Mike Blankenship

American keyboardist from Oakland, CA Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael began taking piano lessons at the age of 7 and continued studying throughout his high school years. By the age of 18, he was performing local gigs on a regular basis while studying jazz theory and Business Marketing at San Francisco State University. Michael has now been performing for 15 years. Mike is trained extensively in jazz styles and well versed in many styles such as Gospel, R&B, Afro-Cuban, Funk, and Reggae. In addition he has toured internationally for recording artists such as Lauryn Hill, Sheila E, Michael Franti & Ledisi.