Gig Calendar
March 6th, 2009
“Mikey’s Waltz” CD Release
February 25th, 2009
Info for Students
February 14th, 2009
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This is the Student Info Page. I intend to add a lot of useful information to this page. I want to include info useful to my students such as syllabi, program info, selected lessons and chord/scale diagrams. Also some selected lessons that may be of interest to those who are players and students of the jazz guitar. These files are in pdf format.
University of Houston Guitar Program
University of Houston Syllabus
University of Houston Guitar Audition Info
University of St. Thomas Syllabus
1st Position Chords
Barre Chords
6th and 7th Chords
9th and 13th chords
Major and Minor Scales
Modes
Guitar Plan
Recordings
February 14th, 2009
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Mike’s latest CD “Mikey’s Waltz” on Blue Bamboo Music is now available
Listen to samples/Buy “Mikey’s Waltz”
“That Saturday Thing” has arrived!
photo by Tim Leggett
Listen to samples:
Alone Together
Charade
Love Walked In
The Mike Wheeler Trio
The new trio cd featuring David Craig-Bass and Mike Lefebvre-drums
Indian Summer
My first cd with Danny Ward-piano, Aric Nitzberg-Bass and Todd Harrison-Drums
Collage
This is a three guitar project I did with Mike Sunjka and Paul Chester
Bio
February 14th, 2009
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Mike Wheeler is a jazz guitarist from Houston. He studied in San Antonio with jazz guitarist Jackie King before going to the Berklee college of music in Boston. Mike later received a Bachelor of Music from the University of St. Thomas. After returning to the Houston area, Mike established himself in the Houston Music scene. He worked in clubs, formed jazz groups, played with most of the major orchestras and performance groups in the Houston area including the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Theater Under the Stars. Broadway show credits include “Showboat”, “Chicago”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Fosse” and The Who’s “Tommy”.
He has performed with jazz artists such as Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Bill Watrous, Tom Harrell and Arnett Cobb. He has also backed pop artists such as Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride, Andy Williams, Larry Gatlin, Robert Goulet, Engelbert Humperdink, Bob Hope and John Denver. In the Fall of 2000 he recorded and arranged a CD of popular standards with Merle Haggard. His first CD, entitled “Indian Summer”, (which was produced by Willie Nelson) and his new CD “The Mike Wheeler Trio” spotlight his guitar style. He is currently instructor of guitar at the University of Houston, University of St. Thomas and Houston Community College.
