Flea Circus, a group so wonderfully evocative of the golden age of lounge music, is an instrumental lounge/jazz band that has been around the New York area since the turn of the century. This is my own personal group, and I write most of the songs we play - sometimes quirky, sometimes intense, though always maintaining a strong melodic concept, giving the listener plenty to snap their fingers to.

My approach is to make music that I would actually enjoy listening to.  I have a deep appreciation for jazz, which I studied a lot in school, but sometimes I feel it can get a little too heady and intellectual.  Furthermore, I think there’s something wrong when the only people who seem to enjoy it are other musicians.  Therefore, I’ve created Flea Circus, which blends jazz with other kinds of lounge styles into an instrumental sound I like to refer to as “non-committed listening”.  There’s no doubt that the listeners out there would pin my music in the jazz category, but most people are drawn to it because they say it’s fun and uplifting.  Listeners often make the comment that the music of Flea Circus reminds them of television show themes or movie soundtracks, and my response is “Of course! When I was young, I was mostly entertainment by watching TV or going to the movies, so why not let that influence music?”  Making a humble contribution to the ever-expanding world of media, I vow to continue providing fun and entertaining music.  I feel like there’s a lot of potential for Flea Circus, which hasn’t even yet scratched the surface.