A blend of folk, rock and jazz styles, exploring the mysteries of life, relationships and reality.

10 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, ROCK: Acoustic



Details:
My mom was a church organist. Even before I was born, I passed my nine months in the womb keeping time to "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" as she kicked the peddles of an old Hammond B3. Music was a family activity - my mom and all my siblings are gifted musicians. I started piano at six, but that didn't interest me much; I was fascinated with drums. At age 7, I constructed a drum set out of cardboard boxes and old milk cans and pretended I was Ringo Starr. For over forty years, drumming has been a part of my life. About ten years ago, I began playing guitar to accompany chants and songs for sacred services. I started to take guitar playing more seriously, took a few lessons, wrote some songs here and there, and then one day I realized, 'hey, I'm a song-writer.'

My musical experience includes small jazz combos and big bands, orchestral work, musical theatre orchestras, pop and rock bands. Currently, I am the Music Director of the Abundant Life Center in Vancouver, Washington. Pages of Time is my first major recording effort. I had the good fortune to record with the now defunct, but ever popular alt-rock band, "Joybuzzer" in the early nineties.