Mike Elliott (guitarist)

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Mike Elliott
BornMay 18, 1940
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 2005
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1960s–1980s
Associated actsNatural Life

Mike Elliott was an American jazz guitarist.

Elliott was born in Chicago and raised in Colorado, where he studied guitar with Johnny Smith. His father was a studio musician and his mother a blues singer. He learned guitar at a young age and was playing professionally by the time he was sixteen. He formed his own jazz group and in 1964 was on the road. He moved to Minneapolis in 1966, and in the seventies he helped found the jazz fusion group Natural Life, which included saxophonist Bob Rockwell, bassist Billy Peterson, pianist Bobby Peterson, and drummers Bill Berg and Eric Kamau Gravatt. [1]

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He died on September 14, 2005. There is now a Mike Elliott scholarship award for excellence in guitar. [3]

Discography

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With Natural Life

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Front Page News – Guitarist Mike Elliott Dies at Age 65
  2. ↑ "Mike Elliott Biography". Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ McNally Smith College of Music
  4. 1 2 "Minneapolis Tribune". Archived from the original on September 10, 2001. Retrieved October 14, 2011.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Mike Elliott Quotes & Reviews". Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Mike Elliott (2)". Discogs. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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