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Unto the Breach... - RoadHouse Records
“...Mike is a phenomenon... kind of like a jazz hurricane - calm and focussed on the inside, and a flurry of power on the outside. He's incredibly adept on any instrument he touches, and his talent will blow you away.”
• Andy Sheppard, host of Afterhours on CBC Radio 2.
This latest recording features Dennis Esson, Campbell Ryga, Ross Taggart, Ken Lister, and Blaine Wikjord.
Cartoon Cat (MH - trumpet, Campbell Ryga alto sax, Dennis Esson - trombone, Ross Taggart - piano, Ken Lister - bass, and Blaine Wikjord - drums): Hi Speed Low Speed
Unto the Breach (not into) (same personnel): Hi Speed Low Speed
Lurch Steps (Mike and Dennis trading trombones): Hi Speed Low Speed
Visit Mike's Concert Schedule page to find out when this group will be playing next.
A Piece of the Action - Boathouse Records
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“... A Piece of the Action proves that the most important musical development of the 20th century, Jazz, is as solid as a rock and in no small way through Mike Herriott's contributions, very much part of the optimistic future of the 21st Century!”
• Hugh Fraser, Executive Producer for Boathouse Records
“ A Piece of the Action is Herriott's most mature and evolved project to date. It shows of his composer/arranger skills admirably, and thrives on the prodigious chops of the talented ensemble of players.Only a bold trumpet/trombone player would invite three other players of those same horns to share the date with him, but Herriott's confidence is more than justified...”
•Katie Malloch, Jazz Beat, CBC Radio
“Whether he's playing a trumpet, a trombone or a flugelhorn, Mike Herriott blows a fountain of musical ideas out of each one of them. One note better than the next.”
•Ross Porter, Cool TV.
A Piece of the Action (MH - trumpet, Pat Coleman - guitar, Ken Lister - bass, and Blaine Wikjord - drums): Hi Speed Low Speed
Little Angel (Bruce Hurn - flugelhorn, Dennis Esson, MH (solo), and Hugh Fraser - trombones, Rhythm - as above): Hi Speed Low Speed
Released in 2001, A Piece of the Action features the wonderful Mike Herriott Quartet with special guests Hugh Fraser, Dennis Esson, Bruce Hurn, and Campbell Ryga. The quartet enlists the talents of guitarist, and producer for this CD, Pat Coleman, bassist Ken Lister, and drummer Blaine Wikjord.
Visit Mike's Concert Schedule page to find out when this group will be playing next.
Free at Last - Boathouse Records
“...on Free At Last, Herriott uncorks his most moving, evocative improvisation. A beautiful debut.”
• 5/4 Magazine, Seattle
Christina (MH - flugelhorn and e. bass solo, Ross Taggart - piano, Ken Lister - bass, and Keith Copeland - drums) : Hi Speed Low Speed
Free At Last (MH - solo flugelhorn and trumpets, Dennis Esson - trombones, Hugh Fraser - trombone (solo) and bass trombone, rhythm section - as above) : Hi Speed Low Speed
Mike leads his highly-acclaimed quintet, which has performed on both ocean coasts of Canada and recorded numerous times for CBC radio. The quintet appears on the recent CBC compilation CD release celebrating 50 years of the show Hot Air.
Herriott toured Canada again last year as lead trumpet with Hugh Fraser and the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI). He has also performed with Kenny Wheeler, Slide Hampton, Pat Labarbara, Keith Copeland, and Maynard Ferguson.
With Mike Herriott - trumpet, Dennis Esson - trombone, Ross Taggart - piano, Ken Lister - bass, Keith Copeland - drums, and guest Hugh Fraser - trombone solo
Other Recent Recording Projects
· Prairie Fire, Dean McNeill Big Band, 2007 (to be released) (lead trumpet)
· A Gift. Paul Brandt, Christmas 2006 – Universal (lead trumpet)
· Things Turn Out That Way, Joe Coughlin, 2006 – Roadhouse Records (trumpet/flugelhorn)
· This Blue Before, “Smiling” Jack Smith, 2006 – Roadhouse Records (trumpet/flugelhorn)
· Big Works, Hugh Fraser and VEJI, 2002 – Boathouse Records release (lead/piccolo trumpet)
· She’s Hip, Janice Finlay, 2002 – Boathouse Records release (trumpet/flugelhorn)
· Mighty Fingers, Ed Philp Septet, 2001 – Boathouse Records release (trombone)
· The Trumpet Shall Sound, Mike Herriott & The Victoria Symphony, 2000 – Tintagel Records demo CD (trumpet soloist)
· Silent Partner, Jeff Agopsowicz, 2000 – Independent release (bass)
· orquesta goma dura – live, Orquesta Goma Dura, 2000 – Mother Corp. Records release (trumpet)
· “V”, Hugh Fraser and VEJI, 1999 – Boathouse Records release (lead trumpet)
· Symphony Splash, Victoria Symphony, 1999 – GSP Records release (trumpet)
· Hot Air – 50th Anniversary, Mike Herriott Quintet, 1997 – CBC Records release (trumpet)
