Mike Abbott

Mike Abbott Mike has performed with The Rolling Stone’s horn section, Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Conrad Herwig, Chie Imaizumi, Sammy Davis Jr., Burt Bacharach, Paul Schaffer, Joey Calderazzo, and Marc Copeland. After earning his Music Degree in 1988 at the University of Miami in Florida, he moved to New York City and started playing clubs, touring the US and Europe, and recording. In 2003, Mike and his family relocated from New Jersey to Denver. In 2012, Mike’s book, The Guitar and Amp Sourcebook, was published by Harper Collins Publishers. This 450-page tome provides an insider’s look into the who, what, where, when, and how of guitar and amplifier development from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day. He has recorded dozens of albums including “Invitation”, “Overjoyed”, and “Compared to What” with the CJRO Big band, “Light And The Muse” featuring Eric Gunnison in 2018, and “Jimi” with Jeff Jenkins and Mike Marlier in 2019. Mike currently is the head of jazz guitar studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.