Mike Freeman is an American jazz vibraphonist and composer from Omaha, Nebraska based in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan since 1981.

At twelve, he began playing the vibraphone, and by fifteen, he was a percussionist for the Omaha Symphony Orchestra under conductor Thomas Briccetti.

[1] During his last year of high school, he began traveling to Chicago to study with renowned percussionist and veteran studio musician Bobby Christian.

The tour was arranged by Rui Martins,[4] director of the Hot Club of Portugal, and USIA Cultural Affairs Officer Wally Keiderling.

He also performed with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (directed by Oscar Hernandez) at Madison Square Garden and with Willie Villegas's Joe Cuba Sextet both with legendary sonero Cheo Feliciano.