Canadian trumpeter, Mike Herriott, began playing the trumpet at six years of age...

Canadian trumpeter, Mike Herriott, began playing the trumpet at six years of age and won numerous regional and national awards throughout his formative years as a musician. By age eleven, he was performing for large audiences and recording for CBC radio and television.

Now a respected multi-instrumentalist in both the classical and jazz genres, Mike is much in demand as a lead trumpeter, jazz improviser, orchestral soloist, bassist, arranger and composer. He has appeared as a soloist with the Victoria Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, JZ Big Band (Shanghai), Prime Time Big Band, the Calgary Stampede Orchestra and many other orchestras and big bands across Canada and abroad.

Mike has shared the stage with some of the world’s finest artists including Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Phil Nimmons, Maria Schneider, Bob Newhart, Jay Leno, Michael Buble, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, The Moody Blues, Tommy Banks, Hugh Fraser, Chucho Valdes, Kenny Wheeler, Rob McConnell, Ian McDougall, and the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Another career highlight was serving as featured soloist in concert with Allen Vizzutti, Jens Lindemann, Andea Tofanelli, and Doc Severinsen during the 2008 International Trumpet Guild Conference.

He has played in film soundtracks, jingles, and TV themes and is proud to be heard as lead trumpet during the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Mike has recorded on numerous CD and radio sessions with artists including the Canadian Brass, Paul Brandt, Hugh Fraser, Joe Coughlin, Rob McConnell, Guido Basso, and has recorded for CBC, Universal, EMI, Sony, and Disney. He has three releases as leader and is looking forward to the 2010 release of the Harkness/Herriott duo CD, Flights Vol 1, on ArtistShare, and to the 2010 release of the Canadian Brass and David Braid collaboration, Spirit Dances on Opening Day Records.

Schedule 2010, - Jersey Boys, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON

November 19, 20, 21:
guest soloist with the Okanagan Symphony website

November 13:
guest soloist with the Chilliwack Symphony

October 22:
guest soloist with the Kingston Symphony website

September :
Canadian Brass CD release of the David Braid project website

August 8:
H2 CD Flights Vol 1 release party, Metropolitan Room, New York, New York website

August 5, 6:
H2 CD Flights Vol 1 release party, The REX, Toronto, Ontario website