Mike Zecchino (pronounced zeh-KEE-no) is a singer, songwriter and musician in Tucson, Arizona. He soaks up music from songwriters like Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman, Brazilian artists and bands such as Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown and Timbalada, funk, soul, Appalachia, and everything that clunks, hums, groans or chimes.
Mike's been recording and performing slightly bent songs with quirky lyrics, for many moons. He recently released his second solo CD, Life in the Funnel, featuring everything from dobro folk to organ funk. Check it out on this site!
Mike also plays in, and is an assistant director for Batucaxé, a 50-member Afro-Brazilian drum and dance performing group and school in Tucson. He directs Catacoustic Groove, bringing streetcorner a cappella to Tucson for over 15 years. And, as a member of ZaBoomBa he helps create interactive drum extravaganzas that get everyone in the audience drumming along--that means 500 drums in a room, people!
Mike is currently gearing up to take his show on the road, traveling cross country in November for a whirlwind tour with much fun and music, and hopefully little incident and weather, along the way! Follow along with the tour blog.
Buy
Mike's new CD, Life in the Funnel, at CCNow or CDBaby, or
download tracks at Amazon.