ABOUT ME

Music, music, music, music, music, music. All day. I play the saxophone a lot, but will experiment with any direction of sound. Every step is a beat of the rhythm of my life. I am open to talk about music with anybody, but if you'd rather not talk and just make noise, I'd prefer that too. I play in a few bands including the Goosepimp Orchestra, Puritan Slang, and the Sin Busters.

PHILOSOPHY

Music is sacred. Music is ALIVE. Although it can be gone just as fast as it was made, I take it very seriously. I listen, and strive to communicate my ideas with non-verbal interaction.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I signed up to look for places to stay while driving out to Iowa to visit my girlfriend's family. In return, I will cook for you and entertain with some guitar or saxophone playing. As a more global gift, I will host anybody passing through Lowell, MA.

Interests

cooking, skateboarding, music (instruments, local shows, recording, experimentation), outdoor activity.

• festivals
• cooking
• recipes
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• skateboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, Punk, Hip Hop, Folk, Experimental, Local music: Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Django Reinhardt, Sam Rivers, Fela Kuti, Skerik, Jimi Hendrix, The Bad Plus, Bob Dylan, Refused, Bad Religion, A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against The Machine, Arielle Natale.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chris Potter's Underground blew me away at the Newport Jazz Fest in 2008. Holy shit. I've also played at a handful of amazing festivals in my life, including Ska Weekend (Tenessee, 2007), The Big Orange Bonanza (New York, 2007), The Lowell Folk Fest (Massachusetts, 2008), Wormfest (Massachusetts, 2008), and the Live Free or Die Festival (New Hampshire, 2008).

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll gladly share with you some of my recipes/cooking tricks. And I'll gladly help you in any way musically.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States