Trumpeter Mike Rocha, stationed at the back of the stage like a secret weapon, was just that, underlining every emotion on the four songs on which he was prominently featured. By the time he finished the outro of the chill-inducing finale, “I Had to Laugh,” you’d have thought he’d blown “Taps.”

KEVIN BRONSON - LA Buzz Bands   

Excerpt from the Kan Wakan performance at the Bootleg Theater

Mike Rocha recorded trumpet for Panic! At the Disco's, "Pray for the Wicked".

Mike Rocha recorded trumpet for Panic! At the Disco's, "Pray for the Wicked".

Mike Rocha recorded trumpet for Gwen Stefani's, "You Make It Feel Like Christmas".

Mike Rocha recorded trumpet for Gwen Stefani's, "You Make It Feel Like Christmas".

Mike Rocha produced the music for Riot Games’ “Santa Baron’s SnowDown Gifting Spree”

Wanderlust
Mike Rocha (2012) - traditional South American and Indian instruments
Walk On Ft. Austin Antoine & Joanna Borromeo
Jonah Christian - contemporary hip hop
Let You Go
Ska - Trumpet solo at 2:31

Solo tour of Japan 2018

Pure Imagination
Elliot Deutsch Big Band (2014) - winner of the 2013 ASMAC composition competition
Go by Richard, Not by Dick
Organ Freeman (2015)
Siren
Andrew Rowan (2012) - contemporary big band and laptop
Mountain Silence
Adam Ratner (2011) - contemporary classical/jazz fusion
Ascention
Mike Rocha (2012) - modern jazz ballad featuring Joe LaBarbara on drums
Tradition
Franklin Silva (2011) - modern avant-guarde style jazz
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Lauren Baba (2011) - thrash jazz
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P@!! (2014) - house music
Phantasmagoria Pt. 1
Kan Wakan (2016) - featuring Mike Rocha on flugelhorn
Her Name Was Lola
Jordan Seigel (2015) - film noir style jazz a la Miles Davis
Gumbo
Jordan Seigel (2015) - New Orleans style

Performing with The Akane Noguichi Trio at Bb in Tokyo

The Global Jazz Orchestra - Tokyo 2018

Knocking On Doors
Marquis Howell (2016) Django Reinhardt style jazz for film
Arches
Cameron Hicks (2011) - fast, modern jazz
It Happened to Me
Jordan Seigel (2015) - medium swing a la Chet Baker
Midnight Arrival
Cameron Hicks (2012) - modern jazz in 3/4 time and using medium tempo
Dreaming of You
Jordan Seigel (2015) - "old school" 1910s radio jazz
Goin' Shrampin'
Mike Rocha (2012) - fast, feel-good jazz in 3/4
Childhood Memories
Jordan Seigel (2015) - ballad style a la Chris Botti