On stage
Current projects and selected performances across jazz, classical, experimental, and interdisciplinary stages.
Free To Be — Bandleader, Composer & Bassist (Current). An original-music ensemble combining jazz, pop, gospel, and contemporary influences. Performances at local venues and private events, including Abbott Square, Woodhouse Blending & Brewing, Shanty Shack, and Zayante Club. freetobe.world
Charmas — Performing Member (2025–present). Celtic jazz ensemble. charmasband.com
UCSC Jazz Big Band
— Bassist & Rhythm Section Coach (Fall 2026). Performing on bass and coaching the rhythm section.
Santa Cruz Youth Symphony — Guest / Ringer Bassist (2026). Classical performances with the Santa Cruz Youth Symphony.
Selected performances
- John Zorn's Cobra, directed by William Winant
- Multidisciplinary performances with Dr. Karlton Hester and international guest artists at UCSC
- Fusion Soul, international collaborative concert, Old First Church, San Francisco
- Frequency Festival, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz — Dr. Karlton Hester Trio
- Contemporary Music Festival — Hesterian Musicism
- ISIM Festival — Divine Particle's Vision #2 / Pythagorean 3 Bodies Problem, commissioned by Zero1
- Divine Particle's Vision #4 with Dr. Karlton Hester, India Cooke, and Jin Hi Kim
- NourbeSe Philip's Zong! — multidisciplinary performance
- Classical performances with the Saigon Chamber Ensemble
- Classical chamber performances with Chia-Hao Hsieh, vibraphone
- Blues performances with Archie Lee Hooker
- Ritual performances with the Whirling Dervishes of Threshold Society
- Guest Artist and Rhythm Section Clinician, UCSC Big Band Africa Brass Sessions with Charles Tolliver