Michael H. Zack
Little and Lesser
Known Facts
I have two wonderful children, Jim (age 20)
and Katie (age 15). Jim is a
college junior majoring in philosophy). Katie is a high school sophomore and an
outstanding soccer goalkeeper and softball player.
I play
saxophone, wind synthesizer, blues harp, banjo, and guitar and went to Berklee College of Music for a time.
I play tenor sax with Geezer, a great blues/soul/R&B band
that plays clubs in the greater Boston area (Some places we’ve played are
Acton Jazz Café, The Blue Plate, The Cantab Lounge, Church, Fat Boys, The (late, great) Kirkland,
O’Brien’s Pub, and Sally O’Brien’s)
Here are some
live samples recorded at local clubs around Greater Boston;
Ain't Superstitious (old Willie Dixon blues, most
famously covered by Jeff Beck)
Knock on Wood (R&B tune written and performed by Eddie
Floyd and covered by many)
Caldonia (Great swing blues featuring a sax solo by
yours truly)
Ain't No Fat Man on the Roof (a Geezer original –
funky soul)
Get In Here and Eat (another Geezer original
– swing blues and barbeque, a great combination)
Here are a
couple of videos of us playing at Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA.
Recycle and Drink Heavily
(video)
I like to go sea kayaking. One winter, while kayaking
off the coast of
I have
been climbing Katahdin at Baxter Park in Maine every summer for a long time,
and especially enjoy the Knife Edge trail that runs along the ridge pictured
here.
A couple of Calvin and Hobbes strips I like:
