Hello. Always happy to connect with fellow jazz/funk junkies, armchair political pundits, and hiking enthusiasts.

Good to be alive!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is a pretty cool community of cats my little sister introduced me to a while back. I am always down to meet new people, especially for hiking or live music.

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz. Funk. Jazz. Montaigne. Vonnegut. Chaplin. Williams. Jazz.

Jazz is a gargantuan genre with many different styles. I'm big into fusion and be bop. I don't care for big bands or Latin jazz or smooth jazz (an abomination: all attempts to commercialize art are abominations!). If you know who Robert Glasper is....then you know my favorite musician not named Herbie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw almost 200 sets of live music in 2018

Teach, Learn, Share

"in order to restore lucidity and proportion to our judgments, let us read every evening a page of Montaigne"—Saint-Beuve

"In order to restore humanity to our lives, let us read every evening a chapter of Vonnegut."—Me 😀

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States