Pianist/Keyboardist And Composer Available

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ezam_wit 48-year-old male Saint Petersburg, FL joined in 2020
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I am a pianist and composer of many genres (with an extensive performance background in musical theatre, cruise entertainment, and modern dance and ballet accompaniment), who is currently working on synthesizing classical, neoclassical, rock, progressive rock, metal, jazz and avant-garde elements into one hybrid formation. I'm interested in forming a unique, multi-instrumental band with improvisatory abilities, but focusing on 20th century and modern classical music with pop-oriented forms, so that it is listenable and not stuck in the "boutique" category. I'm open to any projects involving my primary instrument which is the piano and/or keyboards, with instruments such as strings, electric guitars, drums, bass, maybe a DJ spinning some techno, and voice. Eclectic, but not elitist. I'm really interested in forming an acoustic prog-rock trio (with drums and bass), something along the lines of The Bad Plus meets aspects of Dream Theater, meeting aspects of symphonic Yes. I know that seems a bit daunting, but any scaled down version of these ideas would be awesome as well!

Musical Influences & Inspiration

Radiohead, Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Dream Theater, 90's based techno/Future Sound of London, Yes, Rush, Pain of Salvation, and Swedish Death Metal or Prog Metal bands of the last 20 years, Porcupine Tree, The Bad Plus