BORN IN: Shreveport, Louisiana (but also lived in New Orleans, Louisiana as well)

LIVES IN: Tallahassee, Florida

DRUMMING SINCE: 1977 (8 years old)

BIGGEST INFLUENCES: Parents (both music educators), and drummer Elvin Jones

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU PLAYED ON: Pivot  (Grammy Consideration) by Melvin Jones, Turnaround Records, 2011.

FAVOURITE ALBUM YOU DIDN’T PLAY ON: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Performing at the Savannah Music Festival with pianist Hank Jones and Bassist Ben Tucker.

FAVOURITE SABIAN CYMBAL: 22inch Sabian HHX Manhattan Jazz Ride