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Short Bio:

-Bassist with Jeff Robinson Trio since 1995, performing with Amiri Baraka, Patricia Smith, Askia Toure, and Quincy Troupe; and recording “Next On the Mic” (released Aug. 2007, Rounder Records).

-Played with Bruce Katz for three years, performing on tours and festivals in Canada, Europe, the U.S. and the U.K., recording “Three Feet off the Ground” (2000, Audioquest).

-Played with Gamelan Galak Tika for four years, recording "Amok" (2000, New World Records). Played Carnegie Hall in 2004 and toured Bali in 2005 with Galak Tika.

-Performed in Oedipus (dir. Robert Woodruff) at the A.R.T., 2004. Performed in OrpheusX (dir. Robert Woodruff) at the A.R.T., 2006, the Edinburgh Int. Festival, 2007, and Hong Kong Int. Festival of the Arts, 2008.
Performed in Julius Ceasar (dir. Arthur Nauzyciel) at the A.R.T., 2008.

-Performed in Paved Paradise: the Music of Joni Mitchell with John Kelly at the Theater  Offensive Boston, 2007, Bard College 2008, Hammer Museum, LA 2009, Real Artways, Hartford, 2009

-Composed score for play As If We Live To Bear No Scars, 2007.

-Toured Senegal with Ibrahima Camara and Safal, 1998.

-Performances and/or recordings with David Murray, Ran Blake, Big Jack Johnson, Duke Robillard, John Sinclair, Peter Wolf, Butch Morris, Jon Faddis, David Maxwell.

- B.M. Berklee College of Music.

- Studied with Gary Peacock, Charlie Haden and Dave Holland.


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