Awards & Recognition

• ★Grammy Nomination — Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra
• ★Platinum Albums — Sharon, Lois & Bram; Cano
• ★Hollywood Bowl Award — Best Big Band (“Jazz Cats”), California All State Colleges Woodwind Ensemble under Frederick Fennell
• ★Featured in “Toronto Treasures” by Pat LaCroix and Ted O’Reilly (100 of Toronto’s Jazz Musicians)

Artists

Bands & Orchestras

Musicals

Film & Television

Recordings

• The Rovers — Wasn’t That A Party
• Rob McConnell — The Boss Of The Boss Brass
• Sammy Nestico — Night Flight
• Eric Nagler — Come On In & Fiddle Up A Tune
• Bill Usher (CBC)
• Bob Schneider — Having A Good Time
• Kim & Jerry Brodey — Family Pie
• Jerry Brodey — Carnival
• David Pendeth — The Pendeth Band
• Lawrence Shragge — Big Foot Betty
• Ginny Ambrose — From Ginny With Love
• Long John Baldry — Baldry’s Out
• Jim Howard/Pat Sullivan Big Band — No Compromise
• Sharon, Lois & Bram — Happy Birthday, Stay Tuned, Elephant Show Record, Mainly Mother Goose, and more
• Mario Castro-Neves — The Latin Band
• Dizzy Gillespie w/ Buddy Rich Band — Jazz Monterey
• Buddy Rich — Keep The Customer Satisfied, A Different Drummer, Buddy And Soul, Live In London, Stick It
• Deane Nesbitt Jr. — Music In Search Of A Movie

Professional Experience

• Studio Musician, Toronto

  Jingles, Motion Pictures, Recordings, CBC Radio and Television

• Studio Musician, Los Angeles

  Jingles, Motion Pictures, Recordings, Television

• Symphony Orchestras, Ontario

  Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Stratford Festival (25 years), Kitchener-Waterloo, Mississauga, Brantford, National Arts Centre, The National Ballet Orchestra, Canada Pops Orchestra, Aurora Festival Orchestra

• Symphony Orchestras, California

  Torrance, Pasadena, Inglewood, Burbank

Teaching Experience

• University of Toronto — Saxophone, Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone Methods
• McMaster University (Present) — Saxophone
• Mohawk College — Saxophone, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Sight Singing, Jazz Harmony
• York University — Saxophone and Bass Clarinet Clinic, Recital Adjudicator
• University of Guelph — Saxophone, Jazz Band Clinic
• Humber College — Saxophone
• Wilfrid Laurier University — Saxophone
• Etobicoke School of the Arts — Guest Artist
• Upper Canada College — Saxophone
• Private Teaching (Present) — Saxophone

Instruments

Education

• California State University, Northridge — Clarinet Performance (1965–1969)
• Navy School of Music, Washington D.C. (1960)
• Santa Monica City College (1958–1960, 1962–1965)

Private Teachers

• Jerry Robinson — Bassoon (National Ballet of Canada, ESPRIT Orchestra)
• Keith Atkinson — Oboe (Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
• Frankie Rand — Saxophone (Toronto)
• Joe Allard — Saxophone (New York City)
• Joe Viola — Saxophone (Boston)
• John Ellis — Oboe (20th Century Fox)
• Murray Panitz — Flute (Philadelphia)
• Art Hoberman — Flute (20th Century Fox)
• Dominic Fera — Clarinet (20th Century Fox, CSU Northridge)
• Dominic Zarlinga — Clarinet (Los Angeles)
• Bill Green — Saxophone (Los Angeles)
• Bob Nelson — Saxophone and Clarinet (Los Angeles)
• Pietro Rolleta — Accordion (Los Angeles)