Schilke Trumpets - I play the S42 an old version of what Jon Faddis plays 
​https://www.schilkemusic.com/jon-faddis/

Hammertone Cymbals - I play Jeff Hamilton's set up 22 Ride, 22 China, will play 20 Ride (lol), 14 Hats; Also play a Mel Lewis 21 Istanbul
https://sabian.com/crescent/

I play the Maximus Snare Drum by Mapex - designed by and for Jeff Hamilton
http://mapexdrums.com/international/products/drums/snares/bp-design-lab-artist/bpdlmh4600lpb/

Favorite Jazz Links:
Jazz At Lincoln Center
Jazz House Kids
Louis Armstrong House and Museum
Jazz Arts Group
West Michigan Jazz Society
Lazaro Vega & Blue Lake Public Radio
Michigan State University Jazz Studies Area
Byron Center Jazz 

Trumpet Player Friends and Heroes 
Wynton Marsalis
Jon Faddis
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Terell Stafford
Sean Jones
Marcus Printup
Byron Stripling
Ryan Kisor
Brian Lynch
Michael Philip Mossman
Kenny Rampton
Tanya Darby
Alphonso Horne

Drummer Friends and Heroes
Jeff Hamilton
Lewis Nash
Herlin Riley
Jeff Tain Watts
Keith Hall
Carl Allen
Quincy Davis
Harvey Mason

Other Jazz Musician Friends and Heroes
​Rodney Whitaker
Melissa Aldana
Anat Cohen
Wycliffe Gordon
Take 6
Carmen Bradford
Wessell Warmdaddy Anderson
​Endea Owens
Anthony Wonsey
Xavier Davis
​Conrad Herwig
Andrew Speight
​Russell Malone
​George Delancey
​Michael Dease
​Steve Wilson
​Robin Eubanks
​Mark Whitfield
​Aaron Diehl
​Riza Printup
​Brandee Younger
​Jim White
Eric Reed
Todd Williams
John Wojciechowski
Peter Bernstein
Kenny Washington - Vocal
Steve Davis
Tim Warfield
Randy Napoleon
Bruce Barth
​Diego Rivera
Kenny Barron
Christian McBride

Spiritual Inspirations and Causes dear to my heart
Bethel Church
Iris Global Ministries
Loaves and Fishes
Sow Hope
Michael Jr. 
Ben Watson
Stones Church
Treasure
Christian Healthcare Ministries
International House of Prayer
Tommy Walker Ministries
The Chosen
​Bill Johnson Ministries
​WP Films
Prison Fellowship
Pregnancy Resource Center
Life International 
The Community Cookout