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Michael Fox

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Michael was born in Brooklyn, New York and started playing drums at the age of eight. Michael studied with world-class drummers and teachers such as Sonny Igoe and Michael Carvin. Michael also studied at the Manhattan School of Music for a number of years with Jim Price, studying classical mallets and vibes.
In 1973, Michael auditioned and was accepted for the High School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1976. "By the age of eighteen, I was traveling with a show band playing seven nights a week all over the country. I remember at one point we did forty two gigs straight. It was grueling, but it was a great lesson in endurance and consistency. When returning to New York after thirteen months out on the road, I settled for a while, playing club dates with some of New York's finest musicians."
Presently, Michael's most recent credits include playing in a powerhouse blues band for the legendary Floyd Lee who has been spanning the globe for nearly five decades. The latest album, Mean Blues has been issued on the Amogla Label and is doing very well in Europe and Japan. This group contains some of New York's most noted blues musicians. "We are currently planning blues festivals all over the country opening for the biggest blues acts in the business."
Michael has also put his own wonderful jazz ensemble together called the "MF2 Project". This band includes his old performing arts high school buddy and friend Michael Favata. The two come together to create their own brand of creative jazz music. The CD also includes original material written by Fox and Favata. This band includes talented musicians such as Gregg Gerson who has worked with Roger Daltry, Billy Idol, Mick Jagger to name a few and Michael Morreale who has played trumpet with Joe Jackson for many years.
"After 25 years being on the scene as a working drummer, it has been a wonderful growing experience being able to play in different musical situations and working with artists as diverse as Al Haig who played with Charlie Parker to Steve Stevens who I met at the high school of performing arts."
Michael endorses Remo products and drumheads exclusively. My very special thanks to Matt Connors, Michelle Jacoby, Chris Hart and all at Remo. Michael also endorses products from Vic Firth Inc. and Rhythm Tech.
[To See Michael Fox's full biography, check out his website on the link below]
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http://www.michaelfoxdrums.com

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Member Since: 11/30/2007
Band Website: http://www.michaelfoxdrums.com/
Band Members: Mike Fox - Drums Mike Favata - Keyboards Jeff Gordon - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Influences: On Drums: Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Ginger Baker, John Bonham, etc., etc. Musical Influences: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, to name a few.
Sounds Like: Mixture of Bebop and Smooth Jazz
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie

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