michael wagner

the riders of rohan
this is a song that mocks out bands that write songs about The Lord of the Rings. Not that there aren't many good tunes that have been written about this subject, but you know what I mean. Anyways, I was just in a weird mood that day

Captain Steve Freedom
I wanted this to be like theme music for a 70's cops and robbers or superhero tv show. I wanted to capture that 'Streets of San Francisco' kind of feel

improv at hallwalls
This is the fabulous Mike Allard on alto sax and myself on piano at Hallwalls in Buffalo NY. Mike Allard is a friggin genius and this was totally made up on the spot

Drive-by Leslie
This is an attempt at a tribute to the dude who plays organ for The Jim Payne Band and Drive-by Leslie. The tune shows my frustration at not being able to play like him, and gets all frantic

credits
This is some stuff I composed as kind of a film-scoring thing. Someday I want to make 6 billion dollars composing
I'm just a dude tryin' to take it to the streets
Have you performed in front of an audience?
MMW, Beethoven, Alexander Scriabin, Gershwin, Michel Camilo, Herbie Hancock, Randy Rhodes, Soulive, Jack Topht, Joe Rozler, Eulipion, Bob Falk, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Waits, Ed Petre