SEEKING
Band to Join, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Other, Fiddle, Trombone, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion.ABOUT
Studying/performing Gypsy and Eastern European music on the bayan (Russian chromatic accordion), also play other genres on guitar and other instruments but prefer to specialize on bayan.
- Screen name:
- mike60682
- Member since:
- Nov 17 2015
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
Influences
Folk and Gypsy music of Romania, Moldavia, Russia, other.
Also like early jazz, manouche/gypsy-jazz, classical, baroque, world music, free jazz...
Very much interested in lautari music and folk forms of Transylvania (where I am currently-- will return to Victoria on Dec 15).
EQUIPMENT
Tula bayan 100-bass, Debjut bayan 80-bass, Firotti bayan 120-bass, Roland FR7xb and Roland FR3sb chromatic (bayan) electronic accordions. 100's of lead sheets and scores for Eastern European music. For guitar (more for jazz, manouche, world music) prefer acoustic-electric models with nylon strings.
