Bio

I have been playing and performing for 26 years. My focuses include odd metered patterns, sequences and phrases based on numbers and fractions, improvisation, experimental sounds, metal and dissonance.  I am originally from Richmond, Virginia and currently reside in Brooklyn, NY. I have a BM in Jazz Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University.  I currently write and record with many projects in and around the Philadelphia area. I have gigged up and down the east coast including New York City, Richmond, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Raleigh and performed with musicians from across the country.  I released my first demo in 1999 and have recording experience as both a band leader and side man.  I have composed music for various ensembles from duo projects to seventeen piece big band charts as well as for film.  I have been a professional drum instructor for 20 years and currently have two music studios in Brooklyn, NY and Philadelphia, PA where I spend most of my time. I love working with other musicians and developing new ideas and concepts. Music is my life.