Music Performance with Michael S.

University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Music, Division of Jazz Studies

Duties include directing the beginner big band, assisting in directing the top two big bands, booking student bands for paid events, managing the Jazz chart library, co-producing and licensing the annual UNLV Jazz Ensembles album, and other logistical operations within the Division of Jazz Studies.

Carnival Cruise Lines

As a cruise ship showband musician I have played a wide variety of styles in many different settings. From full 10-pieces to smaller 5-piece bands, I have performed Motown, Jazz, rock, classical, rock, latin and more in large broadway-style production shows, late-night casino sets, intimate lobby and cigar bar jazz sets and guest entertainer shows. I have extensive experience in the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone chairs as well as doubling on flute and clarinet.

St. Francis Xavier University

University of Nevada Las Vegas

St. Francis Xavier University

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival

2017 Downbeat Student Music Awards

A.S.M.A.C. is an organization whose mission is to promote the arts of Music Arranging, Composition, and Orchestration within the entertainment industry community and the general public. A.S.M.A.C.’s purpose is to provide its membership a place to make contact with each other to exchange ideas and information about the art of music and the music industry. A.S.M.A.C. seeks to educate and inform both the general public and the commercial arts community about the roles its members play in the creation of music past and present. A.S.M.A.C. also encourages emerging arrangers and composers in their development.

Native Proficiency