Drumset

Location: Ellisville
Lesson Days: Monday thru Saturday
Youngest Age: 6
Accepting New Students: Yes

 Objective: To teach, enrich and instill a level of professionalism, musically, needed to succeed in becoming a performer in the music industry.

Major Accomplishments

* Taught major recording artist and renowned drummer Dave Weckl. I taught Dave as a student in the early years when he lived in St. Louis.

* Toured with Bob Ceccarini Jazz Band

This band tours the country playing favorites of the jazz era such as ballads, ragtime, and bebop. This all star band appears regularly on the cable TV show Jazz is American Music.

* Toured with Mike Vax Jazz Band (former trumpeter for Stan Kenton)

The Mike Vax Jazz Band played the Sacramento Jazz Festival, LA Jazz Festival, Oregon Jazz Festival, Sun Valley Jazz Festival, and toured Europe.

* Percussion Staff at Florissant Valley Community College

Maintains a busy schedule and has a long list of students many of whom have gone on to become professionals.

* Major percussion performances

I have many outstanding performances with the Washington University Orchestra, St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra and guest performed with the Forest Park Community College.

* Session experiences

I have backed many greats in the music industry such as: Barbara McNair, Jimmie Rodgers, Don DeMichael, Bob Wilber, Eddie Higgins, Kenny Davern and Wild Bill Davidson.

Job History

* 1999 - present: Percussion Specialist for Mozingo Music, Ellisville, Missouri
* 1999 - present: Percussion Teacher Mozingo Music, Ellisville, Missouri
* 1995 - present: Percussion Teacher Florissant Valley Community College, St. Louis, Missouri


Education, Professional Memberships, and other Accomplishments

* Orchestral percussion studies with Rich O'Donnell, David Rizzo, and Al Hobbs
* Jazz studies with Jeff Hamilton
* Member of the National Association of Rudimental Drummers
* Member of the National Drum Association
* Member and contributing columnist for the Percussive Arts Society
* Contributing columnist for Modern Drummer magazine
* Honored guest artist at the annual National Association of Jazz Educators Convention
* Percussion judge at the National Association of Jazz Educators Convention
* Guest Clinician for Annual High School Jazz Band Competition