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It Ain't Safe 4:480:00/4:48
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One Day at a Time 4:310:00/4:31
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PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
- Professional, full-time gigging, touring and recording session musician
- Guitarist, singer, songwriter, sideman, producer (also play bass & drums)
- Experienced in Blues, R&B, Funk, Soul, Gospel, HipHop, Pop, Rock
- Advanced improvisation skills
- Solid grasp of music theory and harmony
PRIOR
- Studied at Berklee College of Music; private guitar study with Chris Forte, Jeff Lockhart, Mike Sassetti
- Master class study with Ernie Eisley
- Member, P-Funk and Funk & Soul Review Ensembles - Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
- Previous - pivate guitar instructor - Chicago & Boston, MA
- 2015-16 - Guitarist, CJ Chenier - US tour
- 2014 - Guitarist, Lilly of the Valley Baptist Church, Boston, MA
- 2013 - Guitarist, God's House of Divine Revelation Worship Band - Chicago, IL
- 2011 - Guitarist for George Clinton special performance - Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA
- 2011 - Finalist - Adult Division - Chicago Blues Challenge (sponsored by The Windy City Blues Society)
- 2010 - IBC Participant - Memphis, Tennessee
- 2010 - Winner - Generation Blues Scholarship - The Blues Foundation (Memphis, TN)
- 2009 - Winner - Youth Division - Chicago Blues Challenge (sponsored by The Windy City Blues Society)
- 2008 - Youth Division Participant - River City Blues Competition (Marietta, Ohio)
- 2008-2011 Guitarist, Grammy-winning New Trier High School Jazz Band - Winnetka, Illinois

Clubs
- Alfred's on Beale Street - Memphis, TN
- Arlington Ale House - Arlington Hts, IL
- Artisphere - Arlington, VA
- A-Trane Jazz & Blues Club - Berlin, Germany
- Badenscher-Hof - Berlin, Germany
- Bassy Club - Berlin, Germany
- Bayou Restaurant - Mt. Vernon, NY
- Bill's Blues - Evanston, IL
- Blue Bayou - Chicago, IL
- Blue Chicago - Chicago, IL
- Blues Club - Gydnia, Poland
- Blues Garage - Hannover, Germany
- BLUES on Halsted - Chicago, IL
- Bochka Club - Kyiv, Ukraine
- Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
- Buddy Guys Legends - Chicago, IL
- Callahans Music Hall - Auburn Hills, MI
- Cafe Hahn - Koblenz, Germany
- Camden Opera House - Camden, ME
- Caribbean Club - Kyiv, Ukraine
- Caruso Club - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Catchers - Chicago, IL
- Checkerboard Lounge - Chicago, IL
- CJ Arthurs -Wilmette, IL
- Clearwater Theatre - Dundee, IL
- Cullen's Bar & Grill - Chicago, IL
- Dzyga Art Center - Lviv, Ukraine
- Gabes Backstage Lounge - Highland Park, IL
- German Club - Pawtuxet, RI
- Ground Zero Blues Café - Clarksdale, MS
- Hangar 49 - Berlin, Germany
- Hansens Tavern - Northbrook, IL
- Harlem Avenue Lounge - Chicago, IL
- Harmonie - Bonn, Germany
- Haus 13 Pfefferberg - Berlin, Germany
- Hotel Panorama - Kherson, Ukraine
- House of Blues - Chicago, IL
- House of Blues - Boston, MA
- ILKO Gallery - Uzhhorod, Ukraine
- Iron Horse Music Hall - Northhampton, MA
- Jazzoase - Siegen, Germany
- Jazz Showcase - Chicago, IL
- Joeys Brickhouse - Chicago, IL
- Kammgarn - Kaiserlautern, Germany
- Kingston Mines - Chicago, IL
- LaRosa's - Hammond, IN
- Le Grand Concert Hall - Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
- LeLabo - Berlin, Germany
- LePoco Loco - Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Lincolnshire Gourmet - Highland Park, IL
- Lizzie Rose Music Room - Tuckerton, NY
- Loci Loft - Berlin, Germany
- Marco Concert - Kyiv, Ukraine
- Mark's House of Rock 'n Roll - Wheeling, IL
- Mezzo Classic Club - Yerevan, Armenia
- Mid-City Lanes Rock N Bow - New Orleans, LA
- Midtown Crossing - Turner Park, Omaha, NB
- Morseland - Chicago, IL
- O’Brien’s Pub - Boston, MA
- Perron No7 - Odessa, Ukraine
- Peters Players - Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
- Piano-Buhne Kleinhenz - Oberthulba, Germany
- Player's Pub - Bloomington, IN
- Pomba Gira Juke Joint - Szczecin, Poland
- Port Clinton Square - Highland Park, IL
- Qbaa - Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Ratskeller Köpenick - Berlin, Germany
- Reggie's - Chicago, IL
- Reithalle - Offenburg, Germany
- Rosa's Lounge - Chicago, IL
- Sairme Resort - Georgia EU
- Sang & Klang - Luxembourg
- San Francisco Jazz Center - San Francisco, CA
- Schuba's - Chicago, IL
- Sellersville Theatre, Sellersville, PA
- Shaw's Crab House - Chicago
- Shepherdstown Opera House - Shepherdstown, WV
- Smoken Joes BBQ & Blues - Chicago, IL
- Smokehouse Live - Leesburg, VA
- SPACE - Evanston, IL
- Speiches Rock Und Blueskneipe - Berlin, Germany
- St. Barbara - Lichtentanne, Germany
- Teehaus Im Englischer Garden - Berlin, Germany
- The Alley - Highwood, IL
- Theatrestübchen - Kassel, Germany
- The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
- The Elbo Room - Chicago, IL
- The Hall @MP - Brooklyn, NY
- The Middle East Club - Boston, MA
- This Must Be The Place - Lemont, IL
- Tin Pan - Richmond, VA
- Toast Hawaii - Berlin, Germany
- Tonic Room - Chicago, IL
- Towne Crier Cafe - Beacon, NY
- Trax Tavern - Deerfield, IL
- 27Live Evanston - Evanston, IL
- Underground Wonder Bar - Chicago, IL
- Vibe - Highland Park, IL
- Vinyl Club - Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland
- Wally’s Jazz Club - Boston, MA
- White Trash Fast Food - Berlin, Germany
- Wild Hare - Chicago, IL
- Yorckschlösschen - Berlin, Germany
- Zentrum Altenberg - Oberhausen, Germany
- Zoo Bar - Lincoln, NE
- ZeRooms - Dnipropetrovs'k, Oblast Ukraine
Corporate Event Headliner
- Crate & Barrel Corporation’s 50th Anniversary celebration - Chicago, IL
- CUSP2012 Conference - Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Opening Act for International Performer
- Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues
- Linsey Alexander Blues Band
- Carl Weathersby
- Toronzo Cannon
- Tommy Castro
- Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
- Marcos Coll
- Ronnie Hicks Band
- JW Williams
Festivals & Special Events
- Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Festival - Norfolk, VA
- Bergamannstrassenfest - Berlin, Germany
- Blues am Rand - Niederlehme, Germany
- Blues Station Concerts - Tournon D'Agenais, France
- Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago, IL (2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018)
- Chicago Skydive Summerfest, Ottawa, IL
- CHIP Concerts - Ridgefield, CT
- Corn Hill Arts Festival - Rochester, NY
- Clearwater Festival - Croton-on-Hudson, NY
- Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
- Fundraiser – Winnetka House Winnetka, IL
- Fundraiser - American Cancer Society Relay4Life, Winnetka, IL
- Fundraiser - Haven Youth & Family Services - Winnetka, IL
- Fundraiser - Jamnesty - Winnetka, IL
- Gator by the Bay Festival - San Diego, CA
- Gdynia Blues Festival - Gydnia, Poland
- International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN
- Kingsport Twilight Series - Kingsport, TN
- Lake George Shepard Events - Lake George, NY
- Le Festival de Bastille, Augusta, ME
- La Fete de Marquette - Madison, WI
- Levitt Amp Music Series - Frederick, MD
- MardiGras Bash - Mt Vermon, NY
- Maywood Fest - Chicago, IL
- Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest - Augusta, NJ
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, LA
- Paulie's New Orleans Jazz n Blues Festival - Worcester, MA
- Payomet Performing Arts Center - Truro, MA
- Prairie Dog Blues Festival, Prairie du Chien, WI
- Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Beacon, NY
- River City Ohio Blues Challenge, Marietta, OH
- Siarme Blues Summit - Sairme, Georgia, EU
- Vila Blues Festival - Vilagarcia De Arousa, Spain
- Windy City BBQ Classic, Chicago, IL
- Windy City Blues Challenge Chicago, IL
- Zydeco Festival - Omaha, NB