I have been playing drums and percussion since 1988. I’ve studied a variety of styles and traditions ranging from orchestral percussion, jazz and improv, and more recently, West African traditions such as Sabar and Bougarabou with noted master Saikouba Hadjie. I’ve toured the US several times with various unsigned new music groups such as Blind Spot Trio with Toby Summerfield (guitar, bass), Patrick Farrell (accordion, keys) and Tim Brown (vibes), and Wheel On My Back with Colin Stetson (sax), Stuart Bogie/Dan Bennett (sax), Toby Summerfield (guitar), Josh Tillinghast (guitar) and Eric Perney (bass).
I was a permanent member of the seminal San Francisco avante/indie/jazz group Transmission from 2002-2006, during which time we played extensively throughout the Bay Area. I was also a regular guest drummer for Ara Anderson’s "cinematic funk" brass group Boostamonte!, hip-hop/big band ensemble Shotgun Wedding Hip-Hop Orchestra, and have most recently performed and recorded with Toby Summerfield’s Chicago-based improv/minimalist rock ensemble Never Enough Hope, featuring some of today’s most prolific and influential jazz musicians. I can be heard on the just-released Never Enough Hope recording "The Gift Economy (Contraphonic)," Transmission’s EP "Hollow Sea" (Odd Shaped Case), Gojogo’s new album "All is Fair" (Galaxia), as well as a handful of yet-to-be-released recordings by the above groups.
I currently live in Portland, Oregon.
