German flatback double bass, ca. 1900 (unknown maker)
Realist Lifeline pickup
Eastman 605 double bass with C extension
Fishman Full Circle pickup
Neumann MCM114 microphone
German bow
Ibanez SR 505 5 string bass
Ibanez SR 375 fretless 5 string bass
Gallien Krueger Legacy 800 amp
Hartke 2x10" speaker cabinet
Mark Bass Mini CMD 121P IV combo amp
Gallien-Krueger MB150 combo amp
Gigs and Ensembles
Freelance musician
Influences and Teachers
Dennis Irwin, Dave Carpenter, John Patitucci, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Larry Grenadier, Mark Helias, Drew Gress, Dave Holland, Gary Peacock, Eddie Gomez, Scott LaFaro, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Israel Crosby, Laymon Jackson, Mark Morton, Edgar Meyer, Duncan McTier, Joel Quarrington and many others (too many to list). I have studied with Neal Starkey, Dennis Irwin, Ralph Jones, Thomas Thoreson and Russ Rodgers.
Available for Instruction?
Bass Guitar Instruction
Double Bass Instruction
Teaching Credentials
Bachelors Degree and Masters Degrees in Music (Jazz Studies/Jazz Pedagogy)