Mike Walker

Salford born guitar player Mike Walker has played and recorded with the legendary George Russell, Peter Erskine, Steve Swallow, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor and performed with Dave Holland, Tal Farlow, Vince Mendoza, Anthony Braxton, Bill Frisell and many others. He plays regularly in the UK, Europe and around the world as well as teaching at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts and privately, and is the co-director for a number of jazz workshops held at The Music Place.

Mike Walker recently released his first album under his own name, Madhouse and the Whole Thing There, featuring the members of his sextet, plus strings, French horn, piano, brass section and vocals. Mike says This album is about dissonance masked by consonance, and having clear statements despite the density. I wanted the harmony to be supported by the melody. I wanted the rhythm and bar lengths to feel completely natural, even though they’re not. I wanted it to be singable, and street-walk whistleable.

...one of the most powerful jazz guitarists in Europe - The Guardian.