$15 Cover ($10 Students) / Start 3:30pm / Doors 3pm / Seated Show
Exclusive Boston album release show for Nashville based Jazz/Fusion guitarist Featuring Ervin Dhimo on bass and Steve Langone on Drums.
With over 25 years’ experience in guitar performance and education, Mike Valeras has garnered a reputation as one of the most respected musicians, composers and guitar instructors in Nashville.
Having honed his skills in the rich, musical breeding ground of the Boston area, Mike earned his B.M. in music education from Berklee College of Music and his M.M. in performance from the University of Massachusetts. In addition, he spent five years under the tutelage of legendary Jazz educator, Charlie Banacos (Mike Stern, Wayne Krantz, Jeff Berlin).
Mike has worked with many of the industry’s most respected musicians, including Steve Vai, John Scofield, Billy Sheehan, Larry Coryell, Keith Carlock, Jeff Berlin, Kirk Covington, Chester Thompson and others.
Mike is a professor of guitar at Belmont University and has also served on the faculty of Berklee College of Music's Guitar Sessions, Johnson University and Guitar Workshop Plus. He is a contributing clinician for the D’Addario Education Collective, and he offers courses of private study to any musician, artist or writer who wishes to expand their musical vocabulary. Many of Mike's former students have gone on to perform with some of the most well known names in music
In addition to his sideman work in the Nashville area, Mike continues to push the parameters of modern jazz with his own project, The Mike Valeras Trio, which has released 4 independent albums and received notable press worldwide.