RogMikEnzo
Jazz/Blues/Fusion Trio
Roger Inniss: Bass, Mike 'Sugar' Cahen: Guitar, Enzo Todesco: drums.
Mike: 'Enzo and I go back to 1984 when we met at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. During the following years, we bumped into each other during various tours. We decided to do some playing together so I called up bassist Roger Inniss to complete the line-up. We did two sets of gigs in Paris and recording sessions.
The live album 'Parisian Nights' is available on all digital platforms and was released on the Speegra label.
Roger Inniss, Mike Cahen, Enzo Todesco
Many thanks to music rerporter and photographer Jean Paul Bellanger for publishing and sharing the interviews. JP Bellanger Youtube Channel
Enzo Todesco
Roger Inniss
Mike Cahen
'Parisian Nights' Live album
Spotify
Buy the Parisian Nights album by RogMikENzo
The RogMikEnzo page at Speegra Records
- Enzo Todesco R.I.P
Enzo passed away the 10/12/2016 in Santa Barbara, California and wished to keep his fight against cancer private.
We first met in 1985 in Los Angeles whilst attending the Musician's Institute.
It was clear from the outset that his skills were exceptional, a childhood prodigy, virtually intimidating, head and shoulders above the rest and not just as a drummer but as a musician.
We later met up in Paris during a Gino Vanelli gig and had a memorable party in my flat with guitarist Mike Miller and singer Maxayne.
Our paths crossed sometime later and we decided to do some playing together so I called bassist Roger Inniss and we formed RogMikEnzo. Having no repertoire it evolved into an improvisational group.
I'm planning on putting up photos, studio out-takes of things we've done together to honour his memory. As a person he was humble and we shared the same approach to life. I could have met him in the States this summer, but it was not to be, and he never mentioned his plight.
He brought out the best in my playing.
Rest in peace.
I have played acoustic in the studio, on tour with artists and performed demos for some of the world's best acoustic guitar luthiers. I've had the luck to meet and play with David Bromberg (Bob Dylan, the Eagles) who studied with the Reverend Gary Davies.
I also play the Mohan Veena, a 21 string Indian instrument.
Blues/Jazz and Americana Solo Acoustic set
Featuring original compositions featured from Mikes' albums and arrangements of traditional blues and Celtic instrumentals and songs.
As well as guitar Mike plays the Mohan Veena; an Indian instrument.
Acoustic album 'Unplugged at Home'. Listen, buy and upload here!
DUOS
SAL BERNARDI - MIKE CAHEN DUO
With Sal Bernardi (Ricky Lee Jones, Willy Deville) on guitar/harmonica and piano
VAN WILKS - MIKE CAHEN DUO
TRIO
With Mox Gowland (Harmonica) and Marten Ingle (Bass)
JAZZ AND BLUES ORIGINALS AND STANDARDS.
Instrumental format /or with a singer from duo format to mini Big Band.
My first introduction to Jazz was through my mother's friend the French pianist Raymond Fol, whose family hosted her during World War II. Raymond was in the Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and later on, as a teenager would invite me to his concerts...He was a good friend of Duke Ellington and Raymond featured Sam Woodyard, the Duke's drummer in his trio.
During my musical studies at the G.I.T in Los Angeles, I was lucky to have had Joe Pass, Ron Eschete the chord melody specialist and Joe Diorio as my guitar teachers.
I started Jazz 4U way back in 1993 with singer Amanda Fahey as the featured vocalist and her late father, the BBC Big Band conductor and arranger Brian Fahey provided arrangements and compositions. With the various formats, we played and toured in France, Belgium, Morocco and Tunisia.
I've decided to restart the formula and offer a blend of Jazz and Blues. I kicked off the proceedings with 2 gigs at the French Assemblée Nationale for their annual festivities.
Bernardi-Cahen is an instrumental duo which performs original material Jazz, Blues and Pop interpretations.
Musician-composer from New York..Sal plays guitar, harmonica and piano. He has recorded toured and composed with Rickie Lee Jones, written songs with the late Willie (Mink) Deville.
- Interview with Sal Bernardi: Career, composing and music Interview
Instrumental: 'Manduela' by Sal Bernardi-MIke Cahen
'Old man with a cane' by Sal Bernardi, performed by Mike Cahen
