Mike started his new big band when he returned to Los Angeles in 1997. The new band has released two CDs, Mike Barone Big Band Live 2005 and Metropole, and is slated to record a new album in April of 2007.
   The band periodically plays at venues in the Southern California area.

 

BAND PERSONNEL:
TRUMPETS: Bob Summers Lee Thornburg Pete DeSiena Mark Lewis   SUBS: Adolfo Acosta Jamie Hovorka Bob Schaer		SAXES: Kim Richmond Keith Bishop Ernie Watts Vince Trombetta, Jr Brian Williams   SUBS: Jeff Driskill Kevin Garren Rob Hardt Tom Luer Gerald Pinter Brian Scanlon		TROMBONES: Charlie Loper Dick Hamilton Bill Booth Craig Gosnell   SUBS: Randy Alcroft Bruce Fowler Dave Ryan Lori Stuntz Phil Teele		PIANO: Jeff Colella   SUB: Rich Eames   BASS: Joel Hamilton   DRUMS: Paul Kreibich   SUB: Bob Leatherbarrow