Bear Notch Studios

I have been a music educator since 2001, and currently serve as the director of Fine Arts at Hilton Head Christian Academy. As a versatile multi-instrumentalist who has traveled nationally and internationally, I have performed locally with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Corner, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Palmetto Bluff, May River Theatre, Hilton Head Chamber Music, and many others. I have music directed several professional and regional shows including the Music Man, White Christmas, the Sound of Music, Big Fish, Tarzan, Guys and Dolls & Disney's the Little Mermaid. I am the founder and director of the Hilton Head Jazz Camp, which is a premier destination for aspiring jazz musicians ages 14-20 and this past summer welcomed over 110 faculty, staff and students to our campus in the Lowcountry.

February 2026 - Scheduled to perform at the Essential Ellington Competition at USC in Columbia, SC September 2025 - Featured in CH2 Magazine - "Keeping the Beat" July 2025 - Founded the College Jazz Institute, expanding the HHJC to four programs involving 130 students January 2025 - Performed at the JEN Conference in Atlanta, GA September 2024 - Featured on WSAV as a promotion for the 'Jazz for All Ages' festival July 2024 - Guest at the Brevard Music Institute / Meet & Greet with Wynton Marsalis & Keith Lockhart April 2024 - Arts and Culture guest on WHHI's Daily News March 2024 - Guest Presenter at the Junior Leadership Conference, HH / Bluffton Chamber of Commerce January 2024 - Performed at the JEN Conference in New Orleans, LA January 2024 - Featured in CH2 Magazine - "Folderol" October 2023 - Featured in CH2 Magazine - "Setting Up Camp - How the HHJC Grew" May 2023 - Featured guest on WHHI's "Talk of the Town" January 2023 - Performed at the JEN Conference in Orlando with Clinician Victor Wooten 2021-22 - Received an Outstanding Rating at the JPA Assessment @ Newbury College 2021 - Guest Clinician at Westminster High School, Maryland 2019 Mentor of the Year - Hilton Head Christian Academy 2012 - 2019 - Faculty at the Boise State Chamber Music Camp 2011 Teacher of the Year - HHCA Middle School 2006 Graduate Concerto Competition Winner - Boise State University 2005 - Honors Recital Performer - Boise State University 2005 - Teacher of the Year - Jackson Grammar School, New Hampshire

Bachelor of Music Education - Gordon College - With a focus on secondary instrumental education Masters of Music Performance & Pedagogy - Boise State University - With a focus on piano performance & pedagogy

Through my work with the Junior Jazz Foundation, the JJF ‘Rising Stars’ under my leadership has opened for Joey Alexander, Rene Marie, Jane Monheit, Freddie Cole, Bucky Pizzarelli, Monty Alexander, and many more. I have collaborated with several artists all across the country and performed both live and in the studio. I have over 20+ years of experience as a music director, camp director, freelance musician and composer / arranger, with a focus on classical/jazz piano and trumpet.