Born and raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts, I began performing weekly at church at the age of fourteen. Determined to develop my sound and vocabulary as an improviser, I studied first at Berklee College of music under the guidance of Jon Damian and John Babaion. From Boston, I moved to Austin, Texas to finish my undergraduate degree in music at the University of Texas where I studied with guitarists Joseph Williams, Mitch Watkins and Bruce Saunders. While in Austin, I taught at Temple College and St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. After seven years of performing multiple shows a week in the Austin music scene, I moved to Northern Colorado and began a guitar program at Colorado Academy. During this time, I also composed and released “Human Resource”, my first album as a leader with bassist Richard Mikel and drummer Daniel Dufour. 

After moving to Seattle, I completed my master’s degree in Jazz/Improvised Music studies at the University of Washington in Seattle where I served as a teaching assistant in the jazz Appreciation and American popular song courses. 

Over the years I’ve had the privilege of sharing music with some fine musicians including Maria Schneider, Stefan Karlsson, Ed Calle, Andre Heyward, Kris Davis, and Chris Speed. Since moving to Seattle, I’ve had the pleasure debuting original music at the Seattle Jazz Fellowship alongside bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Chris Icasiano. 

I have been teaching at Seattle Jazz Academy since the spring of 2024. In the past year, I have authored and launched three courses designed to help students learn how to improvise in a jazz setting including - Intro to Jazz and Blues Guitar, Guitar Standards 100, and Jazz Guitar Basic Training. 

In lessons, I stress the importance of musicianship skills - reading, ear training, theory, technique and rhythm, while also helping students cultivate their own voice through composition and improvisation. Through working with a diverse group of students, I believe that all people are capable of being lifelong musicians and I know that developing a long-term rapport with a teacher is critical to that goal.