Education:
Studied saxophone/improvisation w. Jerry Coker
Bachelors and Masters in Music (Sax/Flute) – University of Miami, FL 1972/1973
Teaching:
Artist in Residence – Duke University 1975
Adjunct Lecturer – UNC Chapel Hill & Greensboro 1975-76
Associate Director of Jazz Studies – U of Miami, FL 1976-1990
Performance Highlights (Saxophone/Woodwinds) include:
Jazz Recordings:
“The Birthday Concert”- Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth
“Holiday for Pans” – Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth
and many others…………………………..
Jazz Concert Performances with:
Nat Adderly, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Jimmy Cobb, Mark Egan, Peter Erskine, Danny Gottlieb, Bob James, David Liebman, Will Lee, Marian McPartland, Pat Metheny, Bob Mintzer, Jaco Pastorius, Ira Sullivan, Stanley Turrentine, Toots Thielemans, Carmen Lundy, John Hendricks, and many others………….
Concerts/Clubs Singers/Entertainers with:
Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Vic Damone, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Maureen McGovern, Della Reese, Lou Rawls, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson, and many others………………
Big Bands:
Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Doc Severinsen/Tonight Show Band, Mercer Ellington, Stan Kenton, Jaco Pastorius/Word of Mouth and many others………………
“Commercial” Recordings:
“Guilty”- Barbara Streisand
“Heartbreaker” – Dionne Warwick
“After Dark” – Andy Gibb
“Islands in a Stream” – Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers
and many others…………..
Jazz Arranging/Recent Recordings:
“Word of Mouth Revisited” (Heads Up Records) – Jaco Pastorius Big Band
“The Word is Out” (Heads Up Records) – Jaco Pastorius Big Band
"Nothing Hard is Ever Easy" (Dabon Music) - The 14 Jazz Orchestra
"Then and Now" (Warner Brothers Japan) - Jaco Pastorius Big Band
"The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Dabon Music) - The 14 Jazz Orchestra
"Cartoon Bebop" (Dabon Music) - The 14 Jazz Orchestra