GOOD TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU!

Currently, I play an antique MS 60,a Hammond XP-2 and a Goden nylon stringeon my one-nighters.Havs contacted George Kaye and will be getting an SD-1 in a few weeks (OH, the learning curve!) I keep a B-3 and a suitcase Rhodes at a local country club, where I work about 30 times a year. I use a Zeta crossover bass for jazz trio jobs and a Parker Nitefly on guitar jobs. I own a video production company and do soundtrack music for our projects.

I don't drink, watch sports ect., but am an instrument junkie. I have over 60 stringed instruments at the studio and 12 keyboards
(including some really old junkers). I graduated from Unversity of Kentucky with a dgree in accounting and for ONE week, was an auditor for a tire company..TERRIBLE!

I took my old job back at a local college bar and went back to graduate school. Music is not only an essential part of my life, but part of what our company offers. We do communications research, high end print and and video production. I believe audio is the weakers part of most video production houses, so this gives us an advantage. I would prefer to play fusion jazz, but, hey, I live in KENTUCKY. Mostly, I'm satisfied to play quiet dinner music. I also get a lot of business for my daytime business from my playing. I have a lot of "war stories", but am so happy I decided to bo for a living what I would do for fun, and it's worked out. Being successful at playing is always a tradeoff. By playing in upscale restaurants, I can play "two for them" and "one for me".
I appreciate arrangers for helping me compete, but really miss playing in a group situation full-time. The bright side is, I have enjoyed my life and continue to meet people in the business I can enjoy and learn from. thanks for including me...