Trumpet player
Leader of the group Tiger's Baku
Member of the George Russell Orchestra
Performances with Tony Bennett, Gary Burton, Dave Grusin, Dave Liebman, and Pat Metheny
Recordings include six CDs as leader on J.V.C. Records as well as Gary Burton's Times Square, Dave Grusin's NY-LA Dream Orchestra, and Dave Liebman's Meditation Suite

In Their Own Words

"The way I associate with a student is to create a relationship, one-by-one. So for me it takes a lot of time to see what is the best effort I can make for each individual student who comes here."

"If the student is new, I very carefully 'diagnose' the symptoms, so to speak. And their personality. And their potential."

"Sometimes students have a lot of dreams, but don't have the facility to go there. And sometimes students think they're not innovative enough. Or they don't have any leadership. Then I will tell them, 'Go work with this person over here. She has a great dream. Help her out.' By helping someone else, they may discover some other goals and think, 'Oh, wow. I think I can do this.' And now they see a possibility they didn't see before."