Familiar Places Mike Bono

• 1 I Remember You 04:56
• 2 Stella By Starlight 04:45
• 3 Turnaround 05:31
• 4 Lujon 05:04
• 5 I Hear Rhapsody 04:25
• 6 All The Things You Are 06:05
• 7 All My Tomorrows 07:38
• 8 I'll Be Seeing You 04:45
• Total Runtime 43:09

Info for Familiar Places

Mike Bono’s name may be unfamiliar, but now I realise that, unknowingly, I’ve already heard his guitar playing on recordings by Erykah Badu, Julian Lage and Michael Blume. His 2019 album Visitors with pianist Christian Li was well received, but there’s so much new music you just can’t hear everything!

"Familiar Places is a lovely album to warm up a grey Winter’s day. For guitar fans it is recommended listening. For guitar players, it’s inspiring." (Adam Sieff, londonjazznews.com)

“He is an accomplished improviser with outstanding technical facility and I find him to be well on his way to establishing his own voice as an improviser.” (Rick Peckham)

“Mike Bono is one of the most promising young guitarists I have come across. He has formidable skills, maturity, and a great imagination.” (Ben Monder)

Mike Bono, guitar
Jared Henderson, double bass
Lee Fish, drums

Mike Bono
is a guitarist currently living in NYC, where he is playing, teaching, composing, and recording. He holds a degree from Berklee College of Music, where he was the first guitarist in the schools renowned history to receive a Presidential Scholarship. He has performed at venues in the city such as Carnegie Hall, Town Hall Theater, Birdland, The Blue Note, and many other clubs around town. Aside from playing in New York, Mike has played at several clubs and festivals throughout Europe and Africa. Over the last few years, Mike has had several opportunities to play or record with artists like Erykah Badu, Chris Cheek, Andra Day, Dayna Stephens, Julian Lage, Rich Perry, Natalie Cressman, and Michael Blume, amongst many others. He has one album out as a leader called ” From Where You Are”, a co-led album with Natalie Cressman called “Etchings in Amber”, and a second co-led album with pianist Christian Li called “Visitors”. On Jan 29th he will release his fourth album, a standards album entitled “Familiar Places”, on La Reserve Records. Additionally, Mike held the guitar chair at the Broadway musical King Kong for the duration of its run. Mike has also subbed on the broadway musicals Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Pretty Woman, Spongebob Squarepants, and Moulin Rouge.

Mike is endorsed by ZT Amplifiers, Wire World Pro Audio Instrument Cables, Master Strap, and Source Audio.

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