American trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer, arranger, author and educator, born and raised in East Los Angeles, CA. He is an active speaker and clinician who has dedicated his life to help promote music.
Performed with Quincy Jones, Christina Aguilera, Diana Krall, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lalo Schifrin, Baby Face, Ray Brown, Regina Carter, Gerald Wilson & Orchestra, Brothers Johnson , Dr. John, Billy Higgins, Poncho Sanchez, Willie Bobo, Take 6, Kevin Mahogany, Louis Bellson & Orchestra, Don Ellis & Orchestra, John Pizzarelli, Carmen Bradford, Maurice White, (Earth, Wind & Fire), Ike & Tina Turner, Shirley Horn, Plas Johnson, Ray Charles, Chaka Kahn, Jack Sheldon, Cassandra Wilson, Bo Diddley, Maxine Weldon, Chucho Valdes, Nancy Wilson, Rob McConnell, Carl Fontana, Joshua Redman, Jimmy Smith, Teddy Edwards, Larry Gales, Stanley Turrentine, Harvey Mason, Eddie Harris, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burrell, Cleo Laine, Freda Payne, Al Williams, Ken Peplowski, Nicholas Payton, Don Menza, Bennie Maupin, Roy Hargrove, Jon Faddis, Buddy Collette, Ray Pizzi, Lou Rawls, Les McCann, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, Tito Puente, John Clayton, Milt Jackson, Jeff Hamilton, Jeff Clayton, Oscar Brashear, Eugene "Snooky" Young, George Bohanon, Bobby Bryant, Sr., Tierra, The Emotions.