Hi Everyone! I hope you really enjoy the clips and please feel free to drop me a line whenever, either on MySpace or through email at [email protected]. Also, please read below to find out more about who I am and what I'm into!
I am originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania and I have a bachelor's degree in music education and a master's degree in trumpet performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. My former teachers include Matthew Gallagher, Frank Kaderabek, Brian MacDonald, and John Swana. While at West Chester University I played lead trumpet for the Criterions Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Niess. You can hear me play on the Criterions' latest CD's "Writer's Cramp" (2006) and "In Walked Horace" (2009) recorded at Bias studios in Washington, DC. While at home in Philadelphia I have also recorded with Hip-Hop and R&B artists including LL Cool JJ on his latest release "Exit 13."
During the summer of 2007 I was chosen to be a member of the Disneyland All-American College Band at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. While on the west coast I worked and performed with some of today's top artists including Wayne Bergeron, Gordon Goodwin, Alex Iles, Gregg Field, Sal Lozano, Peter Erskine, Steve Houghton, Jiggs Whigham, The Airmen of Note and many more.
Some other things I really enjoy are spending time with friends and family, the shore, and Phillies baseball! Getting together with Mike Jarosz to play Tower of Power charts is also a newfound favorite passtime!
I currently reside in the greater Philadelphia area and perform regularly in the Tri-State scene with All About Me (allaboutmelive.com), The Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra, Victory Big Band and more. For more information including Cd's and upcoming events please email me at [email protected].
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