Born: April 14, 1956 Primary Instrument: Guitar
Guitarist and Composer blending original modern jazz, free improvisation with new and unique spins on roots, blues, gospel, funk and jazz.
Credits include tours, concert performances, and recordings with: Jack McDuff, Eddie Harris, Charles McPherson, Arthur Blythe, Stan Getz, Chuck Israels, Barbara Dennerlein, Paul Hanson, Mark Levine, Claudia Gomez, Tony Manoco, Paul McCandless, Bonnie Raitt, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Coco Lee, and many others.
Commercial radio, television, and film scores for Paramount Pictures, PBS SOUNDSTAGE, PBS documentaries, Comedy Central, as well as, Apple Computers, Wells Fargo, The Ford Motor Company, Century 21, Levi's and The National Council On Drug Abuse,
Teaching: Currently on the faculty of The Jazz School in Berkeley, California; Mills College, Oakland, Ca; Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, Ca; Bentley School, Lafayette, CA Private guitar and music theory instruction since 1976.
Clinician for: Sibelius software, Yamaha Musical Instruments, UC Berkeley gifted students, SUNY at Stony Brook. Instruments.
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition, Haverford College Master of Arts in Music Composition, Mills College Music Teaching credential, State University of New York at Stony Brook Studied guitar with Pat Martino, Allen Hanlon, Fred Frith, and Tuck Andress. Studied composition with Fred Frith, Harold Boatrite, Annie Gosfield, Alvin Curran, John Davison
Primary Instrument:
Guitar
Location:
Walnut Creek, CA
Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.
Credentials/Background:
Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, High Honors, May, 1979
Major: Music Theory and Composition
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
Additional undergraduate year to obtain teaching certification.
Teaching license in Secondary School Music, May, 1980
Mills College, Oakland, CA
Master of Arts in Composition, May, 2005
Studied guitar with Pat Martino, Allen Hanlon, Tuck Andress, and Sonny Troy.
Currently on faculty at:
Jazzschool, Berkeley, CA - classes in: sight reading for guitarists; ensemble playing, master clinics
Mills College, Oakland, CA - private instruction for credit
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA - private instruction for credit
Some private teaching on weekends - $100 for 90 min. lessons
Clinic/Workshop Information:
Jazz guitar master classes - Topics covered include valuable tips for practice routines, improvising, chords and chord melody.
Jazz composition and arranging
