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out the area as one of the top piano players, he’s quick to point out that for every ten piano players you can name there’s a hundred more that are better who you never hear of. “Watch out for the ones you haven’t heard of,” Seldin warns fellow musicians. “They’re the ones you’ve got to watch out for. The ones that are always in the limelight you don’t worry about, but boy... when that one sneaks up it’s an awful awakening.” Seldin is rereleasing his last CD, Asbury Park: Then & Now due to heavy demand driven by the Internet. The CD is a virtual Who’s Who of Jersey Shore music including several artists who are listed alongside Seldin as one of the Creators of S.O.A.P. (“The Sound of Asbury Park”). Seldin says being on that plaque is pretty special because “they’re recognizing that you had a major part in creating something.” That’s an understatement... Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com pg 53