Saxophone with Damien M.

At the age of 14, inspired by Blues masters Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and Sonny Terry, Damien started playing diatonic harmonica. At 16, he received as a gift an alto saxophone, and applied the theory learned through sax lessons to another recent gift, the chromatic harmonica. Around that same time he was introduced to Altaneze Taylor, the founder of Bright Moments Music Lovers Club. Through her organization, he met and studied with professional musicians and learned about Jazz history and culture. As an adult he entered Laney College and studied with Elvo D’amante and Ed Kelly. He transferred to CSU-Hayward, leaving directly for an exchange program (aka “Intercambio”) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he lived, studied, and played for the next two years. Damien graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Music. Damien is also a polyglot and can speak five languages fluently, Music lessons can be taught in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French.