Mike Nock

Mike Nock is definitely among the best contemporary jazz keyboardists to emerge from his area of the globe. Nock began acquiring piano lessons from his dad when he was 11. He started gigging four years afterwards with 18 shifted to Australia. After proceeding a trio that toured Britain in 1961, Nock visited the U.S. to wait the Berklee University of Music. Following a season he lowered out of college to be the home pianist in a Boston membership and had possibilities to utilize Coleman Hawkins, Pee Wee Russell, Phil Woods, and Sam Streams, among numerous others. Nock obtained some reputation during his period as an associate of Yusef Lateef’s music group (1963-1965). He led his very own combos, gigged for a brief period using the Jazz Messengers, and finally moved to SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, where he caused John Useful. During 1968-1970 Nock was associated with fusion, leading the 4th Method, a pioneer within the idiom. Over time he became a studio room musician in NY (1975-1985) and came back to Australia, where he continues to be occupied as both an educator (teaching in the N.S.W. Conservatorium of Music) so when a musician, sometimes revisiting the U.S. Like a innovator, Nock documented as soon as 1960 (Move, that was documented in Australia) and it has made information for Capitol (using the 4th Method), MPS, Improvising Performers (inside a band known as Almanac), Laurie, Enja, Timeless, Tomato, ECM, DIW, Naxos Jazz, Birdland, and Jazzhead.