Piano Organ Accordion seeking working band

Danbury CT

Description

Professional (I paid my rent and groceries with my earnings) with years of experience in cover bands and show bands. Starting with Memphis R&B and Motown in my teens. In my twenties from 1970 to 1980s, I played with two show bands, house bands doing cover songs and also on the the road (EW&F, Jefferson Airplane, Three Dog Night, Carole King, KC & the Sunshine Band, Doobie Bros, The Band, CCR, Grand Funk RR, Disco,...you name it.) I am versatile, arranged for horns, played string parts on an ARP String Ensemble (electric strings). 1981: moved to NYC and played piano bars for a couple years doing standards, Broadway. I worked in retail and direct mail marketing/desktop publishing and education (high school art) from 1984 to 2012. I am retired and spend my days teaching piano and music theory and woodshedding on New Orleans r&b, jazz fake book, 12-bar blues, Pig Robbins country style. I can sing simple baritone harmony and leads on: Roadhouse Blues Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down Desperado Hank Williams songs Since I Fell For You... a few examples. I am a published songwriter and continue to write and perform my original songs. My gear: Roland VR-730, JBL eon615, Yamaha DGX-640 I have a professional sensibility, into pleasing the crowd with music they enjoy listening and dancing to and singing along with. I can get along with just about anybody and believe kindness and compassion are two necessary qualities that get me through every day. I am seeking a working ($) band. I can commit to rehearsals once a week and will come prepared with my parts ready to work on arrangements. I have weekdays free and friday, saturday evenings for playing out. Sunday's free, too.