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Thank you as always BroGreede as Always from Polyphonic and I'm not tiddlie lol ??'?
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AHHHHH!!!...Polyphonic!!!......you' re just amazing!!!!!..........:)
Hey Tony! Thanks for the words sir! I appreciate my versatility being recognized, you took the time to browse that...greatly appreciated! Cheers to you and yours, happy new year! Warren
Hey Warren.....my pleasure....you gotta call it when you hear it and your material is stellar! You're certainly one of the best on Bjam! I will continue to support you along the way....that's what musicians do!! All good...Looking forward to listening to more of your material!! Have a wonderful Christmas-blessings to you and all your family! Tony Z
Happy Holidays Chet! Thanks for the 5 stars on "But I don't know!" Recorded in Memphis with guitarists Greg Redding and Richard Orange from Black Oak Arkansas a while back! I always enjoy your stuff--you seem to have the magic formula no matter what genre you're working in. Keep on truckin! Pat
Hey Patrick! Meeerrry Christmas to you. Hope Santa is good to you. Thanks for the note. I listen to songs differently than most. First filter is "the intent of the song"....and I go from there. Blessings.... Chester
Very cool and wise! Back at ya times 10! catnip=+=
Hey Pat....I don't think you look at your pvt. messages!?-especially the one I sent ya on 12-16....you did a review on my "BroDiablo"...and I left ya a nice reply...anyway...doesn't matter...just stopping by to wish you and your family a very Happy...Happy...Merry...Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year-wishing you continued musical success in the coming year!! Tony Z-BG
Thanks BroGreede for giving our song Arizona a 5 star rating. I really appreciate your support and am glad you liked our song! Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Anytime Papa Satch......you're one of the best on Bjam...keep em coming. Lastly... wishing you and your family a very Happy....Healthy...and Wonderful Thanksgiving as well!!!!! Tony Keys
tour best so far catnip=+=
Thanks BroGreede for giving our song ' Tomorrow's Yesterday ( Alternate Version) a 5 star Rating!!! We really appreciate your support and Great Review!!! Thanks again!!
Thank You Bro.Greede for giving our Song 'Stay With Me ( Instrumental) a 5 Star rating! We really appreciate Your support for our music and are glad you like our songs. Thanks again!!!
Thanks Bro.Greede for giving our song ' Stay With Me' a 5 star rating!!! We're really glad you liked the song!!! Thanks again for the great Review!!!
Many appreciations as always from across the pond Polyphonic Clair
Hey TK, Thanks for the 5 Stars on Shot From The Backseat ! That's an older one that's deep on the list... I really appreciate you taking some t8ime to browse and listen!! Be and stay well, Frank
Hi Tony Many Thanks for the 5* Polyphonic Clair
REX.....very simply....YOU ROCK BROTHER!!...YOU RULE!!! "Wouldn't You Like To".....I said Yes!!!...I would like to give the highest accolades for one of the best musicians on Bjam!!!..Luv ya brother Rex!!!!! Your fan, TK
Coming from someone who rrocks himself, that is meaningful, and I am certainly grateful for your friendship. THANK YOU, SIR!! :-D
Rex.....what you said means an awful lot to me!!! ...This is what Bjam is all about....musicians supporting fellow musicians and making some wonderful friendships along the way. Not only are you a very talented musician you are a gentleman of class & high intellect! We need more people like you in this world. I'm extremely delighted that we have connected and become friends. Not necessary to call me "Sir"...but I surely appreciate it very much. I guess that's because you are a "class individual"...and you can take that to the bank...Sir Rex!!!!!! Tony Keys
Hi Patty.....just stopping by to say thank you for your very kind rating of BroGreede's "Don't Matter Anyway"....it's a pretty old tune going way back and certainly not one of my personal favs. Anyway....I appreciate you taking the time to give a listen! There are more ...if you want to call more recent tunes you may want to listen to and they have all been on Top 10's lasting a long while...i.e. "Rise Up My Angel"-a tune I felt compelled to write during the Covid -19 Pandemic- a tribute to all the healthcare & essential workers- who are the real heroes..... "Annabelle"- a special tune for me since it was near the end of BroGreede and my brother sang it before he suddenly passed....and "White Pass"...the very last song that I was assigned to sing by my brother while he was away on vacation....he never heard the final take with me singing-he passed that next day! I lost my other bandmate about 6 yrs. after my brother. As you can see sadly ...BroGreede had a series of unfortunate events! I'm the last original/ founding member and all I'm doing is carrying the torch-sort of speak- and the memories of my dear brother and other bandmate! It's been a real long rough ride. We have been members on Bjam since 2001 so I'm here just for those reasons-nothing else. I'm proud of what we did...good or bad..... We were robbed of time ...we had much better plans...it was all exciting! BroGreede simply was 2 brothers coming together who had the same passion for creating their own music-and because of this we became closer than ever! At least that was a blessing! Sorry to tell you all this...hope I didn't give you a headache!? And Thank you once again for being so kind! Please accept a friendship-that would be appreciated. And while I'm here ...I will give a few listens to your music!!...........:) God Bless, Tony Keys-BroGreede
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Hi Douglas....Just stopping by to give ya a big "THANK YOU" for your kind review of BroGreede's "Annabelle". This song has a special place in my heart because it's one of the last tunes my brother sang before he passed suddenly back in 2011. BroGreede has a rather long and depressing history. It basically started out in 2001...just me(all instruments-keys-head songwriter) and my brother( lead vocalist /drummer). We were joined by my brother's good close friend/roomie 1/2 way through our 3rd. album who was a schooled multi-instrumentalist(guitar...bass ...keyboards..etc.). He also passed away suddenly ~ 6 years after brother. So...henceforth...now it's only me. My brother and I joined Bjam way back in 2001. When my brother died BG was essentially dead as well. The last band member and me just kept getting together-playing together and keeping memories alive. There is more to the story ...but I don't want to bother you with all that! I'm on Bjam just carrying the torch, keeping memories alive-and making some nice friends along the way! Please accept a friendship-that would be appreciated! Thanx in advance Douglas. Now I'm going to sit back and give some of your tunes a good listen!!!! Thank you for listening!!!! Tony Keys- BroGreede
Tony thank you for the background of the song. So sorry for the loss of your brother. Family is everything and the people we make music with as well. Annabelle - lives with your brother in time. I really enjoyed the song. it is a goood one. My song - people places and things live version, and the rant, and this beautiful country, feature Herc Fede (swirlies guitar finishes). on guitar. He passed away suddenly of heart attack years after being a Dave Mathews cover band in PA (one of the best). The drummer on those tracks Ed Mc Grogan - one of my best buds took his own life after some years of depression. I was really heartbroken. When he was up here and we saw a concert in New Milford featuring Joe Bouchard and Dennis Dunaway - Ian Hunter was there. Ed went right up to him and we talked for a few minutes and told him how much we appreciated him as an artist and his music. I live in CT and am still composing and have several new tunes I am juiced about (not yet recorded). It has been a hard journey as I lean toward alternative an punk and I am aging and most of my local friends are blues and folk. Love them also. I will jump back on and listen to some more of your catalogue thank you for reaching out. I consider you a new music friend and appreciate you! Douglas B - aka dB +1 860.248.0070
Hey Doug....thanx for getting back to me! Wow..I guess you've had a pretty rough road as well...Herc & Ed...unbelievable! Yes it cuts in...and cuts deep. The scars never go away-that's for sure! I completely understand! Hey good ole Ian & Mott The Hoople....cool stuff-that's wayyyy back!!I've met ba lot of famous players to date actually too many to mention...the last one being Dave Mason-was always a Mason fan!I'm looking forward to hearing more of your new music. Please feel free to send me when available so I could get a heads up listen. Also thanks for the tel. #...maybe we could text / call whatever -to stay tight-that would be cool. Lastly I have a sound-prroof recording studio on my premises- It's the ultimate man-cave for sure. It's rather large for a music studio. Essentially a house within a house ...totally soundproofed in every way...soundboard ...acoustic tiles throughout. State of the art lasers including 3-d...leds....special effects...evn fog for those special moments! A fully stocked bar with high-end liq....which I made special...including incredible ornaments...special lighting. Various instrumentation -including about 12 guitars...a couple basses..a couple acoustics....Roland custom V digital drums....Pearl acoustics (91)....6 major keyboard including some vintage! Pushing everything through older tech- which was the indie at the time!....Roland VS-1880 18 TR. -record right to CD ( the old method)...and I still believe one of the best! I'm currently working with a drummer from one of the older time big bands on Long Island..Naked truth-celebrating their 50th. year! Still playing seasonally! I have a lot of tunes-been on the back burner for many years-hopefully get them finally done! Would be nice! Hey bro...thanx for your tel . # and you should know you have an open invite anytime your on the island....just give a heads up!!! your brother in music, Tony Keys-BG
Hi Tony, Thanks for the 5's and PL for "Coast City". Partly true with a few embellishments... Bill
Hey Bill...you rock bro!!..you're still the "king of the hill" as far as I'm concerned. Without the Jazz genre and occasional good rockers Bjam gets pretty boring to say the least! Same ole...same ole!!! Thanx for providing some of the best music I've heard!!!! Bless your Jazz soul brother Bill!!! Tony Keys-BG
Hi Clair!!....I just listened to your tune "Misty Lagoons"....I really liked it a lot. Beautifully written...nice arrangement!. There is a lot of passion in this music and conveys a beautiful storyline! You certainly have a wonderful talent to put all that music together.....BRAVO!!!!!!!! Your fan, Tony Keys
Aww Tony thank you it was so misty yestday morning while i was down there with Jess, i should've taken picture but il will pop a picture up that i had previously taken.
Hey Clair......if you ever want to reach out to me you can also use my personal email anytime you like! Feel free to send music....pictures...anything you like! It's much easier that using the Bjam platform!!!!! skyhawk772@gmail.com your fan, Tony Keys
Hi Tony I'm one blessed lady again Cheers Clair x
Hey Clair you are blessed!!!....you have an outstanding talent and deserve all the accolades you receive!! Your fan, Tony Keys
Hi Tony, Thanks for the 5's and playlist adds for the latest batch of tunes. Really appreciate your support. Don't do much on Bjam anymore, seems a waste of effort to submit stuff for pitches here. Guess I'm just not what the market is looking for. Bill
Hey Bill....I was wondering why you were so quiet!? I fully understand what you are saying! - I believe I know that all too well! I try my best to keep my songs going by doing so many reviews and quite frankly I'm so tired of listening to the same ole...same ole...especially in genres I don't have an affinity for! Lately I've been seeing a lot of artists place their music in categories other than where they should be....I guess ...more exposure!?..honestly...for what!? I'm not trying to say Bjam isn't a good platform...but I do know there are much better out there...for a price and these platforms reach a much better audience! I think I mentioned to you a long while ago....I'm only on Bjam as a continued tribute to my brother and other bandmate who without them none of my music would be here! I'm proud of it all...whether good ...bad or indifferent..it doesn't really matter- it only matters to me! And so I continue on....very much in the same mindset you have -but just to keep all those memories somewhat alive! You are one...if not.. the best musician on this site. Your talent speaks for itself! It may not be everybody's cup of tea(jazz)....but really who cares about that. You should be very proud-you are actually way beyond this site and I'm sure you know that! I switched gears around in the past month or so listening to a lot of classical music and forms of....and also staying hard in the jazz genre- listening to some really good fusion! I'm so tired of everything country, folk & pop which seems very prevalent on this site-and those banging out new tunes almost every day!? And lastly some music "producers" that are cranking out tons of tunes...not of their own....and I really have no interest! Lastly let's not even discuss what appears very obvious....those that want nothing but 5/5 all the time-otherwise they write you off....lol...been there so many times. Honestly ...who cares!??? Everybody wants to be a rock star!!...lol....and most can't even play a note!.....lmao! Hey Bill ...recently saw Arturo Sandoval @ the Blue Note N.Y.C....absolutely great!!!...and believe it or not...I was talking about you with a close friend of mine! When Jazz comes to mind-I really appreciate you! God Bless Jazzman!!!! Please stay in touch and give updates!!.that would be appreciated.......:) Your die-hard fan, Tony Keys-BG
Tony, I'm an odd duck. Bill
Hello BroGreede Thanks for giving our song Everything Will Be Ok A 5 Star Rating! I really Appreciate it. Thanks Again!!!
Hey....Papa Satch!!!...you deserve it bro!!!...Great tune! You deliver nothing but quality songs!...And the way it looks....keep it coming because from what I've been hearing....you will keep a spot way on top!!...Looking forward to listening to more of your great music!!!! Tony Keys-BroGreede
Thanks Tony,for the great support and positive review of our songs!!! Your songs sound great and I see that your scoring very highly on the Broadjam trending tracks!!!! I think that's fantastic and your music deserves it!!! Thanks again for your support and keep up the good work!!!
Papa Satch.....thank you!!!! Anytime you have something new please fire away-I'm listening bro! Tony Keys-BG
Hey Papa Satch!!....I keep on forgetting to ask you if you are into collaboration!? If so I have a recording studio on my premises! You live in Farmingdale!?...and I'm in Farmingville- lol...30 mins away! I've been into creating originals for many decades! Currently I have a drummer friend that plays with me on a bi-weekly basis. He is from one of Long Islands well-known party bands from yesteryear.."Naked Truth" now celebrating their 50th. year! My intention is to create another album! My studio is simply amazing in many ways-the ultimate man cave.! If this is something you might be interested in?...then you have an open invite! Let me know.......surely would be a fun time! Tony Keys-BG
Hello Tony thanks for the invite. I'm working with Steve Ronsen right now out of his studio, but will keep in mind your offer to collaborate for maybe some future projects. I appreciate that you consider me to be helpful for creating good songs!!! I'll let you know if something changes in the future!! Thanks again for the offer!
Hey Papa S...You're welcome !!! ..like I said you have an open invite....just let me know! Would be great to do some some work together-hey...you never know!! Tony Keys-BG
I've been trying to to come up with another way saying thank you apart from merci(I don't speak French) x
Hi Clair.......there are no worries about saying thank you! You have stated that many times already!! You are more than welcome! You have such a great talent and I appreciate you!! As musicians we support each other especially on sites like Bjam!! I always listen close to music that is really good and of course I will always listen and support you and your amazing talent!!.........:) Tony Keys
Thank you for your last 5* rating the other day always appreciated clair
CLAIR......."YOU ROCK"!!!!!!!.......:) YOUR FAN, Tony Keys-BG
Hey TK, Hope all is well your way! Thanks so much for the 5 stars on "Will Always Be With You". I appreciate you listening to it and am glad you liked it! While I'm here I'll have a listen to a song or two. Have a great one!! Frank
My poor girl her human mum cannot throw a ring lol words are lost again another thank you
Bill....you're the best!!!..God Bless!! your fan Tony Keys-BG
Many thanks as always it means alot
Hi Clair...I just listened to your newly added tune "Too Laid Back"......absolutely brilliant....love it! I'm sorry though...I could only give you a 5/5 because there is nothing higher!!!!.......:) Your fan, Tony Keys-BG
Thank you so much again again for the 5* ode to mozart, 2new tunes on the way soon
Hey Clair...absolutely.!..my pleasure!!!...you're amazing and I've become a fan here to support!!.:) Believe it or not that homage to your dog is beautiful...heartfelt and it should be heard by everyone!!! Wishing you continued musical success!!! Your fan, Tony Keys(BroGreede)
Thank You BoGreede for giving our ( Papa Satch) songs ' Passages ' and 'The Visit ' a 5 Star review. We really appreciate your help and support and friendship. Thanks again for the great reviews!!!
Thank you BroGreed much appreciated x
Hey Clair....that's what it's all about!!! Looking forward to listening to more of your tunes!!!....:) Tony Keys- BG
BroGreede, Many thanks for the 5's and playlist adds for my tunes and the cover song. Haven't been active on BJam for quite awhile so it was a nice surprise to get the notifications. Hope all is well with you guys...it's a very strange time... Keep the music coming. Bill Bill
Hey Bill....you deserve it!!....you're one of the best on this site!! If it weren't for you there wouldn't be any good quality jazz -especially in the que!! Like you...I'm on /off...get frustrated listening to same ole same ole. Just so you know without getting into a long story...BroGreede is ME!!.. little ole me!!....It's been a very long and rather depressing 13 years already! I'm on this site only for one thing...carrying the torch and memories forward- as my late brother would've wanted! I'm hoping to start recording again in my studio soon....I have an older friend-drummer(famous L.I. NY band- NAKED TRUTH) who wants to help me move forward. I'm looking forward to it! Should be fun-if anything! I'm going to take a slightly different direction. I have written so many good music scores in the past that I've had on the back burner so I'm hoping to do all this! Will see how it goes. God willing! ! Please wish us some luck! Hopefully get some on Bjam!! Appreciate you and your outstanding talent Bill! Wishing you continued musical success!! TK-(Tony Keys)-BG
Tony, Frustration is the name of the game. Been doin' this for 60+ years, off and on. Started on trumpet as a kid, then choral music, folk groups, NW r&r, a stint in the Navy then back to the rock band. Discovered Jazz and even some classical guitar. Club gigs in the '70's as a vocal/guitar duo, a couple of Jazz gigs with some kids who've become internationally recognized monsters. In my early thirty's while pursuing my full-time gig as a carpenter, the head of the Jazz department at Cornish talked me into going back to school and getting my degree in music. Cashed in a couple life insurance policies to pay for it and after two years got my four year degree. Didn't think I had the chops to make a living at it and didn't want to put my wife through the musicians wife's life, went back to carpentry. It was a long hiatus from what I really loved doing. About 25 years ago I started putting together some of the tunes I'd written and some of that is what you'll find on Bjam. Recently got together with a Nashville guy who played jazz back in the "Old Days" and has become a mentor and friend who's trying to guide me through the business maze. Many ups and downs and I've thought of quitting many times, but, as you know, it's in the blood... Best to you, I'll be looking forward to hearing your new stuff! Bill
Bill.....wow!!...very impressive with all that you did!. And a very big "THANK YOU" for your service! You certainly have some impressive background-that's for sure! We actually have something in common. I was principal trumpet player all the way through high school and into my early 20's. I used to play along with the likes of Chicago...BS&T.....and my fav. Bill Chase! I could play the very high registers pretty well! I didn't play for a long time and within the last couple of years I bought a couple of very nice horns which I now play pretty often-and chops coming back! I also played a little sax and self taught guitar-I love it. I was classically trained in organ w/ foot pedals, piano & then jazz by 2 individuals- one played with Dean Martin-20+years and was semi-retired when I began taking lessons from him. The other was a Japanese concert pianist(unbelievable)! I started playing drums at age 5 and I played up to about 20yrs. old. My brother was a professional drummer and 7 years older than me- henceforth...drums always available. Mom had a rough time of it with 2 drummers in the house!..lol.... My brother and I invested in a digital recording studio in 1999-(We never played together)-it was all the indie stuff-a Roland VS-1880-24 bit/18 tr. Record and burn right to CD. Pretty cool in those days. I still have it and works like day 1 with all the minor quirks it came with...lol. My talent is that I can write music in basically any genre and being a keyboardist-well I can virtually play any instrument. My brother on drums/ main vocals. We started doing some recordings and my brother was like a kid in a candy store putting all our music on so many indie sites including sat. radio and reg. radio! Many people actually thought we were a band. At that time it was only the 2 of us! Half way through the 3rd. album(as we were improving /learning how the Roland works) his old band mate became part of BG. This individual was someone I always had reverence for and looked up to him as a mentor. Schooled in music -multi-instrumentalist-could write for orchestra- Nick was outstanding! He was not into making his own music so that was my dept. Working with him only made me a better musician. If I was playing a rather complex chord using both hands in a musical fanfare he would look up at me- me knowing something was awry! He would later say..."TK....your right hand 4th. digit should've been a half step higher...and of course- he was right- such a very keen ear and perfect pitch to boot!! Anyway...in 2011 my brother passed suddenly. Prior to his death we had a good instrumental that was already in the can and ready for some vocals & a theme. He was going on vacation for 10 days to So. Carolina. While he was away he wanted me to come up with a theme and lyrics and put a vocal part in! I'm no lead vocalist but I gave it a good try. Prior to him going on vacation I was in Alaska with my wife & daughter. We took the famous "White Pass" railroad- an almost 30 mile journey through the Yukon to the Canadian border! That's when I got the idea of taking a journey through time i.e. 1898 gold rush and make it like a Pink Floyd tune. Passing through history and seeing the exact locations as they looked then and what they look like today! Seeing visions of yesteryear as you took the journey! I had written out a few paragraphs of lyrics and my brother just loved the whole idea....and he loved trains. He was really excited about it. He came the studio on a Friday to help pick out a good voice processor for me to use as I sang. I kissed him goodbye and off he went. I kept working on the tune and sang it so many times-realizing I couldn't possibly do any better. The night before he was to come home I nailed it-or like I said-did the best I could. I couldn't wait for him to hear it. He came home and went to work that Monday...he texted me asking how things went. I was working too so it was hard for me to immediately answer him.I would text him later on in the day! I never saw my brother again-he had a massive heart attack at work and died. Well ...you know....total chaos for a rather long time. It took over a year but Nick and I got back together to carry on in our own way of keeping memories alive in the studio. Nick had a bad time of it too- my brother was his"roomie". We did that for about 6 years...then he passed suddenly! Wow- double whammy! I omitted a lot of other things that went along with this story because it's quite long as is...and don't want to bend your ear anymore! So Bjam honestly is just my way of keeping memories alive and honoring both my brother & Nick. It has absolutely nothing to do with grades...and all the other stuff. I make friends and listen to some great musicians! It's fun and therapy at the same time. Like I already mentioned to you I'm looking forward to making more music and having fun along the way. I guess time will tell. We are both up in age Bill....but the incredible thing about music is that it goes on forever-it never dies my friend and that's the best part of what we do!! God Bless!! Tony Keys-BG
Hey there Tony, many thanks for the stars and your generous review - really appreciate the feedback, after decades of creating music it's nice to get some positives, that is really good medicine! Above all, so pleased you enjoyed the listening, that's what it's all about! Sorry to hear about losing your band members, I'd just say keep the music going, you have a great collection here to treasure, and also to expand on in future! There are so many absolutely wonderful musicians here on BJ, it's a safe haven for all, and there is great appreciation for the mutual support. Many thanks again :)