Links
Friends and Musicians
Stockton
Helbing
---one of the finest drummers of the young generation
Paul Tynan
---excellent trumpeter who teaches at St. Francis Xavier University
Wayne Wallace
---Bay Area trombonist extraordinaire
Tom Luer
---great friend and wonderful tenor saxophonist based in Los
Angeles
Jamie Davis
---former vocalist with the Count Basie Band
Woody Witt
---one of my first saxophone instructors - a great player based in
Houston, TX
Alan Baylock
---staff arranger with the USAF Airmen of Note
The Premiere
Saxophone Quartet
---saxophone quartet-in-residence at San Jose State University
John Worley
---one of the best trumpeters in the Bay Area
Education
University of
Houston Moores School of Music
---my bachelor's degree was earned here
University of North
Texas
---my master's and doctorate degrees were earned here
San Jose State
University
---where I am currently teaching
Societies
www.jazzhouston.com
---one of the best sites around that is dedicated to the jazz scene in
Houston, TX
San Jose Jazz
---online home of the San Jose Jazz Society
San Francisco Jazz
---great site for following the San Francisco jazz scene
Gear and Music
Walrus Music
Publishers
---the majority of my original compositions for jazz ensembles are published
here
Rico Reeds
---I am a saxophone performing artist for Rico Reeds
Origin Records
---online home of Origin Records, OA2 Records, and Origin Classical