Graduated from Eastside High School - Newark, New Jersey - 1943

United States Air Force Band 1943 - 1946

Private Studies

Composition with Dizzy Gillespie

Composition and Theory with Tom McIntosh

Theory with Michael Longo

Teaching Experience

Master Class Clinician - Artist-in-Residence
United States - College / University Level

Berklee School of Music - Boston, Massachusetts
Columbus University - Columbus, Ohio
Cornell University - Ithaca, New York
Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Howard University - Washington, D.C.
Loyola University - New Orleans, Louisiana
Northern Florida University - Jacksonville, Florida
Northern Illinois University - De Kalb, Illinois
Pace University - New York City, New York
Stanford University - Palo Alto, California
Triton Community College - Chicago, Illinois
University of Alabama - University, Alabama
University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado
University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida
University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia
University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas
University of New Hampshire - Durham, New Hampshire
University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, North Dakota
University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin
Valparaiso University - Valparaiso, Indiana

Master Class Clinician - Artist-In-Residence
United States - Secondary Level

Bloomington Jazz Festival: with Dr. David Baker, Bloomington, Indiana
Cuyahoga Community College (for high school students) Cleveland, Ohio

Master Class Clinician  - Artist-In-Residence
Abroad

Hilversum Conservatory - Holland
Swiss Jazz School - Bern, Switzerland
University College School - London, England
Bayerische Musikakademie - Marktoberdorf, Germany

Courses Prepared To Teach

Jazz Improvisation - beginning through advanced

Private Instruction - saxophones and flute

Direct Small and Large Jazz Ensembles

Jazz History - special area of interest - Bebop Era

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