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I love feeling like I'm just an agent of an inherently musical Universe. Therefore I'll play any instrument I can find or even create an instrument if I feel moved. I aim to remain open to the whole universe of possible sounds in order to be open to the whole realm of possible expression, of possibility itself. For many of the same reasons I'm also interested in dance, art, theater, writing, yoga, philosophy, science, and spirituality.

I have lately found myself playing unique and original music on classical and acoustic guitars, on my own 3string guitar invention, and on the rare electric-classical guitar made by an extraordinary artist and dear friend, Carla Kelly. The music that comes through me is a tapestry woven of the sounds that move me and the various life experiences that inspire me to create. I also sing and find myself playing various music by other folks and from many different styles. Lately I've taken a shine to folk, Indian classical, and modern solo guitar as well as European classical and American roots, jazz, and rock. I love dancing and working with dancers.

I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to perform in many wonderful places with many beautiful people. Yes, I've performed twice in Carnegie Hall- once with musical pioneers Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall in 2006 and then again this April with master Indian musician, Zakir Hussain. But I've also busked on the streets of Nashville, TN with the old blues gurus "Thunder" and "Boot Root"; explored many beautiful dance spaces in the Boston area with Moment Quartet; resonated in New England Conservatory's concert halls both as a student and at NEC's annual Guitarfest; and toured in clubs, colleges, and festivals up and down the East Coast with the award-winning 11-piece Afrobeat ensemble, The Superpowers. Whether it's Carnegie, a street corner, a mountaintop, or the grocery store- I love playing music anywhere.

In the summer of 2008 I traveled cross-country in a vegetable oil-powered Mercedes Benz that was acquired and fixed with the help of the Boston-based Green Grease Monkeys. I've landed for the time being in Portland, OR where I'm burgeoning a new chapter in life and art.