Peter Fraize

@peterfraize.bsky.social

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DC jazz saxophonist, composer, educator. Bands: UK organ group Atlanticus, DC fusion group Stickman, various trio, 4/5tets. Jazz is not dead, it just stopped returning your calls.

Image of a perfect score in the word game “Smush”
A selfie of an unattractive man shouting into the camera celebrating England’s win over Norway.
An image showing the lyrics to the song “Up Is Down”. Lyrics: Stateship aground Democracy unwound Silence resounds Complacency hidebound Lowlife becrowned Mendacity astounds Proceeds confound Rapacity unbound Upshot showdown Kleptocracy impound Uprise takedown Insurgency downtown Contemplate Educate Elevate Universality (celebrate) Congregate Agitate Eradicate Reliving Up is down Day is night In is out Left is right Contemplate Educate Elevate Universality (celebrate) Advocate Demonstrate Overwhelmingly (overcome) Congregate Agitate Eradicate Corporatocracy (liquidate) Potentate Adjudicate Incarcerate Everything’s Upside down Inside out Day is night Black is white Right is wrong Left is right Up is down
Disposable plastic cups that say “The Kennedy Center” on them.
Guido Reichstadter protesting war and AI atop the Frederick Douglass bridge in DC.