My musical journey started when I was very young. Vacationing in Mexico, my parents took me to a curio shop to buy a guitar. That guitar became my best friend. 

Exposure to music intensified when I remained in San Diego for a number of years after discharge from the U.S. Navy. I moved to Sacramento in 1990 and became active as musician.

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The guitarists Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and Django Reinhardt are big influences. I love to perform chordal arrangements of jazz and pop standards, as well as  classical, country, bluegrass, reggae, funk, and classic rock 'n' roll. 

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Also, backing up singers is a joy (I do a lot of this). The interplay of guitar and vocals is a special treat.

As an old sax man I knew in San Diego used to say: "Life's a Gas!