i am a bass player. i played saxophone for about 15 years, and switched to upright bass when i married erin bode, the wonderful singer/songwriter based in st louis. we've done some great stuff in the erin bode group, most recently, we released a cd with a south african girls choir. all of the proceeds from the cd go to their school system, the themba trust, in rural south africa. i also play bass with ORANGE.