Georgian-born Pianist & Composer Giorgi Mikadze

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Georgian-born Pianist & Composer Giorgi Mikadze .. We caught up with him at the original school that taught him jazz in Georgia to discuss how far he has come and specifically his new 2024 CD Face to Face: Georgian Songbook Vol. 1 .. He started out following a well-trodden path on the way to becoming a successful jazz musician: leaving home for the United States, studying at a prestigious music school in Berklee and the Manhattan School of Music, winning music competitions and jazz fellowships, and performing with many of the music’s legendary figures like Jack DeJohnette, Roy Hargrove, Dave Liebman and many others .. Dig this story….  For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkc Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews/id546432639 Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gAltD2kVLq8uNkpSFtkm0 The Home of Neon Jazz: http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Neon Jazz via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.