Former Berklee College of Music Woodwind Faculty member. Was signed to Liberty Records and managed by Tony Scotty in Hollywood, CA. Performed in the Ft. Lauderdale Symphony & U.S. Army Field Band. Performed at the Atlanta Jazz Festival with the Dixie Dregs and Sea Level. Performed with the original Coasters, Drifters, and Sam & Dave, B.B. King, Jackie Wilson, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Rodney Dangerfield, Jerry Butler, Maynard Ferguson, Don Ellis, Hank Levy, California Earthquake, Original Alley Cats w/ Butch Trivett and Tinsley Ellis, Cool Breeze with Bill Sheffield, Greg Allman, Parliament Funkedelics, Robert Goulet, Dee Dee Sharp, Ernie Watts, Steve Gad, etc.