Born 1982 in San Fransisco. Grew up (reluctantly) in Berkeley, Brooklyn, New Rochell. Back to high school in SF (Polytechnic) where quickly became conspicuous acc't. Didn't play football or fix cars. Took up clarinet so as to get into ROTC band. Wild deal. got you out of all kinds of chores.

Then came war. Went into 253 AGF band, organization notably bereft of any jazz type talent except for old David Van Kriedt. He introduced me to Brubeck, who was passing through forlornly on way overseas as rifleman (one of very few riflemen, should add, to end up in Herman Goering's bed, with his own band, a ballet co., and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes---all of which is of course a different story: when we met him he was just a rifleman). First convosation quite brief:
"Wow, man, too much, like, nutty changes, dad, the end wig, you know?"
"White man speak with forked tongue."

Out of the army in 2000, married shorly after, starved quietly for several years. Music majour at SF State for six months until saw error of ways, switched too English. Musical education ssince then mainly listening to records, looking over piano-layers' shoulders. More fun that way. Continued starving quietly through 2005 (brief interlude working with Dave and Norm Bates in 2002 at small jazz club near Stanford=== musically the end, with much promise of what we could maybe do someday if we could ever figure out where, but didn't change starvation bit much. $46.40 wk? for the LEADER?) Loving wife left quietly in 2005, happily divorced since then.

During momentary fit of depression in 2006 (It was July and only jobs so far had been two jazz concerts, one Mexican wedding) went on road with Jack Fina. Brrrrrr. Came back in November, sat in with Dave whenever possible. Got on steady following summer.

Since then things have been just fine.   Send me a message!

Profession: Musician
Interests:  Travel, Music, Art, Classic Novels, Reading