A graduate of the ManhattanSchool of Music (where he wastaught by Paul Cohen); has alsotaken classes with Akemi Endo,Shiro Hatae, and Nobuya Sugawa.Hasimpressed at a numberof competitions: the 4th and5th Adolphe Sax InternationalCompetitions in Dinant (semi-finalist – 2010 and 2014),the New York MTNA Young
Artist Competition (2010), andthe Vandoren Emerging ArtistCompetition (2013).
Has been the principal in anumber of different pieces,whether as a soloist or in anensemble: Sun-Young Park’s Harufor Solo Alto Saxophone, JamesSheppard’sChamber Concertoand Generation Y, Dillon Kondor’sPrince of Cats 2.0, Inhyun Kim’sSaxophone Quartet, AvnerFinberg’s Fossilization andSaxophone Concerto, andThiagoTiberio’s Saxophone Concerto.