Piano Across America

From the Archives:

This is a video from Day 21 of my first Roadtrip. (Sometime in April 2011)

I decided to play on a Friday night on the streets of Athens, Georgia. That was probably not the best idea with thousands of drunk college students running around.

But looking back, it was definitely one of the most eventful nights I’ve had playing piano on any street. Check it out and see all the fantastic people I met.

From the Archives:

One of the street performers I met and hung out with for a few hours. We ended up jamming and it wasnt that great but I got to talk with this dude for a good amount of time while he swung back a huge cup of Whiskey.

thepiano:

I played with this man yesterday. i dont have any videos or recordings ready to update, but I will throw it up as soon as I get it together.

Follow my Journey Across America and maybe we can meet up to make some music!

pianoacrossamerica:

Currently  in Athens, GA. I’m really loving this town! The people are very open  and down to earth, the town is quaint but there is so much going on, and  Music is EVERYWHERE. I would definitely consider living here in the  future. I think I’m going to spend a few days here.

This guy’s named Danny and most people know him in the town as the “local” street performer. He is originally from Kentucky.

(Source: pianoxamerica)

Check out this documentary called On Jacks Road, which documents a group of people who embark on Jack Kerouac’s roadtrips. I ran into them in Union Square last year and they asked me a bunch of questions. They were really Great people.

onjacksroad:

October on Union Square
Our stars meet Piano Across America, another young artist on the road…

Day 23:

Yesterday was a blast! I played for 4 hours and met some of the best people on my trip.

I met this one woman who had cancer at 35 years old and she praised me for actually going out there and doing what I love with my life. She told me a story of some of the other cancer patients she met that sent chills down my spine.

This other guy came over and for some reason he was so worried about me getting sunburnt, he went to the drug store and bought me $30 worth of 60 SPF sunscreen! Haha

I met this guy from Serbia who wanted to jam and he brought his guitar out to play. He was all over the place with his music. I told him to ‘Keep it Simple’.

I met these 2 girls who had done some serious traveling across the world: Africa, Asia, America… But at the same time one girl said she used her entire $80,000 college loan to travel. That seems a bit contradictory. Debt will only trap you and is the killer of your freedom to do what you love. (find a way to travel and make $$)

Day 22:
Three hang gliding instructors walk into a bar. One is from Italy, one from Holland, and the other from Vancouver.

There is no joke, but these are the 3 dudes I hung out with last night in Toronto. They were good people.

I am really interested in hang gliding now. It sounds like such an Exciting thing to do, flying at 1000 feet up. If the weather clears maybe I will go and try it out.

We played foosball, saw a small comedy show in this hole in the wall basement, and heard this band play. Pretty interesting night.

Day 3:

P-town is a wild place. I met tons of street performers, locals, and travelers.

I found out all the tricks and trades of playing out here.

One guy I met is Will. A young dude living in P-town on his own. He found a 1950’s electric Wurlitzer in an abandoned School and he brings it out to play on the streets. He pays his rent that way. He has only been playing for 3 years.

There’s so much more I wish I could tell you. A lot of deep stuff he told me but I won’t get into it. He’s a good guy.

Met this Magician while playing in Union Square. You can find him in Central park at the Bandshell.