Biography

My Uncle Gene was integral part of my childhood and very influential in my life with establishing music as a great past time.
My Grandpa Tony Was a violinist in an orchestra. He also played Accordion in which became his main instrument.
Grandpa Tony and Uncle Gene would jam guitar and accordion for hours at our family backyard parties. I started jamming with them at a very young age. As Grandpa Tony had so much of the Melody and Rhythm covered with the accordion, My Uncle Gene was very chordal also with this phenomena. I would mostly play single note lines and had to always figure out what key they were playing in. This really developed my improvisational skills. I was always just playing lead guitar.