Private Party & All Star Lineup with my old friend, college buddy and legendary jazz drummer Lewis Nash, close friend and awesome guitarist Tommy Benson, and keyboardist extraordinar Muggie Doo (Mark Leach).
Hello World
Photo OP with adoring fan after concert in Lansing, Michigan.
My New Toy
Friday Night at The Match
David “Fathead” Newman (famous legendary jazz musician) and I playing a ballad together at a Lansing area Jazz Concert.
Alvin Galloway and I taking a minute for a photo during the show. I was honored to be a guess on the Alvin Galloway Show, broadcasting from the Radio Phoenix Studios located on the campus of the Phoenix Center For The Arts.
Alvin Galloway Show radio interview. I had a great time discussing music, life and the pursuit of happiness with Alvin.
Tyrone Johnson Quintet from 1982, a popular high energy jazz ensemble playing up tempo swing, bebop & ballads. Steady gigs included the up scale dinner club Minions downtown Phoenix, The Fig Tree and Iconic jazz club The Century Sky Room
Marcus Belgrave was my dear friend, a true jazz legend and iconic figure in the Detroit music scene dating back to the late 50's & 60's. He taught an mentored some of today's major jazz artist like Grammy Award winning Saxophonist Kenny Garret & James Carter, Jazz Violinist Regina Carter and Basses Marion Hayden. Marcus hired me to play in his band in the early 2000 introducing me to Detroit's jazz scene and players. I later went on to hire Marcus to play in some of my bands and for some of Lansing's major Jazz Events
Concert performing with Jazz Legends Marcus Belgrave and David "Fathead" Newman
Tyrone Johnson in Paris. During my first trip to Paris, I happen to stumble into a jazz club setting in a downstairs “dungeon” like room where the band was playing a Charlie Parker tune, and the dance floor was jammed packed with people dancing (a very unusual sight). I knew this was my kind of place and ended up sitting in with that jazz group and played my soprano with them for the rest of the night, and was invited to return the following evening. The name of this club is Le Caveau De La Huchette, located in the Latin Quarter section of town. I’ve played a number of jazz rooms in Paris during the 2000’s but always returned to Le Caveau and developed many fond memories of the people and musicians I met there.
Playing soprano sax at Le Caveau, Paris France.
Playing Jambalaya’s in Laingsburg Michigan. Great New Orleans style jazz room and a steady Friday & Saturday night gig I played with my band(s) for a number of years.
