Born in New York City, I have been a full time musician since 1966. An alumnus of the Berklee College of Music, I have worked in several different styles of music including: Jazz, Swing, Trad, Pop, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock n' Roll at more weddings, parties and nightclubs than I can recall. I have lived and performed in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Tokyo and New Orleans and have appeared with several jazz luminaries including: Bob Haggart, Jack Sheldon, Bill Napier, Pete Fountain, Duke Heitger, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Tim Laughlin, Connie Jones, Jackie Coon, Eddie Erickson, Evan Christopher, Clint Baker, Leon Oakley, Carla Kaufman, Monty Budwig, Ray Drummond, Ed Kelly, Sam Most, Donald (Duck) Bailey, Dean Reilly, Donny McCaslin, Michael Spiro, Sherman Ferguson, Ruth Davies, Larry Dunlap, Bobbe Norris, Joe Roland, Pat Yankee, Jack Fine, Carol Kaye, Denise Perrier, Buddy Jones, Big Mama Sue, Tee Carson, Harold Jones, Smith Dobson, Ron Kaplan, Broadway John Tucker, Paul Jackson, Jake Stock, Margie Baker, Swing Fever, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, The Dukes Of Dixieland and Lester Lanin.
Festivals include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest, Monterey Jazz, Blues and Dixieland Festivals, Satchmo SummerFest, Fillmore Street and the KCSM "Jazz On The Hill" festivals in San Francisco.
Theater work includes productions of "West Side Story" and "Godspell". Recording credits include NPR's Sound Print "Happiness", a soundtrack for Steven Speilberg's "Young Indiana Jones" TV series, numerous jingles, accompaniments and his own CDs "Double Gemini" and "Big Easy Swing".
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Vanessa
