I’ve been a working musician and teacher in the Bay Area for more than 30 years. Here’s some information on my background.

Performing and Recording

• Performance at the Stanford University Jazz Workshop Faculty Concert Series

• Appearance on the National Public Radio series Riverwalk Live from the Landing playing the music of Django Reinhardt

• Bay area performances and national touring with Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks

• Appearance at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee

• San Jose Jazz Festival

• Fillmore Jazz Festival, San Francisco

• Villa Montalvo Concert Series, Sunnyvale, California

• Britt Music Festival, Jacksonville, Oregon

• Green River Festival, Greenfield, Massachusetts

• Breckenridge Music Festival, Breckenridge, Colorado

• Russian River Jazz Festival, Guerneville, California

• Collaboration with jazz poet David Meltzer at the 50th anniversary celebration of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch

• Music for the Stanford Harold Pinter Festival production “The Lover”

• Cathi Walkup’s CD release “Living in a Daydream”

• “Cats to Corelli” CD featuring members of the San Francisco Symphony

• Dennis Finigan’s CD release “Starting from Here”

• CD release “Trio de Swing”

• “Paul Dorr and John Clark” CD

Teaching Experience

• Faculty, Stanford University Jazz Workshop

• Guitar, upright and electric bass instruction at the Capp Street Community Music Center in San Francisco

• Guitar, upright and electric bass instruction at Bronstein Music School, South San Francisco

• Private instruction provided to students of guitar, upright bass and electric bass

Background and Training

• Private study of guitar and piano at elementary school level

• Guitar instruction at the Old Town School of Music, Chicago

• Training in symphonic music from Joseph Pruessner

• Bass instruction from world-class bassists Ray Brown, Buster Williams, Ray Drummond, Harvie Swartz, John Clayton, Dean Reilly

• Piano and theory instruction with Debra Poryes

• Master classes in music theory with noted pianist, author and educator Mark Levine

I have also played countless local gigs in the Bay Area over the years and have helped hundreds of students. Many of them have gone on to professional and semi-professional careers.