Michael Rodriguez - Great Trumpeter

Conte Candoli - Jazz Trumpet Great

​Altin Sencalar - A great trombonist and friend. Had a good time in Japan as you can see! :)

Kirk Whalum - Great Saxophonist

Mom Townley - One of my many moms

Danielle Cosby - Family and get to do gigs with her too!!!

Jazz Trumpet great Cootie Williams 

Elias Haslanger - Great Saxophonist that I had the pleasure of playing with once. I would like to redeem myself. LOL Great guy!

Reginald Thomas - Amazing pianist and friend! So honored to be able to have played with him a few times. 

Doc Severinsen - One of my first lp's was his torch songs for trumpet that Don Gallagher gave me. Turns 94 today. 

Kevin Jones - Was honored to play with him for a minute and congrats on his recent marriage! 

Randy Marsh - Great drummer from GR who I've been able to share the stage with. 

Louie Bellson- Truly one of the great drummers and nicest person!

Jeff Cousins - I refer to my job as family because there are so many people I meet through this job, that the only way to group them is as family. So take my MSU family alone. Through MSU you have students, faculty, staff, but then there are all the places we travel so students and directors and parents at all the schools, there are all the artists that come in, I could go on.... One of the member of our MSU Jazz Family is our bus driver Jeff Cousins. Jeff is a kind hearted, dedicated, incredible driver. I'm not really sure how he has gotten through some places LOL Rain, Snow, you name it, he is a pro. But it's all that extra stuff, bringing cookies from his wife, coming to my gigs or recitals, etc... none of that is in the job description just who he is. He is the official driver of the Be-Bop Spartans but better yet I get to call him friend! Happy Birthday Jeff! 

Ahmad Jamal - The master 

​Tim Warfield - Great Tenor Saxophonist and friend

Brandee Younger - Amazing harpist. Was fun to finally meet a few years ago when she came as a guest to MSU.