Jazz Practitioner

Please click on each title to hear a 60-second sample: An Introduction to Managed Music Checkin’ On My Records (Everybody’s Had A Look) Managed Healthcare Blues I Done Been Hired That Real Fine Check Move On Down The List No Overnight Blues You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me Blue Shield Capitation Blues Another Case Of Shingles Blues You’re One Hip Mama — ’Cause They Won’t Pay For Two New Baby Blues

About Dr. Sam: Dr. Sam (a/k/a Samuel Bierstock, MD), chief conspirator behind both the Managed Care Blues Band and the Frivolous Action Blues Band, is blessed with an unquiet mind. In addition to being a physician, he also describes himself as a professional musician (harmonicologist) and entertainer, and is also a recognized medical informacist. His penchant for creating satirical lyrics that skewer the managed care healthcare system (example: “You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Blue Shield”) and the medical-malpractice industry (example: “They’ve Got Deep Pockets — Let¹s Sue”) has resulted in his unique means of delivering important messages. Musically, however, Dr. Sam and his life-long professional musician bandmates are not fooling around, and their professionalism has brought them wide acclaim and a steady gig schedule.