A running playlist of released music I have either performed on or written.

CU Jazz, under the direction of Paul Merrill, has provided the opportunity for the CU Jazz Ensemble to learn from and perform with a renowned musician each semester. I was fortunate enough to spend all eight of my semesters at Cornell as a member of the CU Jazz Ensemble. Performances included sharing the stage with Christine Jensen, Marcus Printup, Steve Brown, Gerald Clayton, Sara Gazarek, Vincent Herring, Bill Easley, and Ingrid Jensen. 

Recipient of a 49th Annual DownBeat Student Award for Outstanding Undergraduate performance in the Small Jazz Ensemble/Combo category with the Herbert Gussman Jazz Septet! Read more about our DownBeat Award on the Cornell College of Arts & Sciences website.

Cornell University's annual music festival featuring headliner The Chainsmokers! I performed with After Six Music and 2026 Big Red Battle of the Bands winner Sonder. 

The Cornell University Jazz Ensemble was lucky enough to have Ingrid Jensen as a guest artist in the Spring of 2026. For her visit, I arranged her piece "Sights Unseen" for Large Jazz Ensemble. The arrangement had its world premiere with Ingrid Jensen and the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble in April 2026. Please reach out if you'd like to hear a clip or purchase the arrangement!

I was extremely lucky to have the opportunity to spend my spring break in Kigali, Rwanda, with my classmates in MUSIC 4355: Rwanda Audio Lab, under the direction of Professor Victoria Netanus Xaka. The class was mentored by Rwandan musical icons, worked with young students and children at the Gisimba Memorial Center, and produced a short EP by the end of the week. 

"Rail Switch" was my first-ever composition and arrangement for large jazz ensemble, and is a contrafact of Cole Porter's "I Love You." Here's me conducting the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble playing the tune.

This was a quick and fun project that my good friends Laura Jadi, Anthony Utobunwa-Nwachukwu (aka Greylove), and I put together one night. 

For Cornell University's 2024 Year in Review Video, I was part of a trio asked to compose and perform original music to be played during the video. This project was alongside my good friends Jack Dobbosh ('25) and Tife Sokan ('26), also members of the Cornell Music program. 

A beautiful rendition of Natalie Merchant's The Worst Thing performed with Cornell University's Gussman Quintet featuring Beyanca Guilme.

Releases from After Six Music on Spotify and Apple Music!

Recipient of a 47th Annual DownBeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Performance in the Blues/Pop/Rock category with After Six Music! Read more about our DownBeat Award in the Cornell Chronicle.

Here's a fun little arrangement of Charles Gould's Gettin' Out Blues which I wrote for Cornell University's Appel Sextet!

Live studio performance of original composition A6 Funk written by members of After Six Music featured on After Six's YouTube channel!

Live-recorded performance of original composition Twisted Stories written by members of After Six Music featured on After Six's YouTube channel!

Cornell University's annual music festival featuring headliner Coin! I performed with After Six Music after winning a student battle of the bands competition for the main stage. 

Selected from a pool of high school musicians across the state of Michigan to work with Jazz Bass legend John Clayton for a week-long intensive with a performance at the Blue Llama Jazz Club at the end of the week. Participated in 2021 on Guitar and 2022 on Bass.

4-year student (2018-2022) under acclaimed educator Jack Wagner's DownBeat Award-winning combo program. Opportunities included performing at multiple Jazz festivals around the state of Michigan as well as masterclasses from top professional musicians such as Emmet Cohen, Tamir Hendelman, Etienne Charles, and many more. I also gained valuable gigging experience and skillsets for providing music at a wide variety of events.

Performed with an "All-Star" group of Alex Johnson's Ann Arbor-Saline Music Center Students at the 2019 Ann Arbor Blues Festival!