I've been playing piano, Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes, and D6 clavinet for over 30 years. This is what I do. My roots are in the blues, soul, funk, and groove

      I have recorded a bunch of original tunes where, for better or worse, I play all the parts (check out "Some Junk Funk," "Blue Fez," "Step Into It," "Rude Dog," and "String Theory"). You will also find tunes here recorded live with Ed Wilson, Bill Berends, Rich Berends, Claude Coleman, Joe Kramer, Lisa Bouchelle, Joe Vadala, Frank Bey, Mickey Melchiondo and a bunch players who I continually learn from and enjoy.

      You will also find me playing with the house band led by JOE VADALA (La Bamba and the Hubcaps), with Jerry Monk and Marty Paglione at HAVANA, in New Hope, PA every Tuesday night (check out "Tupelo Homey")

      Last year, I worked with that soulful Philadelphia legend, FRANK BEY, witin with a house rocking gig at the CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL (check out "Imagine"), followed by a weekend of sellout shows at Philly's famous WARMDADDY'S blues club.

     Before that, I held down the Hammond B3 seat with THE BLACK WIDOW BLUES BAND for 6 years until the untimely death of its band leader, Larry Lacasta.(check out video clip of "Cantaloupe Island")

     Over the past years, I held down the New Orleans piano bench with The VooDUDES, and the 'jump seat' with the Tonemasters. From Chicago to New York to Key West , I have played with Big Walter Horton, TM Stevens (John McLaughlin, Shocka Zooloo,), Duke Williams (Duke Williams and The Extremes, Grace Jones), Chuck Treece (Urge Overkill, McRad), Buddy Deppenschmidt (Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd), Sunnyland Slim, Valerie Wellington (rest in peace, baby), Sugar Blue (The Rolling Stones), Larry Baeder (Bo Diddley, Paul Simon), Tom Spiker (Tania Alexander, Frank Bey), Mike Tyler (Billy Joel, Mary Wilson, The Rolling Stones), Dennis Diken (The Smithereens), Sam Reed (Wilson Pickett, Laura Nyro, Dusty Springfield), Richard Crooks (Bob Dylan, Paul Simon), Kenny Fradley (Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Youssou N'Dour, U2), Eric Slick (Adrian Belew), Paul Deakin (The Mavericks), Lisa Bouchelle, Glenn McClelland (BS&T, Ween), Mike McAdam (Steve Earle), Hal Selzer (Gary U.S. Bonds, Lisa Bouchelle), Jack Freudenheim (46bliss), Bruce Engler (Downtown Mystic), Big Nancy Swarbrick (Pinetop Perkins, Warren Haynes), Ray Ellis, Bettye LaVette (what more can you say...), Dave Dreiwitz (Ween), Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman, James Blood Ulmer), Dirk Westervelt (Anthony Braxton, Thomas Mapfuno), Mickey Melchiondo, (Ween), Gregg Cagno, and countless other denizens of the night.

      DEDICATED to LARRY LACASTA NORMAN: A great tenor sax player, and the last of the big boss honkers and bar walkers.

“COME ON BAND!” Rest In Peace my brother.