About Mike Driscoll- Credentials
Educated
Played and studied guitar and music for decades. Earned a 4 year Bachelor Degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music. Studied with the legendary Gary Burton at Berklee, who was a musical partner with Chick Corea for decades. Private lessons with Sal Salvadore (Stan Kenton guitarist,) and also played in Sal's big guitar ensemble at the University of Bridgeport. Attended several guitar clinics with Robben Ford and Mike Stern who are Miles Davis band alumni.
Below: Mike Driscoll Guitar receiving his Bachelor's Degree from Quincy Jones at Berklee.
Involved
Studied music history with Ted Pease, who is a fantastic encyclopedia of jazz music. Studied everything from Louie Armstrong, though Duke Ellington and Count Basie, on to Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Jaco Pastorius and beyond. I wrote for a 17-piece Berklee Big Band, including writing the conductor's master charts and 17 individual charts for each song, one for each band member for several songs, and worked them up with the band.