2013 News:
I am feeling inspired and lucky these days as a musician. There is so much to communicate, listen to and share in the current world of rhythms and melodies. And here we are more connected than ever before to the past, the present and future through the internet. I welcome you to my website and invite you to my musical world. It is often difficult to keep up with it all and it seems that social networks like facebook are winning the race but if you arrived here somehow I hope you will stay a while and feel free to communicate. Music is communication.
I am currently on tour with Melody Gardot and the band until May 6th. There is a short video clip courtesy of Piaget that features my guitar nicely - Have a listen;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax8li-caeG8
From February 15th to March 15th I had the pleasure to be invited to lead gigs playing Jazz, Brazilian and African music around town and hold a residency Tuesday nights at the renowned jazz club; Clazz in Tallinn, Estonia. We are also featured every Saturday at Clayhills in old town. Follow me on facebook for the complete schedule. Look for more Mitchell Long Music in Tallinn this summer...
Catch me on tour with Melody Gardot in 2013 - after a successful run of promotion and touring with Melody throughout 2012 I will continue with the Grammy Nominated - Platinum selling - young and talented jazz starlet! http://melodygardot.co.uk/tour/
Here in Los Angeles I continue playing or recording with a lot of fantastic musicians and singers all around town every week: Jessica Vautor, Natasha Agrama, Patrice Quinn, Laura Mace, Sandra Booker, Melissa Morgan, Carol Welsman, Katia Moraes, Jimmy Branley, Rene Camacho, Charles Ruggiero, Tim Lafebvre, Steve Hass, Ian Martin, Mike Shapiro, Dan Lutz, Tony Austin, Hussain Jiffry, Jose Marino, Peter Smith, Robert Kyle, Greg Poree, Randy Tico, Keith Jones, john Leftwich, Joey Heredia, Cafe Atlantico and Samba Society and more.
I am proud to be part of and playing guitars on Waldemar Bastos recent release "Classics of my soul" The recording was produced by Derek Nakamoto and features the London Symphony Orchestra. Waldemar Bastos is a legendary singer from Angola often referred to as "the voice of Angola"
I proudly endorse Eastman Guitars, Godin Guitars, Reference Lab cables, LR Baggs pickups and La Bella strings.