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: Tony Bonsera Adolfo Acosta Mark Lewis Bob Summers   SUBS: Pete DeSiena Jamie Horvorka Rob Schaer Bill Theurer Sean Billings Josh Aguilar		SAXES: Tom Luer Keith Bishop Kevin Garren Vince Trombetta Brian Williams   SUBS: Brian Scanlon Jeff Driskell Gerald Pinter Rob Hardt		TROMBONES: Charlie Loper Dick Hamilton Bill Booth Craig Gosnell   SUBS: Bruce Fowler Andrew Lippman Dave Ryan Lori Stuntz George Thatcher		PIANO: Andy Langham   SUB: Rich Eames Jeff Coletta BASS: David Tranchina   SUBS: Ryan McGillicuty Ken Wild   DRUMS: Jon Nathan   SUBS: Paul Kreibich Kendall Kay Bill Berg