Artist description Well, this is me. I'm no Dave Brubeck, David Sandborn, Cannonball Adderley, or Kenny G - I'm just me. My cover art is a direct representation of me - an unordinary saxophonist looking at something so close that it can be touched, but is really very far away. It's one thing to hear a recording of me. However, it's another to see it performed. My ultimate goal is to get as many people to hear and see me play as physically possible - been a dream since birth. My true talent is performing; I decided that I won't be satisfied with anything less. My music is all about letting lose, having fun, relaxing, and enjoying as much as we can of this crazy place.

Music Style Smooth Jazz

Musical Influences John Coltrane, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Candy Dulfer, David Sandborn, Stan Kenton, Chick Corea, Boys II Men, Usher, Maxwell

Artist History I first found the talent for music when I was the age of 8, when I would make small harmonies to Christmas carols on the piano. I took piano for about four years and began studying the saxophone in 6th grade, like most band students today. High school was a trip because it was when I first discovered a talent to improvise around a chord in a piece of music. And with this, I began scratching down compositional ideas based on the type of music I grew up around. My parents have always been crazy about the sound of the saxophone, and they watched a lot of VH1 when I was little. I have a very urban-style smooth jazz feel to my music. I made the ATSSB All-State band twice, 1st in the symphonic band my senior year, placed Outstanding Soloist at UIL, and placed in the region jazz bands in the Houston area. Basically, I am the little-above-average band nerd. I decided to take my talent to the next level and began studying at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX. However, I had to commute a very long way and I was totally homesick away from all of my friends. So, I went back to Hargrave High School in a small speck town of Huffman, TX, which is where I got my diploma. I was offered a music scholarship to attend Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX, which I am currently a music education/composition double major.

Instruments Saxophones, keyboards

Location Houston, TX - USA

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