At age 18 he added double bass, studying under Lisle Atkinson, and he took a bachelor's degree in music education at Jersey City State College in 1986.

In the late 1980s he worked regularly with Dave Tronzo and Jim Nolet, and played in the Jazz Passengers and in groups led by Marc Ribot.

[2] In the 1990s he worked with Muhal Richard Abrams, Elvin Jones, Ornette Coleman, Carlos Garnett, Mark Taylor, Kazutoki Umezu, Misha Mengelberg, and Han Bennink.

[1] He has led the groups AKA Alias featuring Curtis Fowlkes and David Gilmore, the Brad Jones Quartet with Greg Tardy and more recently Avant Lounge with Bruce Williams, Barney McAll, Bill Ware and Nate Smith.

[3][1] With Muhal Richard Abrams with Ray Anderson and Marty Ehrlich With Noël Akchoté With Lucian Ban With Don Byron With George Cartwright With Ornette Coleman With Elvis Costello With Dave Douglas With Francis Dunnery With Carlos Garnett With The Jazz Passengers With Elvin Jones With Sean Lennon With Dave Liebman With David Mead With Misha Mengelberg With Allison Moorer With Max Nagl With Roy Nathanson With Jim Nolet With Bobby Previte With Chuck Prophet With Marc Ribot With Roswell Rudd With Jamie Saft With Elliott Sharp With Vibes: Bill Ware and E.J.