About Me:
I teach music because it is my passion, and my enthusiasm is contagious. Through instrumental instruction, I aim to pass on my love and knowledge of music while providing the opportunity for every student to take risks and think big in their exploration of sound and its inherent beauty.

Styles:
Rock, Blues, Funk, Folk, Pop

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

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

Availability:
Preferred: Upper East Side, Midtown, East Village, Lower East Side.
Availability: All of Manhattan

Major Influences:
Django Reinhardt, Clapton, B.B. King, Bill Mayo.

Experience:

• Trumpet Performance [1990 - Present]
• Private Trumpet Lessons [2000 - Present]
• Freelance musician: soundtracks, performance, teaching, studio work, composing and arranging [2004 - 2007]
• Studio work: trumpet, guitar, voice, percussion, piano [2004 - Present]
• Guitar/vocal/theory lessons [2005 - Present]

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Music (BA), Hunter College [2004]

Studied With:

• Kevin Blanc [2003 - 2004]
• James Newton [2001 - 2003]
• Mark Anderson [1992 - 1996]

Awards:

• John Lennon Scholarship Finalist - John Lennon Foundation [2003]
• Most Outstanding Musician Grant - Rotary Club [1996]

Recent Performances:

• Living Room (NYC) - acoustic guitar/ vox [April, 2008]
• Luna Lounge (Brooklyn) - trpt/gtr/vox [March, 2008]
• Mercury Lounge (NYC) - trpt/guitar/vox [February, 2008]

Discography:

• Black Taxi - "Mobius Strip" [2007]
• Guns of Gandhi - "EP" [2005]
• Ezra - "Ezra" [2004]

Scholarships:

• Leopold Schepp Scholarship [2002 - 2004]