Instrument:
Guitar
Education:
Elementary school -studied Afro-Cuban percussion in class and privately with Carolyn Brandy
1986- 1991- Studied guitar with Doug "Doppler" Doppelt, Jeff Massanari, and David
Yamizaki
1988-1991- Studied music at Berkeley High School
1992-1994 - Studied with Ed Kelly at Laney College
1995- Studied with Herbie Lewis at New College of California
1996-2000- Studied at SFSU with Jim Witzel, Dee Spencer, Jim Grantham, Wayne
Wallace, Hafez Modirzadeh, John Handy,
Studied at the Jazz School with Mimi Fox
Professional accomplishments:
1990-1991- played in band "Dorothy's Not Home" which featured Jessica Neighbor on vocals
Played in a number of rock opera's produced by Emerald Rain Productions http://www.emeraldrain.com/
Since then has worked regularly with a variety of people:
1999-2010 -Most notably-Dr Lonnie Smith, Kai Eckhardt, Herbie Lewis, Calvin Keys, Dee Spencer, Dave Ellis, Narada Michael Walden and Sila Mutungi.
Others include- Bishop Norman Williams, Wil Blades, Brandon Etzler, Aaron Germain, Dayna Stephens, Darrell Green, Valentino Peeps, "Big" Thomas Mccree, Eric Jekabson, Adam Goodhue, Mitch Marcus, Terrie Odabi, and Doug Ellington, The Congress
Has had a number of regular gigs:
1999-2007-Played at the Town House Bar and Grill with Brandon Etzler and others
2005-2010-Had a Regular gig at the Paragon inside the Claremonte Hotel with Alex Smith and Greg German.
2002-2005-had a regular gig at the Butterfly with Caroline Chung on upright, the drummers included Andre Sumelius, Gary Cluade, Michael Pinkham and others
1999-2005 -Played regularly with Wil Blades at various throughout the SF bay area, including the Boom Boom Room, Black Cat jam session, Vallejo jazz festival.
2004-2005-Part of the house band at the Resala's jam session for over a year, other musicians included Maya Kronfeld, Mitch Marcus, Sam Bevan, Lorenzo Farrel, John Arkin, and Aaron Germaine
2009-til present-Currently playing and recording with NAACP award winner Sila Mutungi http://silaband.com/
Venues include --Coda, The Independent, The Great American Music Hall, The Warfield, Earthdance, Solfest, Yoshis, New Parish and Brick and Mortar
2010 -Tour of Italy with Sila Mutungi
2011-guitar instructor at the Hamilton Family Center
2011-Tour of Italy with Sila Mutungi
