Born in Washington, D.C., USA on May 24th, 1952 Began musical studies age 9 (clarinet). Began performing publicly at age 12.Joined American Federation of Musicians at age 16 in Boston, MA, USA. Advanced musical studies at New England Conservatory (clarinet) and Berklee College of Music (saxophone w/Joe Viola)in Boston. Military service in the US Army from 1972 to 1975 as a sax instructor at The Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia, USA). Live performances in USA with:Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Temptations, Jerry lewis, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and many others. Broadway shows such as "Annie", "Dancin'" (Bob Fosse), "Peter Pan", "They're Playing Our Song", "Eubie", "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" and many others. Live performances and/or recordings in Italy with: Natalie Cole, Carl Anderson, Zucchero ("Woodstock '94", "Live at the Cremlin", "Blues", "Rispetto"), Alex Britti, and LOTS of TV...(out of space :-) )