Education:

1995-2000 - William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
                  Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and Performance
                  Private study with Horacee Arnold, John Riley, Rufus Reid, Vinson Hill

1992-1995 - George Washington High School of Philadelphia, PA

Performance Experience:

1995-1999 - Performances at William Paterson University
                 Opening act on Jazz Room Series for John Scofield, Eliane Elias, John Abercrombie,
                 J.J. Johnson, John Pizzerelli
                 Performed with Stanley Turntine, John Blake

1998- 2001 - Concert Tours:
                      Toured Europe & China with David Sanchez
                      European tour with The Mingus Big Band- Concerts in London, Paris, Rome,
                      Germany, Amsterdam, Oslo, Poland, Spain, and in Asia (Japan)
                      Toured Europe with Terrell Stafford
                      Tour of Europe with John Scofield

1998- 2001 - Concerts In New York:
                      Lincoln Center, Birdland, The Knitting Factory w/ The Oliver Lake Big Band,
                      Visiones w/ Roy Hargrove, TheZinc Bar, Cleopatra's Needle, and the Apollo
                      Theater w/ Common Abstract, International Association of Jazz Educators
                      Convention w/ Stanley Turntine

Work Experience:

1998-1999 - Taught at the Montclair University Summer Jazz Camp

Recording & Television Experience:

1996 - The Heat And The Sweet- Norman Simmons
1999 - Blues & Politics- Mingus Big Band
1983 - Mister Rogers Neighborhood
1986 - Visions
1994 - Performed in a Video with Rap group Newborn