Returned to the S.F Bay Area (Oakland) in 1998. Also was one of five photographers chosen to show work at the Washington Square Art Exhibition in Greenwich Village. Didier Lockwood, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Teruo Nakamura, and The Negatives, among others, toured frequently throughout the USA, Europe, and Japan, and released six albums as a solo artist. Played and recorded with the Brecker Brothers (Heavy Metal Bebop), the Crusaders (Street Life), Miles Davis (The Man With The Horn), Chico Hamilton, Airto and Flora Purim, Hubert Laws, Joe Farrell, Ray Barretto, Billy Cobham, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Taj Mahal. Attended Berklee School of Music in Boston in 1971. Performed at the Fillmore and the Avalon Ballroom. Returned to San Francisco in 1966 and played in various bands while attending high school and one year at UC Berkeley. Lived in Hong Kong 1965-66, got first electric guitar,and played first professional gigs, including opening for Herman's Hermits. Studied classical piano from age 5, got first guitar at age 13. Born: December 3, 1951, San Francisco, California.
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