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Thank you for visiting my web site. I will be enlarging it and improving it as time goes on and adding gigs as they arise.

NEWS My new CD, Double Dedication is here! Read a review of it here.

Disc 1 includes my original compositions written for famous jazz masters such as Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Billy Strayhorn – thirteen in all. The musicians are Steve Wilson (alto sax and flute), Randy Brecker (trumpet and fluegelhorn), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Kenny Barron (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Gail Allen (vocals), and me on drums. On, the second, shorter disc, I read poems from my book of poems for famous jazz musicians, I'm Just the Drummer in the Band, for each of the thirteen musicians, in the same order as the compositions on the first disc, with the music sequenced underneath.

You can listen to clips from my recordings, including my earlier CDs, Music and Lyrics and Harlem Sunset, read some of the poems from my book, I'm Just the Drummer in the Band, see a list of my upcoming engagements, and learn more about me.

I produced Double Dedication and Music and Lyrics, as well as writing the music, lyrics, arrangements, and poetry and performing on them, and I am available as a producer for other artists who like my style. I also write lyrics for other people's music, and have been working with Don Sickler at Second Floor Music on some of his projects. I can collaborate with other artists on their lyrics.

My band is available for all forms of jazz engagements, from club gigs and concerts to private events, and I specialize in jazz for the jazz lover. I am also available for music and percussion workshops.

I hope you enjoy the music!