Where Musicians Matter

Type: Instrumental Soloist

Genre(s): Rock, Jazz, Blues

Instrument(s): Woodwind

Interested in meeting new playing partners? No

Perform in public? Yes

Upcoming Shows: See PTBand.com

Main influences: Cannonball Adderley, Boots Randolph, Plaz Johnson, David Sanborn, Lenny Pickett, Tower of Power

Recording and equipment: I play Selmer Paris Alto, Baritone, and Bass Saxophones. My Tenor is a David Guardala Saxophone. All mouthpieces are Bobby Dukoffs. When recording my sax sings through a Neumann M-149 Microphone. When live, I love my Samson Airline wireless.  My first tape recorder was a 3" Wollensak reel to reel. My second recording system was 2 Pioneer CT-F2121 cassette recorders. I would listen to one recorder while recording my live signal and the recorded one to a second CT-F2121 recorder. In 1976 I got my first true multitrack...a Teac 3340S...and my life changed forever!

Of the instruments you own, which is your favorite?
All of them

What is your favorite piece of gear?
Digital Performer / ProTools

What artist would you most like to take a lesson from?
Boots

Who is your favorite vocalist or instrumentalist?
Boots, of course

What was the first record you ever bought?
Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax

What is your all-time favorite album?
Anything by TOP

What was the first instrument you ever bought?
Tenor Saxophone

What was the first piece of recording equipment you ever bought?
TEAC 3340 4 Track recorder

What artist would you most like to jam with?
I've done it....Boots

What do you sing in the shower?
Diggin' On James Brown

What music are you currently listening to?
Boots Randolph, David Sanborn, TOP