Today, people in Mendocino County know me as a jazz & Latin pianist playing with a variety of ensembles throughout Mendocino County and beyond. I moved to Mendocino County in 2002 and got inspired to develop as a jazz musician after attending a Sunday jazz jam at Headlands Coffeehouse hosted by local pianist Richard Cooper. The creativity and fun coming from the bandstand was just inspiring and so where the beautiful chords and improvised solos.

From Concert Pianist to Rock Keyboardist

In my early music career I mainly focused on classical music and studied to become a concert pianist at Cal State Long Beach, where I received a degree in piano performance. However, instead of playing piano concertos, I started working with one of the top professional cover bands in Los Angeles as a keyboardist and started touring with them throughout California and neighboring States.

World Music

In my 30s I started exploring world music and learned various percussion instruments, which lead me to being able to perform as percussionist and accompanist at colleges such as Chapman University and at the Idyllwild Jazz Festival. I was fascinated by the poly-rhythms found in Middle Eastern, African and Cuban Music and recorded several odd meter pieces in my home studio.

Music sample:

https://www.reverbnation.com/dorianmay/song/19110570-danse-macabe

https://soundcloud.com/dorianmay/caravan-of-time

https://soundcloud.com/dorianmay/kore

https://soundcloud.com/dorianmay/haiku

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