Piano man likes jazz

He said that some insist a messy work area will negatively effect the quality of a musician. But Kris Kooi doesn't know he believes the truth behind that as he rummaged through the stacks of famous, rare and more recent compositions and “Family Guy” DVDs on top of his piano.

“I really enjoy ‘Family Guy,'” he said before sitting down to play George Gershwin's “The Man I Love” from memory.

Kris, 18, a senior at Auburn High School, has music playing in his head most of the time.