• Film scores: I'll Ride That Horse (PBS). The film was nominated for a Regional Emmy and won the Gold Award at the Houston International Film Festival. The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone (KUSM TV), A Simple Story (American Wildlands). • A song, The River, written in 1996, was the initial impetus for a Yellowstone Park benefit album to be produced in Nashville by Warner Bros., a compilation with songs by Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Norton Buffalo, Kostas, and others. • Played keyboards for The Great Northern Band, including openings for Willie Nelson and Terri Clark. • Various solo, duo, and combo appearances in jazz and classical contexts. Past performances include a guest appearance as a piano concerto soloist and a tour of South Korea and Okinawa in a cover band. • Former improvising accompanist for The Spontaneous Combustibles comedy improv company. • Composition/arranging of music for various television and radio commercials. • "Animal Dreams" CD released, 1995 • Masters in Music Education, North Texas State • Masters in Computer Science, North Texas State

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Why do you want to improvise? Because it’s fun, because it’s freedom. A respite, a refuge, a platform for raging. But what you don’t want is another skill that you have to force yourself to master. That’s why I’m going to distill things to their essence. There’s a LOT of…

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