>>> BB Kings, Times Square NYC - Myles plays Guitar in a Broadway Production... Rockers On Broadway-Salute to Motown,
a star studded event. Click Here for Pictures & Video.
>>>Madison Square Garden for the Knicks Home-Opener (Halftime Show) Myles Plays "Mess Around" on Piano. Click
for Pictures
>>> A video of Myles playing Bass, Guitar, Piano, Sax and Singing James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" was
Featuredl on the YAHOO.com home page, they titled it "One Boy Band".
>>> Myles was invited to the Iridium Jazz Club in Times Square, New York City to sit-in with Les Paul Les
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>>>Myles Grabs Headlines after performance at The Sarasota Blues Festival Click for Article
"l I ove this kid... He's going to be a Big Star''
~ Sid Bernstein, The Promoter who brought the Beatles to America
"Myles reminds me of myself when I was a boy"
~ Les Paul, Guitar Legend
"Child Prodigy Tears it up at Sarasota Blues Fest"
~ Times Herald Tribune, Sarasota Fla
"The kid's got some future......"
~ Zackk Wylde, Guitar Player, Ozzy Osbourne Band
"He may be a Boy but he sure plays like a Man"
~ Levon Helm, Drummer of "The Band"
"We Choose Myles because He's is Brilliant! "
~ Barbra Strauss, Promoter, Sarasota Blues Fest
"Home Grown Prodigy, Myles Mancuso Takes
Kingston by Storm"
~Crispin Kott, Kingston Times
" Wowing Live Audiences Across the Hudson Valley"
~ Kate Heidecker, People Writer, Daily freeman
"This Kid could Flat Out play....there's no other way
to put it"
~ Noah Fleisher, Music Writer, Pulse Weekly Entertainment
14 year old Myles Mancuso has been fronting his own band of adult professionals since he was nine - he's played on some of the
top stages in Manhattan; BB Kings, The Cutting Room, The Iridium Jazz Club, Madison Square Garden (Knicks Half Time show),The Red
Lion, Tera Blues and many other stages around the New York City and the Hudson Valley area. He has also become a Festival Favorite playing
a number of well known festivals including Warren Haynes' Mountain Jam Festival and the Sarasota Blues Fest.
Sometimes billed
around New York City as "New York City's Youngest Working Bandleader/Guitarist", He has appeared live on local radio and TV stations
and has had numerous articles written about him. Early local newspaper articles affectionately dubbed him "Mojo" Myles Mancuso and
that name has stuck with him.... "The Mojo Myles Band" has Myles fronting on lead vocals and playing mostly guitar in his live
performances. As a multi instrumentalist, in his live performances he will sometimes play Piano, Sax and Hammond Organ as well. As
Myles performs live his fan base continues to grow, his band has a number of steady monthly gigs at night spots in the Hudson Valley
area.
In 2010 he won an award from Boston's Berklee School of Music for a jazz piano performance with "The Jazz Machine"
( 2 time National Champions of the yearly High School Jazz Band competition at the Berklee College of Music). When in elementary
school Myles won a National Award for an original song he recorded Guitar, Piano, Bass and Drums on. In 2007 a video taped performance
of an original song was licensed to the Nickelodeon Show ("I CARLY")… the video showed Myles playing 4 instruments on one song. A
similar video went viral when Yahoo put it on their home page with a title reading "One Boy Band".
Sid Bernstein
(best known as the promoter who brought Beatles to America) said in an interview while promoting a show that featured Myles in NYC;
"Myles is a Bona Fide Prodigy that will Thrill and Captivate an Audience". Les Paul (Guitar Legend) said after playing
with Myles at the Iridium Jazz Club in Times Square, "He reminds me of Myself when I was a Young Boy". Levon Helm (Recent Grammy Winner
& legendary Drummer of the Band), who Myles has performed with often… says "He May Be a Boy but he Sure Plays Like a Man".
Myles has performed as a special guest a number of times with Levon Helm at "Blues in the Schools" events appearing at various of
schools in New York.
Myles' current sound has been referred to as "A Unique Blend of Rockin’ Rhythm and Soul"..... an upbeat
mix of Traditional R & B, Blues & Funk with a New Orleans Flavor. His show transcends age and musical preferences. Referred
to as "Inspiring, Educational and Emphatically Entertaining", In live performances the band blends sounds and song from a wide array
of styles... Myles' original songs are always well received..... Tracks from the latest CD have Myles playing a number of instruments and
can be heard at www.myspace.com/MojoMyles ....Please take note: Live performances by the Mojo Myles band have been known to induce
dancing and a general feeling of jubilation : )
"Mojo Myles is a Musical Sensation"
~John Barry, Poughkeepsie Journal
