Biography - cont'd.
Wiester put Mike in the saxophone section of his Famous Jazz Orchestra when moving to Columbus, OH, where he played weekly with such special guests as John von Olen, Jim Rupp, John Fedchock & Bill Holman. It was in Columbus where Mike also landed his next musical break. A phonecall from percussionist Ed Davis paved the way for what became a spot in one of Ohio's hottest and upcoming acoustic rock/pop bands, American Cherry. Through a fusion of many different elements of jazz, funk, folk, latin, and afro-cuban, American Cherry's danceable, pop-sensitive music landed Mike performances opening for such bands as Oval Opus, The Shantee, Blues Traveller, Red Wanting Blue, Styx, & Peter Frampton.
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