After graduating from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music with Bachelors degrees in Biology and Jazz Double Bass Performance, I returned home to Manhattan’s Upper West Side to perform music and teach elementary school music. While my principal instrument is the double bass, I also sing and play accordion, bass guitar, Venezuelan cuatro, guitar, and piano. Several years as the house bassist for the Cotton Club All-Stars gave me a firm foundation in swing. Playing with Son Amigos, I was tutored in Cuban music by Jose Luis Martinez, founding member of Cuba’s Los Van Van. As a member of Los Acustilocos, I was schooled in Venezuelan music by Roberto Fuentes, former director of Venezuela’s famed musical theater comedy group, La Alpargata Cantorum. I traveled to the Bahamas, Key West, Norway and Germany as a musician on Canaveral ('99) and Color LIne Cruises ('05). Now I teach and perform in public and private schools all over NYC through the non-profit LEAP (Learning through an Expanded Arts Program). I'm also a teacher and accompanist for the young people's programs at The Ballet Hispanico. In addition, I play at restaurants, clubs, parties and weddings.