A versatile instrumentalist, bandleader, composer and arranger, conductor and music producer, Mike Crotty's music can be heard in a wide variety of forums. He plays trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophones, and woodwinds, and during his Air Force career, Mike often subbed on the Airmen of Note, playing all of the saxophone chairs and three trumpet chairs. Having performed with numerous icons like Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Diana Ross, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, and George Burns, Mike's genres cover Jazz, Swing, and Big Band music.
Mysterious and melancholic big band jazz with serenity and heartbreak, with several transitions to differing moods and tempos. Elegant romantic and tender. Instrumental, Jazz, Modern Jazz
Mid-tempo elegant swinging big band, with smoking brass and reeds, wicked flugelhorn solo and baroque/renaissance roots wind bridge, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Big Band
Warm and vibrant classical guitar segues into swinging and epic big band with magical brass and blazing electric guitar work, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band
Classical guitar transitions into cool and dynamic swinging big band flow, nice electric jazz guitar solo and piano work, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Big Band
