May 31 2016

New Gallery Posts!


The A-Dome during cherry blossom season

I have begun to add more galleries to my photography page!
I will be working a little more primarily at night which means that I will be able to have more time in the… Read more

May 5 2016

Voy A Viajar A Bogotá! I'm Traveling To Bogotá!

The Central Andes in Santander

                                     
                                              Vamos a ir a las montañas [Let's go to the mountains!]
 

        Usually I say "let's go to the beach" but being a Tampa bay, FL resident, I only seem to get to the…

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Mar 23 2016

It Might As Well Be Spring!

Cherry blossom festival at Kudanshita outside of the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan


                                              Well, it finally happened! It's finally spring in Florida! Sadly for sakura lovers though, no, cherry blossoms (sakura) still can not survive here. We had such a… Read more

Jan 19 2016

Upcoming Percussion Masterclasses

Middle Eastern Percussion Workshops!

                                                                              Playing with Madrin'ha at the Amar Ala Masr show 2011
                       
       Update!!
I will be teaching some workshops on Arabic percussion connected to classical and folkloric belly dance and I will also be offering a class to…Read more

Dec 24 2015

Update: The Element - Tao Concert


The concert at the Unity Church went great and the sound was incredible! The room is in the shape of an octagon with a beautifully crafted raised wooden ceiling and a small dome in the center. I got to use…Read more

Dec 22 2015

¡Traveling back to Bogotá, Colombia!

Estoy viajando de regreso a Bogotá!


So, I'm heading back to Bogota and it's surrounding municipalities of Gachancipá & Tocancipá again on New Year's Eve and I can't wait! I'll be there until January 14th so I will get…Read more

Nov 13 2015

Missing Tokyo Life


I was looking through some photos last night and rating them to get my travel photo editing moving along (finally haha!). Getting into my Japan photos, I realized how much I miss living in Tokyo. I miss the weeknights hanging…

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Nov 2 2015

Masterclass On The History of Jazz Drumming

Playing at the 2015 Clearwater Jazz Holiday   Photo by: Joe Sale @ www.TampaimageFactory.com

                                                                                                   

I had a great time last week presenting a masterclass on the history of Jazz drumming and it's connections to blues over at Academy on The lakes…Read more

Sep 29 2015

Discs, Wax and Bits!

Searching for me on recordings? Look no further!
You can find me on the album "Liberation"- by the band Wahh World Fusion Band​. On this album I play drum set and some hand percussion. Ray (the bass player) and I…

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Sep 23 2015

Music & Percussion Studies


I am taking more time to dive deeper into the music of the hand percussion lessons and studies that I started in 2007. I am mostly doing it to help keep some of the histories fresh in my mind and…Read more

Sep 23 2015

Playing With Element-Tao


I will have more opportunity to play North African and Middle Eastern hand percussion with the group Element-Tao this fall and winter. We create meditative and energizing soundscapes using violin, cello, wooden flutes, sitar, Tibetan bowls, keyboard and acoustic guitar…Read more

Aug 19 2015

Playing The Clearwater Jazz Festival!

Well, it's finally official. I will be backing up Gloria West and The Gents on October 15 opening the Jazz festival for The Ojays and Gladys Knight!
I am so excited and this is just the beginning of this adventure.…Read more