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EDUCATION &
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE |
| 2001-Present |
Performances with jazz trios and
quartets at Twins Jazz Lounge; The
Islander Restaurant; Westminster
Presbyterian Church; The Historic
Lincoln Theatre; Old Post Office
Pavilion; 2004 Blacks in Government
Conference; Blues Alley Jazz Supper Club
(Georgetown); Henley Park Hotel; 2005,
2006 and 2007 outdoor summer concert
series at Spice of Life Plaza, Roslyn,
VA; Farragut Square Park, Wash. DC;
Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Wash., DC;
National Urban League Conference;
Congressional Black Caucus; and 2005
Herndon Labor Day Jazz and Wine
Festival. Performed at the 2006 Jazz and
Seafood Festival in St. Clements, MD and
the 2006 Arlington County Fair. Was the
2nd Place winner of the 2007 and 2006
Billie Holiday Vocal Competition in
Baltimore, MD. Currently performs every
Friday night from 7:30 – 11:30 p.m. at
Laporta's Restaurant in Alexandria, VA.
Perform with well-known DC area jazz
musicians--Vincent Smith, Wes Biles,
DeAndrey Howard, Dohn Nunley, Jeffrey
Neal, Chris Grasso, Allyn Johnson, James
King, Nasar Abadey, Buck Hill, Jamal
Brown, Marty Morrison, Vincent Evans,
Wayne Wilentz, Larry Willis, Steve
Novosel, and the late Calvin Jones. |
| Feb. 2004 |
Released Debut Jazz CD entitled, "Steppin'
Out" |
| 2002-2006 |
Vocalist, Co-Stage, FMJS East Coast Jazz
Festival (Double Tree Hotel, Rockville Pike, MD); 2004 Semi-Finalist, FMJS Jazz
Competition |
| 2001-2004 |
Vocal Student, Elliston Jazz Vocal Workshop and the late Calvin J. Jones, UDC |
| 1990-Present |
Perform as a gospel soloist at area churches,
rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters, U.S. Department of Labor official
functions. Served on Worship Teams at
local churches |
| 1990-2001 |
Voice Student with Gwen Sharp, Annandale, VA
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| 1995-Present |
Active Member, Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, performing annually at the Kennedy Center;
was selected for solo at 2005
performance. Soloist each 1st Sunday of
every month at the Gospel Rescue
Mission, Washington, DC |
| 1986-2000 |
Member and Coordinator, Blacks in Government
(BIG) Choir, Department of Labor Chapter |
| EDUCATION |
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| 2000-Present |
Student, Master's Degree in Arts
Management, American University (Degree
expected May 2007); received Graduate
Certificate in Arts Management, American
University, December 2001. Fall 2005
Semester; served as a Development Intern
at Strathmore Music Center |
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