Bio

I was born in L.A. The family spent 8 years there then moved to Sacramento, near the American River. I grew up on 70s FM, hip-hop, country, hard-rock, easy listening and hard-bop. At 15 my hero was Louis Armstrong, then Duke, then Miles ... Lennon, Dylan etc.

In college in Santa Cruz CA, I was in a hardcore group called Pops' Last Band named after an old transient friend who died down in the river. That group planted the seed for Santa Cruz Gospel Choir. Since then I've put out a few solo albums and also put in 3 years with Jackpot.

In 2007, I got together with some friends to record an album of songs evoking eras spoken of nostalgically in the pop-culture trade. Aficionado was recorded in 10 days, mostly on tape and with minimal overdubs. It sounds good in the car and on home hi-fi speakers.

NOW in '08, I'm finally set to release the first EP with the Bay-Area group Happy Mayfield which is a group you really should see in person so you can tell your kids you saw them when...