ABOUT

I am a musician, educator, and cultural entrepreneur. Trained in Western classical, jazz, and world traditions, my musical focus is only part of my larger vision as the founder and Artistic Director of Common Tone Arts and the Director of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston

With a wide array of musical activities, I strive to move seamlessly between soloing as a trumpeter, performing for world-class orchestras, composing new music, creating with the TORCH Collective, and producing socially conscious, multi-arts events.

I am focused on using music and imagination as a universal language to bring people together and celebrate our shared humanity. Much of this vision is embedded in my work via Common Tone Arts, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to inspiring positive change for our diverse world through arts education and music.

I am the incoming President of the College Music Society and have announced a new initiative: Grow. Create. Lead. This vision focuses on encouraging students to become cultural leaders by nurturing complete musicianship and engaging in socially conscious art.