the album serendipity
12 original tracks written, recorded and produced by Mike Barker.
The album came about by chance, hence the title. I had made a number of recordings and shared some of them with Mark Bassey, the excellent tutor at some jazz workshops I had been
attending. Mark commented that I would soon have enough tracks for an album. That planted the idea. I then started a project to complete recordings of twelve original pieces, a mix of
vocals and instrumental tracks, mostly in a light jazz style with some latin influences.
about me
A guitar player and composer with a love of melodic music. When my contempories were listening to Pop and Rock music, I was listening to Instrumental and Big Band recordings.
I have been involved with a variety of music styles, including Folk Rock and a spell playing in a Pop/Rock covers band. I particularly enjoy smooth jazz and tunes from the
American Songbook.
composition & collaboration
In addition to playing jazz/melodic music, my other passion is writing and recording original songs/instrumentals.
Whilst the album Seredipity is a mix of instrumentals and vocals in a light jazz style. I also write music in other styles, folk, rock and instrumental. I enjoy working by myself on new compositions, but also enjoy collaborating with others both in the composition and recording/production of original music.