Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!Greetings. I am a multipercussionist (drum set, cymbals and percussion),vocalist and composer. I love music. I thank the Creator for the chance to offer and share the love of music and sound given to me. I play straight ahead music. Some people call it jazz, bebop or whatever. I play that which comes from my heart. Straight ahead is playing honestly in the moment. Straight ahead music is any and everything at anytime being played through you. I've had some wonderful experiences in music on this planet. It is an honor to share the bandstand, rehearsal, studio and a conversation or meal with heroes, peers, friends and family.Thank you to:Teachers: Brenda Kennedy, Dennis Kennedy, Mary Reid, JoAnne Katsu, Damon Moaney, John Locke, Donna DiStefano, Nathan Carter, Bobby Harris, Jamal Wilson, Odell Wilson, Johnny Polite, Edgar Bateman, Louis Hayes, Barry Harris, Leroy Williams, Andrew Cyrille and Timmy Shepherd.Curtis Fuller, Richard Wyands, Larry Willis, Yusef Salim, Eddie Gale, Cecil McBee, Gary Bartz, John Hicks, Ronnie Mathews, Bunky Green, Curtis Lundy, Lisle Atkinson, Tardo Hammer, Virgil Jones, Eddie Henderson, Paul Brown, Dick Griffin, Essiet Esiet, Gary Thomas, Ethel Ennis, TK BLue and so many others.I'd also like to thank all of the members of the ensemble Our Time is Now:
Ryan Tucker, Kelly Shepherd, Brian Haldeman, Steve Swan, Jerry Moye, Winston Tyson, Randy Booker-Haskins and visual artist William Rhodes.From the bottom of my heart , I thank you. We grew from boys to men and searched for the meaning of life together on and off the bandstand.Peace and Blessings.
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