Teaching

2011-present

2010–2012

2008–2009

1998–present

Recordings

2010

2009

1992–2004

2000 

Performance

2009–2010

2009–2010

1998–present

1985–2005

RESUME HIGHLIGHTS

•Experienced performer and teacher of electric guitar, electric bass, and acoustic guitar

to beginning and advanced students of all ages

•Knowledgeable in styles ranging from contemporary—including jazz, rock, blues, pop, and country—

to classical (traditional and pick style)

•Experienced in arranging and chart writing (traditional and tablature)

•Proficient in Sibelius music notation software

•Proficient in music production with Logic software

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections participating artist (with the Doc Wallace Trio—see below),

performing in workshops and concerts at prisons, shelters, senior centers, and other institutions for

individuals in challenging circumstances

Electric guitarist for The Doc Wallace Trio, a fusion ensemble that combines traditional old-time fiddling with early jazz. Venues include: Lincoln Center Teaching Institute, the Levitt Pavilion (Westport, CT), Columbia University, the Sony Atrium, Yonkers Riverfest, Roosevelt Island Parks Concerts, Saratoga Race Course, University of Houston (Texas), and Young Audiences of Houston

Guitarist for New York City composer Daniel Levy (winner of a Richard Rodgers Development

Award), performing in concert at the Cornelia Street Cafe, La MaMa, Fordham University Theater

(in Laughing Pictures, an original musical), and the New Dramatists Guild (in The Singing, an

original opera)

Guitarist, background vocalist, arranger, and occasional leader for the Jon Bates Band, a top-notchclub-date band performing at weddings, corporate parties, public concerts, and night clubs

Blue Bus Music

Teacher of electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar and ukulele.

Enchanted Garden, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Teacher of electric and acoustic guitar and electric bass; leader of rock ensemble

Lincoln Center Institute, New York, New York

Teaching Artist with the Doc Wallace Trio, helping develop interactive

teaching concerts for performances and workshops in grade schools

throughout the five boroughs, Long Island, and New Jersey

Music School of Westchester,Larchmobt, New York

Head of  guitar instruction for four-person department. teacher of electric and acoustic

guitar and electric bass

Leader of three musical ensembles— guitar ensemble, jazz rock ensemble, and adult ensemble: responsible for program selection, arranging, rehearsal, and performance

coordinator of two school-wide guitar recitals per year , plus guitar department preparation for one annual concert at Carnegie Hall

Electric guitarist, co-composer, and co-producer on debut CD by In the Dream, a jazz fusion trio

Erubescent Night by Danny Gray (progressive rock fusion)

Electric guitar

Played acoustic, electric, slide, and bass guitar and sang background vocals on six CDs for young audiences composed by children’s songwriter John Farrell

Live at the Living Room by the Doc Wallace Trio

Electric guitar