Background
He was born on June 19, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
He was born on June 19, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
While in Paris, he performed with Orchestre National de Jazz and studied conducting at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
He lived in Paris a number of years, and currently resides in New New York In 1989 he began a 14-year association and tenure with master jazz pianist McCoy Tyner as part of the McCoy Tyner Trio, winning three Grammy Awards and performing worldwide.