Check out my “What’s In the Case” in Strings Magazine’s May-June 2023 Issue!
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Mike Block regularly tours his engaging solo show of cello and voice through the unique living spaces designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for a one-of-a-kind concert experience. Explaining the inspiration for this unique project,
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Two global fusion live performances are coming up this spring in Massachusetts! Groton Music's Meadow Hall will host A “must-hear” event with
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Mike Block (cello/vocals) teams up with Christylez Bacon (beatbox/rhymes/guitar) and Patricia Ligia (electric bass guitar/vocals) to form a dynamic trio,
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March 26 & April 1, 2023 , Vero Beach, FL- Vero Beach International Music Festival will present two final performances this season
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Applications for Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop (GMW) are now open! GMW 2023 will take place from August 6-12, 2023 at New England Conservatory in Boston, MA.
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The Lawrentian reviewed last month’s performance at Lawrence University, saying that the Mike Block Trio
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My Online Multi-Style Cello School @ ArtistWorks.com was Ranked the #1 online cello resource by HelloMusicTheory.com
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Master Wu Man and I are performing our first full duo show THIS Friday, Feb 10, in Rockport, MA at the beautiful Shalin Liu Performance Center, as part of my GLOBAL JOURNEYS series. Tickets at https://rockportmusic.org/wu-man-mike-block/
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I met Christylez Bacon at Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop this summer. He is a breathtaking performer who beatboxes, rhymes, and as I later discovered, also rocks some great guitar harmonies. This is our debut tour together through the northeast, from Maine down to Washington D.C. - come join us! :) Details on my tour page.
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Musicians of all ages/backgrounds can join us at www.playforthevote.com. PLAY FOR THE VOTE organizes musical performances at polling locations across the country on Election Day (Nov 8), with the goal of increasing voter turnout by providing a more positive voting experience and creating a sense of community
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Mike Block String Camp will be July 10-15, 2023 in Vero Beach, Florida. Enroll TODAY at https://www.mikeblockstringcamp.com/
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WHAT NOW?
MIKE BLOCK TRIO
Release Date: September 30, 2022
The debut album from the Mike Block Trio is a long time coming, while the connection between these three unique musicians has been deepening for over a decade in various collaborations and configurations.
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“A collection of playful and stoic reinterpretations of Appalachian folk and world beat music. Never before have we heard the combination of these three instruments traverse such a wide breadth of music so effortlessly; it’s equal parts Baroque, bluegrass and latin jazz, virtuosic all the same.”
- WBUR Boston
"daringly taking his trio towards new musical possibilities … a rousing musical breakdown with classical music themes and progressive preciseness. Block takes a more urban approach here, giving bluegrass a bold statement, where the worlds of Del McCoury meet Mahavishnu Orchestra.”
- Glide Magazine
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With so much positive feedback from musicians and voters alike in 2020, we are so excited to bring back PLAY FOR THE VOTE for the upcoming midterms on November 8! Our goal is to activate 10,000 musicians around the United States to help turn a divisive day into a unique opportunity to build community with the people around us. Musicians of all ages/backgrounds can join us at www.playforthevote.com
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Today Glide Magazine is premiering the new music video for "Highland Ridge", by the Mike Block Trio, featuring Joe K. Walsh (mandolin) and Zachariah Hickman (bass) . It's a VERY fun video, in the style of Wes Anderson, shot/edited by our good friend Luke Zvara.
Glide Magazine also had these nice words to say about the upcoming album, What Now?, which will be released September 30 release on Bright Shiny Things.
"daringly taking his trio towards new musical possibilities … a rousing musical breakdown with classical music themes and progressive preciseness. Block takes a more urban approach here, giving bluegrass a bold statement, where the worlds of Del McCoury meet Mahavishnu Orchestra.” -Glide Magazine Review
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Today, the Mike Block Trio, featuring Joe K. Walsh (mandolin/vocals) and Zachariah Hickman (bass/vocals) shares our first single, “One Fine Day” and announces our debut album, What Now?, for a September 30 release via Bright Shiny Things. The album What Now? features mostly original music, composed during the pandemic, oscillating between intimate meditations and burning improvisations, fusing elements of bluegrass, jazz and classical.
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Since creating Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop in 2015, this has become one of the most special and unique communities I've been able to be a part of. We are reuniting for our first in-person GMW since the pandemic at our new host facility, the New England Conservatory of Music. Our three public shows will take place at the legendary Jordan Hall, starting with our faculty concert on August 10th!
2022 GMW FACULTY Performs Aug 10:
Mike Block: Multi-style Cello and GMW Director
Wu Man: Chinese Pipa and GMW Co-Lead
Jamey Haddad: Multi-Style Percussion
Balla Kouyaté: Malian Balafon
Abeer Nehme: Arabic Vocals
Kala Ramnath: Indian Violin
Kaoru Watanabe: Japanese Flutes and Percussion
Hankus Netsky: Klezmer Multi-Instrumentalist
July 21 Newmarket, NH Mike Block Trio at The Stone Church
July 22 New York City, NY Mike Block Trio at Rockwood Music Hall
July 23 Caroga Lake, NY Mike Block Trio at Caroga Lake Music Festival, opening for Cory Wong
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