BAND MEMBERS

Mike Rose

Mike Rose, Groove Docotors, Bay Area Band

Trumpet

Besides playing with the GROOVE Doctors, Mike currently has a large group of students that he teaches the trumpet and he is also an instructor at the Walnut Creek Civic Arts and Education, the La Honda Music Camp and Diablo Valley College. On top of all that, Mike is the director of the Walnut Creek Jazz Ensemble and the College Park High School Jazz Ensemble.

Mike’s professional career spans over 30 years and he was awarded the Bay Area Blues Society Trumpet Player of the Year in 2006. Mike has performed and recorded with a large variety of accomplished artists including:

R & B

  • Lydia Pense & Cold Blood
  • Bobby Womack
  • The Coasters
  • The Drifters
  • Little Anthony & the Imperials
  • The Dynatones
  • Syl Johnson
  • The Shirells
  • Otis Clay
  • Lenny Williams (Tower of Power)

Blues

  • Tommy Castro
  • Cool Papa
  • C. P. Love
  • Buddy Ace
  • The Mighty Sam McLain
  • Jimmy McKracklin
  • E. C. Scott
  • Jackie Payne

Jazz

  • Jon Faddis
  • Joe Henderson Memorial Big Band
  • Joel Dorham Octet
  • Tom Harrell
  • Bobby Hutcherson
  • Canival Druise Lines Orchestra
  • Warren Gale
  • Jules Rowell

Rock

  • Randy Jackson (American Idol)
  • Sir Mack Rice (Mustang Sally)
  • Vernon Black
  • Buddy Miles
  • Todd Rundgren

Salsa

  • Robert DIaz
  • Orchestra Actualidad
  • Sexteto Diablo
  • Cheo Conception
  • Johnny Hernandez
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