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As a saxophonist
and woodwind player, bassist, composer, teacher, guitarist,
(mailman!), arranger, studio engineer, plus as a performer in
films, on TV and in theater, I've worked all over the globe in
diverse fields of music, but the one
career highlight was playing in the remote highlands of Papua
New Guinea at an arts festival, with 30
different local tribes including Marlboro
smoking
mud men and cannibals, 900 miles from
the nearest road.
Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1962, relocated to New York
via Sydney in 1990. After completing the undergraduate Jazz
Studies course at Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1986, worked and toured all over Australia with many different
groups; moved to NY spending a brief period of study at the
Manhattan School of Music with sax master Paul Cohen, and been
lucky enough to work with so many of the best and most amazing
musicians and bands in New York ever since.
Check out the Band page and some of the groups I've
worked with, and
listen to some music samples.
My latest project is composing music for educational settings;
music for middle and high school and beyond. Watch this space
for postings and publishing info.
Some other random stuff:
20 + years playing tenor, soprano, baritone
and alto saxes. flutes, clarinet, bass
clarinet, harmonica, drums, computers, piano
bowed guitar and composing.
Recording sessions as woodwind player for pop,
rock and
jazz, TV, film and video, dance and theater
productions.
Member of ASCAP since 1995.
Audio Engineer and assistant at
Harvestworks/Studio Pass. NY, NY 1991-94
Member International Society of Jazz
Educators since 1996.
Band and
instrumental music teacher at the
Trevor Day School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan since
1993.
Australian Arts Council grant recipient.
American
Music Center grant and ASCAP award recipient.
 
Photos above L; Performing at the Jazz Composers
Collective; and R. w/The Virgil Moorefield
Ensemble.
Education
BM/Jazz Diploma, Conservatorium of Music,
Sydney, Australia 1987
Saxophone studies with Paul Cohen, Manhattan
School of Music 1991
Clarinet
studies w/Bill Bachman 1995 and composition studies with Edgar Grana 1996,
both in NY.
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