About

My name is Will, and I live near Boston, MA in the USA.

My blog focuses on music — including biographical information about songwriters and what I have been learning about the music business.

I also write about what is happening ecologically and politically here on planet earth.

I have sung in many different contexts — guitar duos, jazz trios, rock bands, pops orchestras, a cappella choirs, and musical theater.

In February 2023 I participated in four sold-out performances at 54 Below in Manhattan with other original cast members from the Broadway musical PIPPIN.

You can find me singing on digital musical platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Pandora by clicking here.

You are also welcome to sample the MP3 player on the right hand side of this page.

And I always include a song at the beginning of each of my blog posts.

I worked professionally — doing TV commercials, voice-overs, movies and plays — as a child and teenager in New York City.

After college I did all sorts of things to pay the rent — receptionist, janitor, office manager, nanny, car delivery driver — until I joined the staff of the Cambridge Center for Adult Education in Harvard Square as events supervisor, then PR director, then development director, and finally assistant director.

All the while I continued to make music part-time — selling out Scullers Jazz Club on a regular basis as a solo performer, as part of the vocal quartet AT THE MOVIES, and as a duo with singer Bobbi Carrey.

When I was laid off (after 16 years) by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education during an economic downswing, I decided to make music full-time.

Since then I’ve been playing the ukulele, writing original songs, and performing one-hour programs of music with a jazz pianist at coffee houses, libraries, retirement communities, memory cafes, UU churches, and synagogues — highlighting different composers, lyricists, and performers.

You can click here for a list of our one-hour programs if you are curious.

I also perform with pianist/singer/songwriter Molly Ruggles and singer Carole Bundy in a vocal trio. You can click here to learn more about us.

And I lead Music Together classes for small children plus their accompanying grownups a few days each week.

You can check out my videos on YouTube by clicking here.

You can also visit my website by clicking here.

Below is information about the songs included in the MP3 player on the right hand side of this page:

“I’ll Be Here With You” (David Friedman), “If I Loved You” (Rodgers & Hammerstein), “Dog At The Pound” (Babbie Green), and “What Is This Thing Called Love?” (Cole Porter) are all from a CD, If I Loved You Will recorded with singer Bobbi Carrey and pianist Doug Hammer. You can click here to buy any of them (and 11 additional tracks) from iTunes.

“That’ll Do” (Randy Newman), “Wives & Lovers/Comin’ Round Again” (Bachrach & David/Carly Simon), and “Journey To The Past” (Flaherty & Ahrens) are from a CD Reel One Will recorded with singers Nina Vansuch, Michael Ricca and singer/pianist/arranger Brian Patton. It is currently not available for purchase.

“Do I Love You, Do I?” (Cole Porter), “I’m Old Fashioned” (Kern & Mercer), “Who Cares?” (Gershwin Brothers), “The Way You Love Tonight” (Kern & Fields), “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” (Kern & Harbach) are from a CD Sketchbook #1 recorded with pianist/composer Steve Sweeting. It is currently not available for purchase.

“Lord of The Dance/Tis A Gift” is a medley Will recorded with friends Patty Barkas (vocals), Jonathan Keezing (guitar), Robert M (bass) and Jere Faison (engineer/co-producer). It is also currently not available for purchase.

Thank you for visiting my blog!