About Me

I play and teach music professionally.  I enjoy working with students at all ages and levels, and I have been teaching professionally since 1989, full-time since the late 1990’s.  Beginners are encouraged at any age.  I have extensive experience working with children. 

What I do/ have done

I am a multi-instrumentalist fluent in many styles on the guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and tenor banjo.  I have played in live bands and on recordings ranging from rock, classic country and blues to various forms of pop, metal, punk, noise, and free improvisation.  In addition to the music I have made as a member of bands, I have recorded both as a credited composer and a for-hire multi-instrumentalist for television, radio, film, and theater productions.  I have close to three decades of experience in the real world of creating, rehearsing, performing, and recording music.  My original recordings are on domestic and foreign labels. 

My Education

My formal education includes a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College, Magna Cum Laude. Much of my musical education has been from renowned musicians/ private teachers (including Zane Baxter (WWVA Jamboree) as well as senior faculty of Berklee College of Music (Jon Damian), Boston University (George Neikrug), and master musicians such as Tony Trischka, Lee Sexton and Chand Khan (Varanasi, India).  That said, the bulk of my musical knowledge has been the result of informal lessons learned while playing with the great musicians I have had the good fortune to work with, and the listening I have done over the years.  I’ve also been lucky to have had access to great music collections and friends who could guide me through them.

                          

References available on request.