ABOUT
After securing a First Class (Hons) Degree from The Birmingham Conservatoire Mike found himself greatly in demand playing Double and Electric Bass. He gained vast experience from performing at small intimate Jazz Clubs with award-winning groups to appearing on Prime Time National TV with household names such as Jamie Cullum and Dame Shirley Bassey for the BBC.
"Incredible Bass Player!"
Dorado Schmitt
"Rehearsing for The Proms. Excitement building.
Surrounded by musicians of the highest order"
Jamie Cullum
"Mike, it was a pleasure to have you there, you played Great.
I’ve heard the demos and the Orchestra really swings."
Mike Alexander MD (Dame Shirley Bassey &
David Walliams TV Recording for BBC1 - ITV Studios)
In recent years Mike has been busy recording albums, touring many prestigious venues at festivals around the UK and abroad such as The Montreal Jazz Festival and The BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall.
“Phenomenal”
Stratford Jazz
"An immaculate time-keeper and an imaginative soloist"
In On The 2 CD Review (The Jazzmann)
"Huge love to @remi_harris and his band for their, brutal musicianship!
Making everyone awestruck and happy in equal measure!"
Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 for The BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall
Over many years as a Professional Bass Player Mike has gained a
vast amount of experience having worked with artistes such as
Stochelo Rosenberg
Dame Shirley Bassey
Dorado Schmitt
Jamie Cullum
Derek Paravicini
John Etheridge
Steve Melling
Alan Skidmore
Clarke Tracy
Imelda May
Robin Nolan
Alan Barnes
Simon Spillett
Soweto Kinch
Gary Potter
John Hallam
Gismo Graf
Martin Limberger
Tony Levin
Jean Toussaint (USA)
Andy Hamilton
Amatti Schmitt
Bobby Wellins
Randy Johnston (New York)
Bruce Adams
Percy Pursglove
Mornington Lockett
Gary Wilmott
Guy Barker
Orphy Robinson
King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys
Winston Clifford
Julien Arguelles
Digby Fairweather
George Galway (James's brother)
Bobby Worth
Gerry Freeman
Oleg Kireyjev
Guillbert OSullivan
Lee Gibson
The Swingle Singers
Andy Panayi
Paul Eshelby
Steve Gibbons
Matt Ford (Sid Lawrence Orchestra)
Mike Burney (Wizzard/Syd Lawrence)
Mike Alexander (Shirley Bassey/BBC)
Tim Kliphuis
Greg Abate (USA)
Malcolm Stent
Lee Hallam (Nick Ross Orchestra)
Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams Hit Song Writer)
Raul D'Oliveira (ex WHAM)
Steve Big Man Clayton and the 44's
Blake
Mike Batt
Mark Latimer
Dave Gelly
Pete York (Spencer Davis Group/Steve Winwood)
Mike Hall
Dave Newton
Andrew Bain
and the late Johnny Dankworth
……amongst others.
"Awesome"
Stratford Jazz
"Your Swing is Unbelievable! Its like we’ve been playing together for 20 years"
Gismo Graf
"….plus a feature from the excellent Green, one of the most in demand figures on the Birmingham music scene and one of the most musical bassists around. Green’s solos are melodically inventive and hugely dexterous yet he always seems to maintain that underlying pulse and sense of swing"
Black Mountain Jazz gig Review (The Jazzmann)
"the ever fabulous Mike Green on double bass"
In On The 2 CD Review (London Jazz News)
Past notable performances include regular appearances with Award Winning band "The Palookaville Burlesque Orchestra". Nominated "Best Band" Nationwide by The Ministry of Burlesque (London) they regularly played to Sold Out Houses at The Candy Box Burlesque Club (Birmingham) accompanying "only the finest of ladies".
Mike has been heard accompanying Renowned Blues artiste Michael Roach (USA/founder of the European Blues Association) who has hosted a series about The Blues on BBC Radio 4.
Mike also has a family musical history that can be traced back to recording with Louis Armstrong
"Briliantly Dextrous"
AC Wood
"World Class……………..."
Tony Levin / Simon Spillett
"...... BadAss Bass Player"
John Holmes
"The Sublime Bassifications of Mike Green"
Yorks Bakery Jazz Sessions.
"Also a special thanks to my Orchestra Contractor and friend Russell Swift,
who booked an unbelievable Orchestra and certainly one of the finest I've ever worked with,
all fantastic players who played wonderfully and with great enthusiasm.
Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen...It was a real pleasure, lets do it again"
Mike Alexander MD (Dame Shirley Bassey &
David Walliams TV Recording for BBC1 - ITV Studios)
"Green takes another solo towards the close in a further demonstration of his considerable dexterity"
In On The 2 CD Review (The Jazzmann)
“Mike has an innate sense of groove providing the ideal support to explore the tradition of Jazz. He has the uncanny ability to 'second-guess' fellow musicians' intentions and abrupt changes in the music, whilst his creative input into the unit turns the experience of performing into a constant voyage of discovery. This makes him a powerful force in any band unit”
Steve Tromans
"Produces a full sound on the bass and is an adept soloist"
Dick Stafford (Jazz CD Reviews)
"…a melodic but highly rhythmic double bass solo from the consistently excellent Green"
Black Mountain Jazz gig Review (The Jazzmann)
"If there’s a criticism it’s that we don’t hear enough of Green"
In On The 2 CD Review (The Jazzmann)
"plus an excellent solo from the always impressive Mike Green"
Kings Arms gig Review (The Jazzmann)
"Mike Green was also in great form here, his bass riff anchoring the piece and
also providing the launch pad for an exemplary double bass solo"
Kings Arms gig Review (The Jazzmann)