BIOGRAPHY

• Born in Detroit, MI (USA)
• Bachelor of Music (classical guitar performance) from Wayne State University (Detroit,MI)
• Jazz Studies at Oakland University (Rochester, MI)
• Konzertreifediplom in classical guitar from the Conservatory of Music (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Private Studies with Jazz pianists Barry Harris and Vince Benedetti
• Private Studies with Jazz guitarists Agostino Di Giorgio and Francis Coletta and Ron English
• Masterclasses in Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain and Austria
• Performances in both classical and Jazz idioms. Diverse projects with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Basel, Jazz Ensembles and Solo concerts
• CD Recording with guitar-virtuoso Agostino Di Giorgio
• Published Transcriptions: „Two Unaccompanied Guitar Solos of Wes Montgomery“ (Advance Music)
• Teaching privately. Retired in August 2023 from the Musik-Akademie / Jazzcampus Basel and Gymnasium Liestal, Switzerland