive. 2006.
- 2.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 1593. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 3.Garner, Dwight. Living With Music: A Playlist by Meghan Daum. The New York Times. February 6, 2008.
- 4.Love Over Gold - Dire Straits | Credits. AllMusic.
- 5.Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits | Credits. AllMusic.
- 6.Heart to Heart - David Sanborn | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
- 7.Tiger in the Rain - Michael Franks | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
- 8.Seventh Avenue South- Der Jazzclub der Brecker Brothers von 1977-1987. Jazzband-live.de.
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