In the beginning, before Azul Salvaje
manifested in its current realization,
after many long years of search and study,
flashes of illumination, dark failures,
all too much wine, women and song,
scenic detours, as well as a variety of drugs,
half assed attempts, bad judgment, general screwups, etc.
so on, so forth, not so suddenly there arose a great
longing which took root and grew towards a distant light.
Thus was conceived the first incarnation of protean process
that gave birth to "Chrome Pony", and "Chrome Pony" begat
"Horsefeathers", and "Horsefeathers" then begat
"Viva Liberté. At this time it came to pass that
the Uncouth Bohemian drew a cloak of anonanymity
about himself and gathering the tools of composition,
arranging, programming and performance
he had struggled through the decades to acquire and
master, he fared forth, alone, as the Phantom Fiddler to seek
inspiration, artistic and spiritual sustenance, kindred spirits,
and let us not forget, a solvent economic situation.
In the never ending quest to coalesce improvisationaly
within the natural flow of style, structure and rhythm,
the Uncouth Bohemian melded with the Phantom Fiddler
and became reincarnated as "Azul," dubbed so by the
Latinos and Brazilians (not for the color of his eyes as
he first thought) in regard for his skill of Freestylin' blues
lines while maintaining the integrity of the dance forms.
So it was, thus, that toiling alone and lost seeking a path
through the wilderness of the "BIZ" of !!!!
being a "PROFESSIONAL ARTIST", exploring
and searching to find and cultivate a true voice
that would ring out clearly from the depths of his heart
and spirit, Azul found a cosmic community of cyber tribal
sonic soul siblings who fertilized a musical growth
and flowering of expression, that blossomed into
"Azul Salvaje".