Ep. 161: Mike Steinel

Mike Steinel is a jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer, arranger, and novelist. For forty years he taught jazz at the collegiate level, most notably at the University of North Texas (32 years). He has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia; recorded with the Frank Mantooth Orchestra, the Mike Waldrop Band, the Chicago Jazz Quintet; and performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Don Ellis, Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, Jerry Bergonzi, and others. His most recent releases are: “Song and Dance,” (Origin Records 2018) and “Saving Charlie Parker” (Rosewood Audio 2022). The latter is a companion piece with a novel of the same name. Links: https://www.mikesteinel.com http://www.savingcharlieparker.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1eBkg9uqWP02WvQTJ5mPQ