My musical journey started at an early age.  My earliest memories of music involve enjoying records with mom & dad, playing piano with grandma, and hearing grandpa play fiddle.  Public school music programs supported my interest in music by providing a nurturing space to explore woodwinds, keyboard, and guitar.  Colleges helped me attain a Master's degree in Jazz Studies and Improvised music.  Years of performing many types and genres of music on multiple instruments in many different settings has made me melodically fluent, rhythmically accurate, and artistically interesting.   Moving to the Pacific Northwest in the 90s, I became immersed in the community spirit and its creativity, ingenuity and art.  It is an honor to play with some of the world's finest musicians. 

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I keep a busy teaching, performing, and studio schedule in the Pacific Northwest.  My current music projects include:  the all improv Seattle collective How Now Brown Cow.   reggae/rock/jamband band High Ceiling, and serving as Professor of Music at South Puget Sound College.

 

My work is featured on several albums, including:

• High Ceiling' "Easy"

• Adam Snyder' "Hum & Hiss"

• Lavon Hadison' Come Together"

• Kosta Lois' "In Many Ways"

• Daven Tillinghast "21st Century song book"

• Jenny Jenkins's "Oventoucher"

 

 

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I enjoy performing with several theater groups.  I've been able to sharpened my multi-instrumental skills as a member of Harlequin Productions house band for several years. I have performed in many shows and musical reviews including, Sixties Chicks, Summer in the 60s, 70s Summer Session Roots of Rock, Startdust, and the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors and A Christmas survivors guide.

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I also work closely with Open Road Productions as a band leader and musician.  Open Road Productions is an Olympia, Washington based production company, dedicated to production and marketing of original theatrical and audio drama works.

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An active performer and music educator in the Olympia/Tumwater community, I currently serve as Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies for South Puget Sound Community College, clinician and guest artist for K-12 regional schools and am a jazz director and lecturer at Saint Martin's University. 

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