O.K . , here’s the deal . dEREK  is a multi-instrumentalist from the south side of Chicago who has spent half of his life traveling around the world playing music in a variety of genres , ranging from straight jazz and fusion to funk , pop , progressive rock , ethnic and just about everything in between . Along the way dEREK has recorded and released 4 cds ( 3 bass and 1 sax ) and an equal number of cassettes (remember those ?) that focused mostly on sax and  vocals . On this new and improved edition of the dEREK k sHORT web page we will attempt to introduce you to past projects and keep our friends and other interested parties informed as to what is currently happening as well as dEREK’s future projects. Gig info can be found here on the Live Schedule page . dEREK’s My Space site can be found at  www.myspace.com/derekshort .

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