Michael Mirand, jazz and standards
vocalist, Frank Sinatra Tribute Artist, composer, actor and director has
been performing professionally for nearly forty years.
Hailing from Buffalo, New York
with family roots in Welland and St. Catharines, Ontario, he primarily
performs in clubs, concert halls and in Jazz Festivals throughout
Western New York and Southern Ontario; although he is a regular
performer in Central Florida up and down the Space Coast. He has also
performed in Montreal, New York City, Saratoga Springs, Boston, Las
Vegas, and in D.C.
His
standards sets with his Jazz Trio "Upbeat" include the music
of the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Rogers and
Hart, Cahn and Van Heusen, Antonio Carlos Jobim as well as Bebop and
beyond artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Dizzy
Gillespie, Horace Silver and more, with a song list includes over 500
songs. His CD's can be purchased through CD Baby.
Michael's theatrical career
includes performing and directing nearly 200 plays musicals and several
movie and TV parts including the male lead in the film "Where In
The Hell Is North Tonawanda?" He performed his own composition in
the film, which he re-recorded on his new CD "Don't Worry 'Bout
Me". He has been touring in his play which he wrote and directed
called "The Rat Pack Show", playing Frank Sinatra, with his
two pals who play Dean Martin and Sammy Davis. They even bring a Marilyn
along for a wild ride. Catch him with his trio, quartet, with big bands,
his one man show tribute to Ole Blue Eyes, or with his two "Rat
Pack" pals. And check out his CD's.
Michael Mirand is available for
private bookings as well.