ABOUT
I’m a saxophonist and composer living in Denver, Colorado. My music is inspired by outer space, short stories, and sculptures. I love to play with world rhythms and film-inspired harmonies, and I’m interested in new ways of presenting music through multimedia performance.
RECENT WORK
In May 2022, I recorded an album-length composition, Double Quartet, in Los Angeles, California. The 35-minute piece features string quartet and chordless jazz quartet. The piece was fueled by my love of short stories, jazz, EDM, metal, and chamber music. When we premiered it at the Yale Planetarium in 2020, I created a set of animated graphics to accompany the music, which were projected on the dome overhead.
I’ve led lots of different ensembles ranging from multimedia performance to latin jazz and salsa, straight-ahead jazz, classical music, and free improvisation. I’ve also collaborated with artists in jazz, indie rock, and dance music.
COMMUNITY
I love to create community around music. For three years I ran the Jazz Festival at Yale featuring Grammy-winning musicians. While working in New York City, I designed the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition, which premiered at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in 2019.
TEACHING
I’ve taught dozens of students around the world through my online studio. I also served as a Teaching Artist at the Yale School of Music, working with underserved youth in New Haven, CT. I have years of experience working with students of all ages and levels, and love to teach.
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
I pusued in-depth study of ethnomusicology while at Yale. As such, I was awarded two fellowships to conduct original field research in Sri Lanka on Sinhalese popular dance music. One of the highlights of my fieldwork was establishing relationships with some of Sri Lanka’s most respected musicians. Thereafter, upon invitation by leading scholars in the field, I joined the founding delegation of the Centre for the Study of Sri Lankan Performing Arts (City University of New York).
EDUCATION
In 2020, I earned a B.A. in Music (intensive, with honors) from Yale University. I also earned a B.A. in Astronomy. I’ve studied music with Shannon LeClaire, Wayne Escoffery, Carrie Koffman, Konrad Kaczmarek, Katherine Alexander, Mike Tucker, Mario Castro, and Kenny Werner.
I grew up between the US, Mexico, Venezuela, and Guatemala, and speak English, Spanish, and French.