During his early professional career he played with jazz musicians Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman.
In Los Angeles studios he performed on over two hundred recordings, including television, film theme and soundtracks.
He worked with artists such as Allan Holdsworth, Steve Hass, Peter Erskine, Pino Daniele, Joel Taylor, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Mitchel Forman, Eric Marienthal, Lee Ritenour, Tom Scott, Rita Coolidge, Russ Freeman, Rod Stewart, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, David Benoit, Boz Scaggs, Shakira, Dick Halligan and many more.
He also appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles and Berlin Philharmonics as well as the Tanglewood and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and was a founding member of the "Lounge Art Ensemble" with Erskine and Bob Sheppard.
[3] With Allan Holdsworth With Barbra Streisand With Al Jarreau With Johnny Rivers With Eric Marienthal With Rita Coolidge With Rob Mullins With Toni Childs With Jesse McCartney With Boz Scaggs With Rod Stewart With Adam Cohen With Bette Midler With James Taylor With Shakira With Pino Daniele