Mike Fahie
Jazz Composer-Trombonist
Brooklyn-based trombonist and composer known for merging classical and jazz idioms with sophisticated large ensemble arrangements.
About
Mike Fahie is a jazz trombonist, composer and educator based in Brooklyn. He is the lead trombonist of Darcy James Argue's Secret Society and principal trombonist of the Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York. A native of Ottawa, Canada, he moved to New York in 2000 to pursue his Master's degree at Manhattan School of Music, becoming the first Canadian Fulbright Scholar in jazz.
Music Style
Fahie merges classical and jazz idioms through sophisticated arrangements and compositions. His work blends contemporary New York jazz with classical substance, featuring complex harmonic structures and dynamic orchestration.
Background
- Hometown
- Ottawa, Canada
- Education
- Manhattan School of Music
- Instruments
- trombone, euphonium, piano
- Active
- 2000-present
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