John

     Bio

John Daniel Maher was born in 1972 and grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. He started playing piano at the age of seven, picked up the clarinet at age 10, and switched to the alto saxophone the following year. After playing in junior high and high school jazz and concert bands, John attended the University Of Massachusetts at Lowell, where he studied Music Business.

John worked for a time at WEZE radio in Quincy, MA, taught music at St. Ann's elementary school in Somerville, MA, and became music director at St. Ann's church in 2000. He spent four years there, but left to pursue other career opportunities so that he could have more time on holidays and weekends to spend with his growing family.

He currently works at a web design and search engine marketing company, where he does search engine marketing and project managing. John still plays music at a 6pm Sunday evening Mass at a local Catholic church, and continues to sing and play piano, sax, and guitar.

     Music

Here are a few MP3s of my original songs:

I'll Carry On is based on the book of Job.

I Thank You is the song I wrote for my wife, which I sang for her for the first time just before I proposed to her, on April 25, 2000.

You've Got To Make Up Your Mind is a song I wrote for a retreat in college.

Who Do You Say I Am is based on Matthew 16:15

Other Recordings:

The Fermoy Lasses is my first attempt at recording my Irish Whistle, also known as a Tin Whistle, or Penny Whistle.

This is a quick demo of John playing his new Tenor Sax:

Tenor Sax Movie