About Me:
I believe that lessons should be suited to each students particular goals and needs. I hope to foster an environment in which the student can best pursue their own playing goals and the styles they are most interested in. My job as a teacher is to foster the student's abilities and creativity and to introduce them to concepts, techniques, and musics that will challenge and inspire them.

Styles:
Rock, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Funk, Folk, Heavy Metal, Classical, Musical Theatre, Gospel, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Latin, Rockabilly, Country, Bluegrass

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Orchestration, Jazz Music History, Rock Music History

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Availability:
Manhattan, all neighborhoods

Major Influences:
I am influenced by a range of artists of different styles from Jaco Pastorious and James Jamerson to Ray Brown, Dave Holland, Jimmy Garrison and J.S. Bach.

Experience:

• Private Bass instruction in Denton, Texas
  Courses: Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass, Music Theory, Improvisation, Composition [2005 - 2008]
• Guest Lecturer and Performer, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
  Workshops in Rhythm Section Concepts, Improvisation, Jazz Theory [2008 - 2008]
• Instructor at the United Methodist Church Jazz Camp, Piano, Texas [2006 - 2007]
• Instructor at the University of North Texas Bass Workshop, Denton Texas [2005 - 2006]
• Guest Performer with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, College Station, Texas [2008 - 2008]
• Member of the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band [2004 - 2006]

Education:

• Master of Music in Jazz Studies (MM), University of North Texas [2006]

Studied With:

• Lynn Seaton [2001 - 2004]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• International Society of Bassists Conference, International Society of Bassists [2004]

Recent Performances:

• Concert with vocalist Kevin Mahogany, Denton, Texas [April, 2008]
• Concert with vocalist Alison Wedding, Denton, Texas [November, 2007]
• Concert with pianist Michael Weiss, Denton, Texas [May, 2007]
• Performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival with the Matt Sawyer Orchestra, Rotterdam, the Netherlands [July, 2006]
• Concert with guitarist Larry Koones, Denton, Texas. [March, 2006]
• One O’Clock Lab Band Concert with Benny Golson, Denton, Texas [November, 2004]

Discography:

• Soundtrack for the Film - "I Sell The Dead (2008)" [2008]
• Kait Dunton Trio - "Real and Imagined " [2008]
• Jiri Levicek Trio - "Returns" [2007]
• One O’Clock Lab Band - "Lab 2006" [2006]
• One O’Clock Lab Band - "Lab 2005" [2005]