Focus
To play at a high level with groups of various musical styles and to be compensated accordingly.
Recording and tours are welcome.
Styles
Disco / Funk / Reggae / Blues / R&B / Soul / Hip Hop / New Orleans Funk / Big Band
Jazz Improvisation / Rock / Pop / Go Go / Orchestral - Chamber and Symphonic
Solo / Salsa / Free-Experimental / Musical Theater/ Brass - Quartet, Quintet, etc.
Study
Self-Study and occasional lessons with Chris Gekker (2015-present)
Manhattan School of Music (1982 to 1983) - Studied with William Vacchiano, Mel Broiles
Private (1974-1983) - Ed Treutel, Douglas Hedwig, Carmine Caruso, Royce Jansen, Charles Affelt, Harry Berv
School study - Scarsdale, NY Elementary - High School New York (1973-1982) - Dr. Joseph Albright, Earl Groner
Hoff-Barthelson Music School, Scarsdale, NY (1975 -1980) - Studied with Dr. Joseph Albright
Teaching
Middle C Music (Washington, DC), Music & Arts (Germantown, MD) and privately. Formerly at International School of Music (Bethesda, MD), Bach To Rock (McLean, VA) and Menchey Music (Gambrills, MD). Former Trumpet coach at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
Groups
Time in the Wilderness - Original multi genre (2022 - Current)
24Karat - Event Band (2019 - Current)
Music Factory (2021 - Current)
Oh He Dead - (2022 - Current Sub)
The Hot Lanes Big Band (2021 - Current Sub)
JazzWorx Big Band (2022 - Current Sub)
Groovalicious – Disco Band (2018 - Current Sub)
Zack, Jack & Jake - Blues/Rock (2020 - Current)
Nkula - Reggae Band (2017-2018, 2018 - Current sub)
Various Jazz Quartets, Quintets, Duos, Solo (2017 - Current)
Backbeat Underground - Soul/R&B/Jazz (6/2019 - Current sub)
Black Tie - Wedding Band (2019 - Current sub)
Encore - Wedding Band (2019 - Current sub)
The Olney Big Band (2023 - Current sub)
Unfinished Bizness Go Go (2023)
Avenue 66 - Wedding/Event Band (2022 - 2023)
No One Sphere - Original Indie Band (2022 - 2023)
The Fells Point Project - Original Multi-genre (2022)
Movimiento - Salsa Band (2022)
The Alchemists (formerly The Pugilists and Analog State) – Jazz/Hip Hop/Rock/Pop/R&B/Soul (8/2016 - 12/2019)
ROK Collective - Creative Indie Rock (2019)
Butte and Friends - Grateful Dead Tribute (2019)
The Bob Band - Bob Dylan Tribute (2018)
Magnolia Blue - New Orleans Funk (2018)
Capital Lab Band - Big Band (2018)
La Gente - Latin (2018)
The Curbfeelers - Blues Band (2016-2017)
TempoRaries – Motown/Stax Cover Band (2017)
Montgomery Philharmonic - Principal (2016)
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra - Utility (2016)
Rockville Concert Band (2016)
Various other groups in many genres - Professional and amateur (1974 - 1988)
Studio Recording
9/2022 - Ivakota studios with No One Sphere
2/2022 - Bias Studios with Music Factory
2020 to 2021 - Remote tracking with The Originators, Dave Mann, Mathias Van Regemortel
10/2019 - American University Studios with Backbeat Underground
9/2019 - Sleepy Hollows Studio with Nkula (horn tracking with member of SOJA)
6/2018 - Crashbox with Groovalicious
1/2018 - David Ridgeway’s Studio with the Originators
9/2017 - American University Studios with Nkula
1986 to Present - Home Studio
Interests
Multi-track recording/mixing and Composition
Other instruments - guitar, bass, keyboards, etc. / Listening to all genres of music