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RECORDINGS
1. LOVE YA, MEAN IT—Flying Rabbit (2007)
2. PRAYER FOR PEACE—Flying Rabbit (2007)
3. ONE FOR THE ROAD—Flying Rabbit (2007)
4. SUMMER WISHES WINTER DREAMS—Flying Rabbit (2007)
5. LOVE ON TRACK (with Susan Berthiaume, Flying Rabbit, 2005)
6. TWELVE SONGS (with Departure, Open Path 5001-4, 2003)
7. NEVER LET ME GO (with Maye Cavallaro, Redhead, 1998)
8. YOU&ME (with Terry Summa, Independent, 1996)
9. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (Sugo, SF 9672, 1996)
10. BUD & DENNY’S CHRISTMAS TAPE (Independent, 1984)
11. EARTH SONGS (Inner City, IC 1087, 1980)
12. SOLAR PLEXUS (Inner City, IC 1067, 1979)
13. VOICES (Evidence Music, 1976)
14. SOLAR PLEXUS (Evidence Music, 1975)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING/CONDUCTING&PERFORMING
Pianist:
House Pianist: San Jose Fairmont Hotel (1991-1997);
San Miguel de Allende International Jazz Festivals (1994-1996)
Pianist with Dan Moretti & Ed Thigpen (1989):
Clinic/Concert with Bobby McFerrin: Music Educators Association, San Francisco (1991)
Pianist/Synthesist with Diane Schuur, Villa Montalvo (1989,1987)
House Pianist: Plumed Horse,
Pianist/Conductor for Bob Crosby, the Mills Bros & Tony Martin Christmas Show Tour (1986)
Pianist with
Pianist with DeAnza Jazz Singers, 25th
House Pianist: Rickey's Hyatt, Palo Alto (1982-1984); Garden City, Santa Clara (1981-1985),including performances with Dick Contino and Mundell Lowe Conductor/Pianist, Bold Knight, Sunnyvale (1981-1984), performing with Johnnie Ray, Rosemary Clooney, Helen O’Connell, Mort Sahl and Phyllis Diller
Multi-keyboardist with Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller, Bob Newhart and others (Flint Center and San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (1980-1998)
Clinic/Concert with Clare Fisher&Gary Foster,
SOLAR PLEXUS TV Special, “Kaleidoscope," KTEH, Channel 54,
SOLAR PLEXUS Performances:
SOLAR PLEXUS TV Special, “Open Studio,"KQED, Channel 9,
Compositions:"Musique Concrete” and "Synthesis #1,” 1st Hawaiian Electronic Music Festival,
Musical Director: Sneaky's,
Pianist:
Incidental Music for THE SHOES OF CHUC DOW, Drama Dept,
Pianist: Marine Corps Officers Club,
with The Ink Spots and others
INSTRUMENTS
Primary Peforming Instruments: acoustic/electric pianos
Secondary Performing Instruments: synthesizers/vibraphone
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Wagner Society (1995- )
English Council of California Colleges (1995-2004)
Faculty Association of Community Colleges of
Music Educators National Conferences (1970-1985)
International Association of Jazz Education (1970- )
American Federation of Musicians: Local 153,
AWARDS
Top 10 List of
Professional Recognition Award,
Teacher Excellence Award,
Performance of "You've Never Left This Place"(Best One-Acts, ATHE Conference,
Chicago 2001)
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Formal musical study, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1948-1953)
B.A. in Contemporary American Literature: San State University (1966)
MA. in Contemporary American Literature: San State University (1969)
Community College Credential in English, State of
Limited Service Credential in Music, State of
Post-graduate studies in music&literature:
Instructor in English,
Consultant, Synanon Theatre Group,
Professor, American literature&music,
0rganized/facilitated courses in contemporary jazz-rock music, jazz history, jazz improvisation, and jazz piano at Foothill College/West Valley College (1970-2004)
PUBLICATIONS
YOU'VE NEVER LEFT THIS PLACE in ONE ACT PLAYS FOR ACTORS, Vol. 3 (
YOU’VE NEVER THIS PLACE : A one act play, THE FORUM (1998)
“Elbow Room,"INSIDE ENGLISH, 24 (September 1996)
“How to Improvise," CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARD, 10 (August 1984)
CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL STYLES: ROCK, POP AND JAZZ: A Textbook&Cassette Course, Kendall-Hunt,1983.
“The Influence of French Surrealism on Nathanael West," unpublished MA. Thesis,
UNPUBLISHED PLAYS
OFFICE HOURS (1992): staged readings at
PLAYTIME (1994): staged reading at
KINKO’S AT 3 A.M. (2002)