MIKE LONGO
Genres: Hard Bop, Big Band, Soul Jazz, RnB, Latin Jazz, Funk Jazz, Classic Fusion • United States

Michael Josef Longo (March 19, 1937 – March 22, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He came from a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at church, and his music training began at a young age. Mike recalled seeing Sugar Chile Robinson playing boogie woogie piano: "The first time I saw him, man, he knocked me out. I must have been three or four years old. He played after the Count Basie show, so I went home and started picking out boogie woogie bass lines."His parents took him for formal lessons at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music at four. He moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida soon after. At the age of 12 he won a local talent contest. Longo's career started in his father's band, but later Cannonball Adderley helped him get gigs of his own. Their read more...