Raggin' Piano Boogie

 

 
[RAGGIN' PIANO BOOGIE]

In 1987 piano man Danny Kean began to literally "Bring the Beat to the Street" with a piano on the back of a shiny red
pickup truck. The vehicle named Raggin' Piano Boogie drove to scheduled and contracted destinations. Several years
later a piano dog named Boner began to jump up into the truck. Bo found a comfortable position on top of the piano to
engage fascinated audiences as Danny jumped onto the piano seat to begin a dynamic performance of Ragtime, Stride
and Boogie Woogie piano music. Spirited and full of energy, Raggin' Piano Boogie attracted and held the viewers' attention
while creating a mood of celebration. The entertainment vehicle established and defined exciting and festive events.



That was before. Presently, Danny along with new piano dog Mo and piano dog Bo in spirit... they are on a journey
named the Flight of Peregrinating Musical Exploration... using spontaneity and synchronicity to create music for people
to discover... with musical empowerment and inspiration and... without commercial, organizational or political affiliation...
the vehicle is now called the Traveling Piano. The piano is shared with everyone, without cost and especially for those
who have never had the experience of trying out a piano on the back of a pickup truck with a cute pup sitting on top of the
piano! Danny and Mo live in providence with gratitude as they traverse the world for the sake of fun, friendship and respect.
Rather than for entertainment or performance the Traveling Piano is all about creating one-on-one relationships. Danny
and Mo stay with friends and strangers who share their homes, neighborhoods and communities. The duo's music and
their lifestyle now... strictly improvisational. The journey... six years and running.



Where... Peregrinating via the Traveling Piano? ...throughout the East Coast of America from the top of Maine through
Times Square New York and to the South of Florida... throughout Mississippi and Louisiana after hurricane Katrina...
back and forth through the Rural Hills and Wheat Fields of the Mid-West... to Texas throughout Dallas, Austin and
down even further... into Central Mexican Tribal Villages and the Middle West coast of Mexico... up and out into the
states of Arizona, Colorado and upward further to the Wonders of Montana with a detour to Virginia Tech at the schools
request during their troubled times... upward into the Maritime Regions of Canada and even further to the most
Eastern tip of the Northern Hemisphere at St John's Newfoundland and onward to Joplin, Missouri after the devastating
tornado... back to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then west, upward into the Canadian Yukon to head deep into the
Alaskan Bush! All destinations while Living in the Moment with continued Dreams of China, Europe, the Middle East...
the entire Rest of the World... all with a Super Human Passion to Manifest Gratitude.