About


  • North Dakota
  • Texas
    • The Prevailing Winds
      • Whatever part was needed
    • Cypress Symphonic Band
      • Section Leader
      • Whatever part was needed
    • Pasadena Municipal Band
      • 1st
  • Nevada
  • Maryland
    • Musical Activities Division (MAD); NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
      • Lead (jazz band)
  • New Jersey (Rutgers University)
    • Wind Ensemble
      • Bass
    • Jazz Band
      • Lead
    • Marching Band
      • 1st
    • Pep Band
      • 1st
    • Plus multiple paying gigs with symphonic and operatic orchestras
  • Doug Elliott, embouchure and mouthpiece guru extraordinaire
  • Brian Kauk, former principal trombone, Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet orchestras
  • Carl Della Puruti, former student of Emory Remington at Eastman
  • Vintage Bach 16, dual-bore slide, made ca. 1969, BrassArk leadpipe. Mouthpiece: Denis Wick 4BS
  • Shires custom large-bore tenor, Tru-Bore valve section, 1GT7 bell (also 3YM bell), Hoelle gold-brass tuning slide, BrassArk leadpipe Mouthpiece: Brass Ark/Bob Reeves Friedman 3G
  • Shires alto, red brass bell and TIS slide in yellow brass, BrassArk leadpipe Mouthpiece: Griego Ωft α11
  • Thein universal large-bore tenor; yellow-brass bell, lightweight nickel-silver handslide, Hagmann valve. Mouthpiece: Doug Elliott 103 XM