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About Me

Living in the Boston, MA area I am 42, a professional pianist/keyboardist of all styles. My daughter, Isabella (7 yrs. old) is my other pea in the pod. ********** Experienced pianist/keyboardist, studied in classical piano for 17 yrs., have worked in New Orleans-- opened for Pete Fountain, several country artists; with a cover band, appeared at past Mardi Gras Balls and Parades, the Superdome twice (end-of-marathon performance), many of the New Orleans hotels for functions; a couple Riverboat cruises on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, many clubs.... then-- moved up to Boston vicinity in late 1995, where the performing continued, primarily solo piano jobs (Boston Sheraton Hotel, Omni Parker House), Fanueil Hall, many hotels, clubs, harbor cruises, restaurants, with musicians/bands such as Elan Trotman, Kevin Norris, Sandi Bedrosian, Bob Gay, Tony Gallo, Elle Gallo, Nicole Caramanica, David Fuller, Ray Greene, Thaddeus Hogarth, Dale Freeman, Lydia Harrell, Joey Scrima, Tracy Crowne, Herman Johnson, Bruce Gertz, Thomas Hebb, Tom Stein, Jay-O Wharton, Kenwood Dennard, Steve Marvin, Mark Earley, Pat Loomis, "Alliance," "Millennium," "Flipside," "Unity," "Search Party," "Allnighters," "Urban Renewal," ... on and on... where it stops, nobody knows... (Am also piano teacher) *************** I enjoy shooting basketball, listening to many types of music, spending time with my daughter, playing piano.. enjoy hearing some fantastic music in the Boston vacinity including some of my friends listed below; working on some music on my Roland Fantom X7 synth, continually working with many musicians in Boston

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

John Williams (THAT happened on May 22nd at Symphony Hall, around 10:30pm, backstage after a Boston Pops concert!!!), Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, David Letterman, Steven Spielberg; have met the aforementioned John Williams, Celtics legend/player Ray Allen, Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky, Harry Connick, Jr in NYC, Chick Corea in New Orleans, Michael McDonald near Boston; in general? to meet down to earth, genuine people.. with great senses of humor and a love of music/arts.

My Blog

SONG OF THE WEEK! (being heard now...)

Ok so this week's isn't Genesis after all, it's Sting.. "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" from the 1996 CD "Mercury Falling"...  featuring probably one of the nicest, tasty lyrical piano solos ever recorde...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:47:00 GMT

A list of why its great to live in Boston area (my opinion)

A list of what makes the Boston area ... 'livable' and exciting...(in no particular order)1) The Boston Pops.   To occasionally hear/see guest conductor John Williams lead the Pops in rousing renditio...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:05:00 GMT

An ongoing favorite music compositions list

The Following is a list of some of my favorite music compositions/songs (in no particular order):   SYMPHONIC Any John Williams film score, but top 5 would have to be:  "The Empire Strikes B...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:40:00 GMT

The Police - round 2

Can The Police be great a second time around?  The answer is a resounding YES!  They played on July 31st to a packed "Comcast Center" (the old Great Woods/Tweeter Center, in Mansfield MA) ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:41:00 GMT

RIP Oscar Peterson

Sad day for Jazz community;  one of my favorite and probably main influences in Jazz piano has passed away at 82, earlier this week.  Please listen to the first two songs on this MySpace pag...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:48:00 GMT

Genesis on 9/11/07

Exciting, memorable concert event-- to have seen these guys finally in person, was a blast.  My good musician friend/co-worker Mark Mahoney and I had fantastic floor seats, tappin right along to ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:46:00 GMT

THE POLICE!

They came in thunder.  July 28th was momentous for this long-time Police fan, as the band returned to the touring concert stage after a 23 yr. "hiatus."  Steward Copeland had amazing energy ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:10:00 GMT

NEW/ADDITIONAL MySpace PAGE FORMED....

Hello, ladies and germs...  I've added a 'supplemental' (emphasis on 'mental') MySpace page that features some of my recordings  (2 Scott Joplin, a Gershwin song, and an original song) at th...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:47:00 GMT

On meeting John Williams....!!!

What an occasion, opportunity and "full-circle" surreal moment, to stand face to face and shake the hand of an icon in modern music... a part of history IN film music standing before me for oh about 5...
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 21:54:00 GMT

Tower of Power concert - a success!

The Tower of Power concert held at 'Scullers' in Cambridge, MA, was incredible.  I hadn't seen these guys in almost 3 yrs., and always enjoy their live performances.  "Funk the Dumb Stuff"!!
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:51:00 GMT