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Jim Andris

Jim Andris is kind of an enigma. He's always had a lot of talent, but seems content to fritter it away without accomplishing very much. However, there are a few ragtime accomplishments that he is kind of proud of.

Jim has performed at the vast majority of the now 80 odd Ragtime Rendezvous meetings held at Dressel's Cafe the First Sunday of every month from 5:30-8:30, supported by his adoring fan club, justly called "The Ragtime Rascals." Rascals, you know who you are.
Due to a depressing lack of volunteers and available talent, Jim has served on the Board of the Friends of Scott Joplin, and has held every office on that Board. He has been equally inept at all of them, but hangs on tenaciously. (Volunteers to the Board would be greatly appreciated by the Friends of Scott Joplin.)
Jim maintains the Friends of Scott Joplin website. (This he almost does a good job on.)
More recently, and much thanks due to the Friends of Scott Joplin and various of its members, Jim has published a folio of 9 rags and 3 ragtime songs, called Ragtime Rendezvous.
Ragtime Rendezvous recently received a favorable review at Jack Rummel's site.
Jim has been recognized as an International Ragtime Composer at Oleg Mezjuev's Swedish Ragtime Home Page.
Jim was honored when local artist Patsy Madinger performed his St. Louis Zoo Rag at the International Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, Missouri in June of 2004.
Jim's performances of Joplin's Paragon Rag and Lamb's Ragtime Nightengale were included in the Circle of Friends CD produced by the Friends of Scott Joplin earlier this year.
The picture to the right is of Jim at The Pub Above at Dressel's Cafe performing his original composition "The Microcomputer Blues." He invites you to come and join us some first Sunday. It's a lot of fun.