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Arizona Supporting Member

Albums

PianoMoods

Tracks

December 23, 2022

Unplugged jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 259100

It Snowed Last Night

by Acousticeg & mdn
December 15, 2022

Pop jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 258539

Bells of the Dells

by mdn
November 20, 2022

Unplugged jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 256533

Hollow

by jlbass5150 & mdn
October 31, 2022

Blues jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 255056

Suspended Blues in F

by mdn
October 20, 2022

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Keys & Vocals Track # 254279

Stolen Moments

by mdn
August 30, 2022

World jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 251020

Yellow August Moon

by FrankieJ & mdn
June 24, 2022

World jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 246915

Black River (That was then)

by FrankieJ & mdn
May 20, 2022

World jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 244562

Sugar Time Baby

by JodyTripp & mdn
May 8, 2022

BossaNova jam feat. mdn on Percussion & Keys Track # 243752

La Bossa de Tuna

by mdn
May 2, 2022

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 243433

Tryin Hard (ft M4FP and Bradford)
April 22, 2022

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 242760

The streetlamp whispers your name
April 18, 2022

World jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 242476

Mamasita de Los Mochis (ft. Tom)

by JodyTripp & mdn
April 7, 2022

Country jam feat. mdn on Keys & Vocals Track # 241750

Does Texas Ever End?

by mdn
March 30, 2022

World jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 241078

After The Rain

by mdn
March 25, 2022

BossaNova jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 240707

Just Da Bones

by mdn
March 19, 2022

Country jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 240331

The Long Way Home

by mdn
March 16, 2022

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 240104

Take 6

by mdn
December 7, 2021

Pop jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 232683

chopstix, drumstix and a solo.
December 1, 2021

Jazz-Rock jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 232194

On Sunday Nights w Rhodes keys

by YuuLi & mdn
November 2, 2021

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 230006

Seduction + vocs
October 26, 2021

Country jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 229548

Skyline Drive (Colored Country)
October 21, 2021

Unplugged jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 229140

And the first leaf falls

by mdn
September 15, 2021

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Vocals Track # 226488

Can't get u out of my mind (vocal)

by MajorTom_III & mdn
September 9, 2021

Jazz jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 226111

Cocktails at the Sands

by mdn
July 9, 2021

Classical jam feat. mdn on Keys Track # 221962

Winston-ish

by mdn

Biography

I'm a retired engineer but I've played piano all my life. My Mother taught me piano by the book when I was kid. I hated it and quit when I was 12 but started playing again as a teenager. I learned how to play pop rock songs by ear which got me back into playing. I liked the Eagles, James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell.... the 70s you know? Never played professionally but have done lots of parties and special occasions, etc. I also teach through a city program for underprivileged kids. I took one of them under my wing, so to speak, because he has real talent. It's been tough with Covid but we're making it work. He's a really good kid. I also have a couple of copyrights, but I don't know where they are.

I picked Vince Guaraldi as my avatar because he is my favorite jazz pianist. He also reminds me of my piano teacher (now deceased) who was an old school, crusty Italian like Vince. He was a such great guy and taught me a lot. Mickey didn't pull any punches with how played, or wrote. The first time I played for him he said "I hear some good things, but you ain't no piano player. You got no time and you don't know chords." He was my biggest musical influence by far.

I'm very excited about this site! I only wish I had found it years ago, but that's ok. I'm here now, and now is all we have.

Instruments

I have a Kawai baby Grand piano which I love. I had a digital piano which I gave my youngest son when he went to college. I just bought a Yamaha CLP 745 because it's a pain to record myself playing the Kawai on my phone and email the file to my computer.