Education:
Northern California Center for the Alexander Technique (Redwood City, CA) AmSat Teacher Certification Completed 4/11
Master of Fine Arts Degree: California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA) 5/91
Bachelor of Music Degree: Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) 12/87
Associate Arts Degree: Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA) 6/85
Trumpet Teachers:
Bobby Shew, Mario Guineri, Mark Inouye, Jeff Biacalana, John Pearson, Jeff Stout, Greg Hopkins, Scott Fessler, Paul Fontaine, Tony Lujan, Steve Braet
Single Private Trumpet lessons:
Larry Meregilano, Walt Johnson, John Henes ,Dave Bamonte, Raymond Mase, Mike Vax, Warren Gale, John Coppola, Harry Kim, Tony Plog, Jon Lewis, Richard Winslow, Greg Spence, Roy Poper, Ray Kotwika
Selected Teaching Experience:
Sonoma State University Studio Trumpet Instructor 99-11
Sonoma State University Adjunct Jazz Instructor 01-11
Santa Rosa Junior College Adjunct Jazz Instructor 96-21
Santa Rosa Junior College Private Trumpet Instructor 09-21
Pacific Union College Trumpet Instructor 09-21
Paulin Center for the Creative Arts Trumpet Instructor 09-21
Napa Valley College 02
Selected Ensemble Experience:
Ukiah Symphony
Cinnebar Theater Opera Orchestra
SSU Faculty Brass and Chamber Ensembles
Pete Estabrook's Blue Note Collective
Niels Myrner and Live Jazz San Francisco
Mel Graves/SSU Faculty Jazz Ensemble-Recorded on the CD Release "Ear Shot"
Racetrack Bugler on the Northern California Fair Circuit for 35 years
Books and Publications:
14 volumes of Jazz Trumpet Solo Transcriptions
21 Volumes of Jazz Composition and Arrangement Transcriptions
Professional Affiliations:
International Trumpet Guild
International Association for Jazz Education
American Society for the Alexander Technique
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