I just got back from playing piano and blues harp at the Boogie Woogie Institute
on Park Ave in New York City. Man, I rocked the house with my rendition of
UPS Blues in which I sing, play some funky piano riffs and a killer harmonica.

The crowd loved it and called me back for an encore.
Then David Cohen, who use to play with Country Joe and the Fish
(they played at Woodstock). David has play with such greats as Jimi Hendrix
and many others, asked me to come up and sit in with him.

So, I played harp while David played guitar and this 22 year old kid, Ben Laufer
played this rousing boogie woogie number that electrified the house.

The audience was clapping and cheering as we took solos and then
put it all together for a rousing finish. This kid on piano was one of the best
piano players I’ve ever heard in my entire life, Ever! - as soulful as Ray Charles
and as funky as Stevie Wonder… And he’s a White Guy.

Just goes to show you that anyone with soul can play the blues.
If you’d like to learn how to play piano like a pro, there is a new website
still under development:

http://www.LearnHowToPlayKeyboard.com

It’s a new site and they will be adding some free lessons to it soon
so be sure to bookmark it.

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