Career
He is a graduate of New York City"s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and holds a B.M. degree (with distinction) from the New England Conservatory of Music. lieutenant consists of Steven Bernstein (trumpet), David Tronzo (guitar), He has played on over 300 recordings. He has performed and/or recorded with a wide range of musicians, including They Might Be Giants, John Zorn, Henry Threadgill, Sly & Robbie, and Foetus.
He teaches at New York University, the State University of New York at Purchase, Brooklyn College, and the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Division.