| Mike Price | |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin: | Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Instrument: | Trumpet |
Mike Price is an American jazz trumpeter and composer from the Chicago area.
Price was born in Chicago and raised in Florida and Valparaiso, Indiana.[1] After graduating from Valparaiso High School in 1959, he studied music education at Northwestern University, continued his education in composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and received a master's degree in jazz studies from the University of Southern California.[2]
In the late-1960s, Price toured and recorded with major big bands including those of Stan Kenton and Buddy Rich. Price was also an original member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band in Los Angeles and performed on all of the band's Grammy-nominated recordings of the 1970s and early 1980s.[3]
In the late-1980s, Price moved to Japan, where he leads his own quintet and big band and plays in Nobuo Hara's big band, "Sharps & Flats."[4]
With Stan Kenton