Mike Field

Award-Winning Jazz

Raised in Canada and the USA, jazz trumpeter, composer, and vocalist Mike Field is known for his bright, energetic performances and globe-trotting musical adventures. Whether playing a high-velocity instrumental or a playful world-jazz vocal tune, Mike’s music blends technical brilliance with cultural flair and a sense of fun.

He has toured extensively across Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, with occasional stops in South Korea, Chile, and even Antarctica. Performing original compositions with local musicians at jazz clubs and festivals around the world, recent highlights include the Nelson Jazz Festival in New Zealand, Grampians Jazz Festival in Australia, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Newmarket Jazz Festivals in Canada, The Lighthouse Cafe in Los Angeles, SCAT Jazz Club in Madeira, and Gregory’s Jazz Club in Rome.

Mike’s albums have received widespread acclaim. Attic Jump reached #1 on the Canadian Jazz Charts, Ghost and the Paperboy earned him the Independent Music Award for Jazz Music Producer, and Magnolia won the Toronto Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Vocals.

Mike’s philosophy is that life is too short to take it seriously, so we should have as much fun as possible. That spirit shines through in his music, often drawing comparisons to Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, and Brian Setzer.

Mike began playing trumpet at age 10, studying with private teachers from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and later at New York University. He taught himself guitar and songwriting, and in 2007 left a PhD in Spanish Computational Linguistics to pursue music full-time.