Welcome

I have the best of two worlds!

Every summer for the past two decades, I have had the extraordinary opportunity to play with a number of fine musicians in the Cape Cod area as a permanent or visiting member of a number of different bands. For the past twelve of those years, I have been a member of
The Cape Cod Slackers, a great little trio with a fantastic following!!

This past summer, I decided it was time for a change, and have left The Slackers to pursue a new musical opportunity with the original members of my old band from long ago, Hazy,Hot,& Humid. These guys are like family, and it's great to be back with them! See the band's website at www.hazyhotandhumid.net for more info.

My wife Marguerite and I head for Fort Myers, Florida in November every year, where I play with a lot of local musicians in Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples, Sanibel, Captiva, yada, yada. Bill Zink (a.k.a. Smokin Bill), and Dave Richardson (a.k.a. Sundance Dave) who have both become my closest friends — and are both wonderful guitar players with totally different styles — work with me as much as possible.

gear For several years there was actually a band called The Sundance Experiment (named after Dave's 42-foot sailboat), that got together when I arrived in Fort Myers every year and broke up for the rest of the year when I left. Go figure!! I still play with the acoustic version of this band — now called
Left of Center.

Bill Zink (whose very talented wife Tammy put this website together for me), and I try to work together as much as possible. Bill keeps a ridiculously busy schedule all year playing his
solo act, so it's hard to slip in a lot of duo, or band gigs, but we try!

Bill and I use various drummers and do a cool little power trio called The Smokin' Section.
We will be playing around the Fort Myers Beach area this winter, so keep an eye out for us in the Club Listings!

You'll also occasionally find me recording, or playing with my old, and dear friend Mike Oakland aka "The Tropic Gypsy," as well as various other artists in and around Southwest Florida.

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