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I don’t “compose music” so much as “write songs.”
what I write *mostly* fall into the genres #HotJass, #hokum, and #novelty. but I wander about in styles that would probably be accurately described as #folk and occasionally #ragtime raises its syncopated head.
mostly I try to live by Duke Ellington’s theory that there’s only 2 kinds of music, good music and bad music. hell with genres, I just try to write good music. sometimes I succeed.

I often speak of my band, Snake Suspenderz. here we are, playing on an odd, portable stage, for one of the small “satellite performances” of the Moisture Festival. the pic is from August, 2016 and was taken by James McDaniel.

details, even the sad ones, are in the picture description.

damn I miss playing with these people.

#music #HotJass #Hokum #novelty #ukulele #tuba #drums #guitar #trombone