By way of introduction

I think I've been a musician since the day I was born.

I grew up on a farm in western New York state where I learned to love music, animals and anything that could be driven or flown, and the faster, the better.

My grandmother taught piano and my grandfather played mandolin. My father was a music professor at New York State Teacher's College and the leader of his own big band as they called it back then. My mother taught piano and sang in my father's big band. My Uncle Ken was a music teacher and violin player. My Uncle Doug was a professional steel guitar player who traveled all over the world.

Most of my musical life has been spent playing other people's music, but now that has changed.

I wanted to create music to arouse your inner soul and evoke emotions and passions in a way that only the greatest music can do. I have always been one who loves great music no matter what handle they put on it ... jazz, rhythm & blues, country, rock, pop, swing or any other handle.

I decided to dissolve the artificial boundaries and limitations which these labels impose and to simply follow my heart and make music the way I felt it ... so you may find it difficult to categorize what you hear on this album, but to me, the rhythmic feel of these songs will move anyone who has a soul.

My hope for this blog is that it will become a meeting place for my friends and everyone who enjoys the music I've created.