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Biography
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Mike Mainieri & Friends
Effective period / Period of releases: 1994 - 1995
Members: Michael Brecker, Jon Faddis, Hugh McCracken, Lew Soloff, Mike Mainieri, Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, David Spinozza, Tony Levin, Jon Pierson, Steve Gadd, Frank Vicari, George Young (2), Joe Beck, Barry Rogers, Paul Metzke, Sam Brown (2), Warren Bernhardt, Bob Mann, Nat Pavone, Ann E. Sutton, Nick Holmes (4), Sue Manchester
Essentially a jam session collective that gathered for rehearsals in New York City during the late '60s and early '70s. On a few occasions, the ensemble performed in public as a 23 piece group.