Toured with: Western Illinois Jazz Studio Orchestra
John Cooper Jazz Orchestra
Original Groups (jazz / fusion):
Nostros
Andrew Bowers Trio
Prospero Quintet (featuring): Ben Jervis (trumpet), Ryan Partin (alto sax), Joel Cachero (guitar), and Dave Consiglio (drums /percussion)
Performed with:
Hopper Jazztet (featuring): John Cooper, Michael Stryker, and Kevin Nichols
The Kaleb McEwen Quartet (featuring): Kaleb McEwen (guitars), Benjamin Bergmark (piano), and Michael Schraft (drums /percussion)
The Musto Sextet (featuring): Michael Musto (trombone), Benjamin Bergmark (piano), Emmanuel Ruffin (drums), Ryan Kastel (trumpet), and Thomas Reeder (tenor /soprano sax)
Sideman to: Chris Vadala (Soprano Sax) (Played w / Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald)
Chris Brubeck (Multi-instrumentalist) (Played w/ Dave Brubeck, Bela Fleck, Tower of Power, GerryMulligan)
John Trudell (Lead Trumpet) (Played w / Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)
Bobby Shew (Lead Trumpet) (Played w / Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Woody Herman Band, Maynard Fergeson, Horace Silver Quintet)
Bob Mintzer (Tenor Sax) (w / Yellow Jackets, Peter Erskine, John Pattitucci, Jaco Pastorius, Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis)
Roger Ingram (Lead trumpet) (Played w/ Maynard Ferguson Band, John Cooper Jazz Orchestra, Woody Herman Band, Frank Sinatra)
John Cooper (Trumpet) (Played w / Clark Terry, Dave Liebman, Jim McNeely)
Michael Stryker (Pianist) (Played w /Clarke Terry, Freddie Hubbard)
Mark Colby (Tenor Sax) (Played w / Charlie Haden, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Maynard Ferguson)
Bepi D'Mato (Clarinetist) (Italian Big Band Artist, Solo Artist, and w/ Marco Renzi)
Maestro Marco Renzi (Band Leader / Composer Arranger)
Bill Caldwell (Tenor Sax) (Played w / Mike Metheny, Randy Brecker, Bob Bowman, Steve Houghton, Bobby Watson)
Dave Hoffman (Trumpet) (Played w / Ray Charles)
Jerry Hahn (Guitar) (Played w/ Paul Simon, Gary Burton, Steve Swallow, Roy Hanes)
Donna Tucker (Voice) (Played w/ Bill Caldwell, Bob Bowman)
Tim Henry (Piano) (Played w / Bill Caldwell, Bob Bowman, Jerry Hahn)
Studied under: Jerry Hahn, Marlene Rosenberg, Mark Foley, Craig Owens, Sterling Grey
Miki Masuda Jarvis, Michael Stryker, Kevin Nichols,
John Cooper, Mark Laycock, Bill Caldwell, Steve Houghton,
Shelly Berg, Lou Phillips, Tom Brantley, Mark Colby, Roberto Bernardinello
Prestigious places performed at: Green Mill
North shore Jazz Festival
Rock and Alternative Discography:
Nostros (On Grounds of Misdirection) 2011
Whittier (Self-titled) 2011 (Pre-production)
Aella (All for Love, and Love for All) 2011 (pre-production)
West of Eden (Sin if You Sing: The Overture) 2010
A Clearing for Conspiracy (Self-titled) 2008
Highside Green (Project259) 2008
Chromaticism (Deconstructing Kharma) 2007
The Jents (Morse Code from Muzzle Flashes) 2007
Seven Times Over (Day of Reckoning) 2006
Nobody’s Rebel (And So It Begins) 2005
Flicker (Self-titled) 2004
Classical Repetoire performed Solo and Orchestral:
Concerto in G major: Domenico Dragonetti
Scherzo: Daniel van Goens
Apres un Reve: Gabriel Faure'
Adagio and Rondo: Carl Maria von Weber
Concerto Op.3: Sergei Koussevitzsky
Six Cello Suites: J.S. Bach
Musical Theatre Discography:
Oklahoma (2006)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (2007)
Western Illinois BFA Showcase (2007)
Western Illinois BFA Showcase (2008)
A New Brain (2008)
A Man of No Importance (2008)
Urinetown (2009)
Fickle (2009)
Closer to Me (2009)
Lucky Stiff (2009)
A Year with Frog and Toad (2009)
Puttin' It Together (2010)
The Great American Trailer Park Musical (2010)
Little Shop of Horrors (2010)
Children of Eden (2010)
Rent (2010)
Hairspray (2010)
All Shook Up (2011)
25th Annual, Putnam County Spelling Bee (2011)
The Marvelous Wonderettes (2011)
White Christmas (2011)
Awards and Recognition:
The Dale Hopper Jazz Scholarship Award 2008
The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (for outstanding Jazz musician) 2006
Great Plains Jazz Festival Award (for outstanding soloist) 2005
Millard South Jazz Festival Award ( for outstanding soloist) 2004
Great Plains Jazz Festival Award (for outstanding soloist) 2003