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<\/a><\/p>\nSo I said my goodbyes and began 2015 with a bit of uncertainty but a whole lot of pride as I released my first progressive rock album, THEO – The Game Of Ouroboros<\/a>, to widespread acclaim. This was followed by Greg Nagy’s third album\u00a0Stranded<\/a>\u00a0in March,\u00a0which I produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, wrote songs for, performed on, and put a lot of sweat equity into. Both THEO<\/strong> and Stranded<\/strong> were included in Best of 2015 lists late last year. Stranded<\/strong> was named one of the best releases of 2015 by none other than Downbeat magazine. Both are currently up for WYCE Jammie Awards<\/a>, which don’t really mean anything outside of Michigan but isn’t it nice to be recognized by your peers in your hometown?<\/p>\n Since then I’ve been working on a follow-up to THEO<\/strong> and revitalizing my jazz trio\u00a0organissimo<\/a>. Our current guitarist Larry Barris has helped to breathe new life into the group and we’ve been writing new songs, playing fun gigs, and even doing some light touring on the East Coast.<\/p>\n We’re also working on two new albums worth of material. The first is our interpretation of classic songs by The Beatles. The second is all original material. We made a quick teaser video for the project which you can watch below.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n