Education D.A. in Composition New York University Composition with Tom Boras M.A. in Composition New York University Composition with Paul Alan Levi B.M. in Composition Youngstown State University Piano with Roman Rudnitsky, Robert Hopkins and Harold Danko Composition with Mark Walker and Aldolphus HailstorkProfessional PositionsHofstra University: 1984-PresentProfessor of MusicHofstra University: 1997-2003Associate Chair, Music Department Manhattan School of Music: 1982-Present Jazz Piano, Composition and Arranging Friends Of The Arts: 1995-2006 Jazz education program faculty member Carnegie Hall: 1995-2002 JazzEd - Jazz education program faculty member New York University: 1983-85 Jazz Improvisation, Composition and ArrangingSelected Performances Performed and recorded with Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Stan Getz and numerous other jazz artists. Performance at the JVC Jazz Festival with Anita O'Day at Town Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall with Cecil Bridgewater. Performance with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for National Public Radio. Featured guest on Marion McPartland's nationally syndicated Piano Jazz series.Arrangements and Compositions Arranged for such artists as Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, Woody Herman and the off-broadway musical, Satchmo. Premiered compositions in New York include: Sonata-4-Saxes (Long Island Saxophone Quartet), Sound Government (Wind Ensemble), and Variations On A Theme Of T.S. Monk (solo piano).Composition Grants Society of Composers, Meet-the-Composers, New York State Council of the Arts and several American universities.Selected Discography (click the links for audio examples) La Fiesta (w/ Woody Herman, Joe Lovano) The Concord Years (w/ Woody Herman) Live at the Concord Jazz Festival (w/Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz) Chick, Donald, Walter and Woodrow (w/Woody Herman, Marc Johnson) The Tides of Time (w/Roland Vazquez, Mike Stern, Anthony Jackson) Inside (w/Marion Cowings, Bobby Watson, Harvie Swartz) The Licorice Factory (w/Perry Robinson, Walter Perkins) Post No Bills (w/ Joe Ascione, Tim Givens, Jerry Weldon, Ron Affif)Publications Big band jazz arrangements and reviews on Computer Music software and hardware.