I was born in northwest Indiana and started playing professionally at the age of 12. I have played all styles of music and loved it all but tend to migrate toward contemporary jazz. I have played in every size venue from small clubs where I had to set up in a bay window to the RCA dome in Indianapolis.
l moved to Tennessee in 2007. Since living in the Nashville area my primary focus has been on praise and worship music. I have worked with various praise and worship teams, helping them with the necessary tools they need to advance their worship and develop their own sound.
I love playing music. Music is very emotional to me. I am very passionate about laying down that right groove for that right song at that right time. There is nothing like locking in the groove so tight that it just feels right and everyone knows it. I believe that my job is to lay the foundation for the song. I am looking for a place to fit in where I can use my gifting the way that I am supposed to.
My style of playing is influenced by Gino Vannelli, Steely Dan, Yes, Boney James, David Benoit, David Sanborn, Greg Karaukas, Dave Koz, and many more.