Born January 22, 1965 in San Francisco Ca.

Raised in a musical family

Self taught piano and organ

Began playing trombone at age 11

1983 – Graduated High School

1984 – Attended Chabot College & studied Jazz Theory and Performance

1985 – Attended Cal State Hayward & played in the Jazz Ensemble

1984 – 1989 Freelanced around the San Francisco Bay Area with various Jazz, Blues,

R&B, and Salsa Bands including Orquesta Actualidad & Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot

Skillet Lickers

1989 – 1991 Worked as trombonist aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines ship ‘Jubilee’

1991 – 1995 Freelanced around the San Francisco Bay Area with various Jazz, Blues,

R&B, and Salsa Bands including the Tommy Castro Band, Harvey Mandell, Zazu Pitts

Memorial Orchestra, Avance & Sy Klopps Blues Band,

1996 – Toured US, Canada & Europe with Michelle Shocked

1996 – BAMMIE Award winner for best Salsa Album of the Year, Avance debut CD

Adelante.

1996 – Preformed with Santana, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Buddy Guy, Arturo

Sandoval, Giovanni Hildalgo & Bob Wier

1997 – 2000 Toured the US with The Dynatones

2003 – Toured Denmark with Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88’s

2003 – 2006 Recorded & Toured Europe and Japan with Howard Tate, Johnny Nocturne,

& Austin de Lone

2005 – Performed in Lagos Nigeria with Masada

2006 – Toured Switzerland with Howard Tate

2006 – 2008 – Toured Europe, United Kingdom, Finland, and Japan with Sly & The

Family Stone as well as various shows in the US

2008 – Toured Italy with Austin de Lone Band, Henry Butler, Mabel John, Sugar Pie De

Santo, Bishop Joe Simon, & Otis Redding III

2008 – Toured Turkey, Capri, and Russia with John Lee Hooker Jr

2009 – Toured Italy with the Austin de Lone Band, Spencer Wiggans, Percy Wiggans,

Oscar Toney Jr., Bobby Johnson & Vaneese Thomas

2010 – Preformed with the Voices of Latin Rock, Taj Mahal, Tom Johnston, Lennie

Willams, & Lester Chambers

2010 – Preformed with the Gene Krupa Big Band and Four Freshmen

2010 to Present - Pacific Mambo Orchestra ( 2013 Grammy Winner)

2013 to 2021- Toured United States, Europe & Australia with Jimmie Vaughan and the

Tilt O Whirl Band performing in venues like Madison Square opening for Eric Clapton

2014 to Present - Preformed and Recorded with the Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy

Present Day - Continues to freelance around the SF Bay Area with Fil Lorenz Orchestra,

The Jazz Therapists, Jonathan Poretz, Roberta Donnay, Big Harp George, Blues Power,

Miz Dee, Hobo Paradise, PA Slim, Derek Fairchild, Malo, Momotombo, Orq. Bembe,

Orq. America, Karabali, Rhythmtown Jive, Left Coast Syncopaters, Lilan Kane, Paula

Harris, Honor Brass Band, Saint Gabriels Brass Band