About Me:
I have been teaching for over ten years and am known for giving a personal approach to each student. We are all different and have different musical goals. My goal is to help you learn the tools to get where YOU want to be in music, and I'd love to help anyone see all the magic this world of music has to offer you! I am a crossover artist who has played in top classical orchestra festivals and has also worked with well-known jazz artists and even hip-hop artists such as Ja Rule, and pop artists like Olivia Newton John!

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

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

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

Availability:
I live in the Bronx right near the Triboro bridge... which puts me in Queens on the Grand Central... Anywhere between there and the split with the Van Wyck or near the LIE... I currently have students in Forest hills, Astoria, and a few more Queens neighborhoods.

Major Influences:
Influences include but are not limited to: Nigel Kennedy, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Maxim Vengerov, Mark Zelmanovich, Yuval Yaron, and more!

Experience:

• Recorded recently for hip hop giants Ja Rule. Also recorded for Ashanti!
• WOMEN IN JAZZ CONCERT at the Harlem Grill on Dec. 20, 2006. Playing with some of the top NY women in jazz!
• Olivia Newton John concert master in Northeast U.S.
• Recorded for THE MILLINER soundtrack. Appearing at 13th street theatres NY, NY from Nov. 1st to Dec. 17th.
• Recorded for Bobbie Eakes. Cd SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. Soap actress (bold and the beautiful. Currently on One Life to Live on ABC)
• Currently preparing to work on projects with Spike Wilner (Planet Jazz, NYC), and a few other big jazz cats!

Education:

• Masters in Music (MM), University of Tennessee, Knoxville [2007]
• Concentrations in Music & Business (BS), Indiana University, Bloomington [2000]

Studied With:

• Joe Magnarelli [2006]
• Mark Zelmanovich [1993 - 2003]
• Patty Coker [2001 - 2002]
• Henryk Kowalski [1995 - 1997]
• Yuval Yaron [1994 - 1995]

Awards:

• Full scholarship recipient - Mancini Institute [2003]
• Full scholarship - University Of Tennessee, Music School [2001]
• Full scholarship - Shira Festival, Jerusalem [1997]
• Music Performance Scholar - Indiana University [1994]
• Scholarship - Chautauqua Music Festival [1993]

Discography:

• Phase 9 - "For The Sleepless" [2005]
• Bobbie Eakes - "Something Beautiful" [2005]
• Elliot Lyman - "Elliot Lyman" [2004]
• Tennessee Schmaltz - "See Tennessee Schmaltz" [2002]