German or Czech flatback bass, ca. 1900 (unknown maker)
Realist pickup
Ibanez SR 505 5 string bass
Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 amplifier
Euphonic Audio Doubler amplifier
Euphonic Audio Wizzy 12 speaker
Gallien-Krueger MB150 combo amp
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Freelance musician
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Dennis Irwin, Dave Carpenter, John Patitucci, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Larry Grenadier, Mark Helias, Drew Gress, Dave Holland, Gary Peacock, Eddie Gomez, Scott LaFaro, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Israel Crosby, Laymon Jackson, Mark Morton, Edgar Meyer, Duncan McTier, Joel Quarrington and many others (too many to list). I have studied with Neal Starkey, Dennis Irwin, Ralph Jones, Thomas Thoreson and Russ Rodgers.
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Double Bass Instruction
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Bachelors Degree and Masters Degrees in Music (Jazz Studies/Jazz Pedagogy)
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