Past Performance personnel of groups I have led 

Ships of Light  1994 to Present

New Frontier ensemble 1971 to  1983

Music Performances

2003 Ships of Lights "Contacts with a Higher Mind"Trio & 5.1 Surround Sound Leopanar Witlarge Taiwanese Horn Electronics  Ralphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Tyrone Mitchell Tablas Banjo     

2001 "Ships of Light" Trio/Duo & 16 Channel Sound System  Performance at Engine 27 Leopanar Witlarge Taiwanese Horn, Tyrone Mitchell Tablas, Ralphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Dafna Naphtali Live sound processing, Michael Shumacker Programming 

 1998 Presented "Ships of Light" 5th Voyage combining music and aromatherapy. Leopanar Witlarge Taiwanese Horn, Raphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Caren Borka Bassoon, Tyrone Mitchell Tablas,  Tom Beyer Percussion at ABC No Rio 

1996 Presented "Ships of Light" 4th Voyage  Leopanar Witlarge Taiwanese Horn, Raphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Dafna Naphtali Reading, Rozanne Levine,Clarinet, Blaise Siwula Alto Sax, Masahiko Kono Trombone at the "Festival for the 21st. Cent" at the Learning Alliance 

1994 –1995 Presented my compositions  " Ships of Light ...Voyage 1,2 & 3 “ for Acoustic and Electronic Instruments, Text and Dancers as part of a series of concerts done by the Improviser’s Collective NY   Voyage 1 Leopanar Witlarge Fluegel Horn, Electronics, Raphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Masahiko Kono, Trombone Electronics, Bob Stewart Tuba, Cooper Moore Harp, Piano, Wilber Morris Bass, Warren Smith Vibes, Percussion  Trudy Morse Poetry

Voyage 2   Leopanar Witlarge Fluegel Horn, Electronics, Raphael McAden Bamboo Flutes, Masahiko Kono Trombone Electronics, Bob Stewart Tuba, John Fisher Piano, Wilber Morris Bass, Steve Dalchinsky Poetry, Yuko Otomo Reading

1983 Led  group "The New Frontier Ensemble" at the New Age Psychic Fair  Leopanar Witlarge Eb Clarinet,and Chimes                          Dan Godbey Cheng (Chinese Zither) Claire Pitcher Vocalist 

1977 Led “The New Frontier Ensemble” at a 6 am. Concert, Leopanar Witlarge, Alto Clarinet Eb Flute and Tape, Dahoud Alto Clarinet, Alto Flute, Dahoud C Flute, , Earl Freeman Electric Bass, Roger Baird Percussion ,  part of the 2^nd . Annual Loft Jazz Celebration at the Ladies' Fort NY

1977 Presented my piece "Movement Involvement Detachment" Leopanar Witlarge Fluegel Horn and tape, Raquib Hassan Sop. Sax, Hassan Dawkins Contra Alto Clarinet, Sidney Smart Percussion  at Friends of Great Black Music Boston Mass                                                          

1971-1976 Started an experimental orchestra New Frontier Folk Art Ensemble and produced a series of Full Moon summer concerts to present my compositions:  "Total Music 1&2",  Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax, Stan Strickland Piccolo, Tenor Sax, Jamyl Mondock, Tony  Massai Alto Saxes, Abdus Sami Kaliq, Ted Baro Trumpets, John Wolf Trombone, Jon Klien Violin, Robert Ruff, Michael,Whittaker Celli, Jamyll Jones, Unknown,  Basses, Larry Lerner, Marc Edmonds Drums  (2) Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet, Eb Flute, Mike Roper Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Abdus Sami KaliqTrumpet, Joe LoCandro Cello, Ali Mora Cattlet II Drums "Ambiphonic Music 1&2” for Instruments and 4 Channel Tape (1) Leopanar Eb Flute Electronics, Dahoud C Flute, Elenor Dodd C Flute, Nadi Alto Flute,(2) Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax, Electronics, Deda Voice, Sidney Smart Drums at the Washington Park Skating Rink Boston Mass                          

1972 Presented my piece UFO #1 at the Old West Church Boston Mass  Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax, Murphy Lewiss Piano, Jamyll Jones Bass

1972 Presented my piece " Ritual"  Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax, Eb Flute, Eb Clarinet, multimedia Tape and slide projections, Ansel Graves, Carl Smith Steel Pan Duo, Farouk Alto Flute, Hayes Burnette bass, Bob Foster drums, Richard Lee text, Cynthia Emanuel reading an  at the Black Avant Garde  Boston Mass.  

"UFO" Leopanar Witlarge Alto Sax,  Richard Wheeler Fender Rhodes Piano, Dwight Upchurch Drums at the Black Avant Garde Boston Mass.                                         

1971 Presented my piece " Meditations in Sound Spaces" at the Boston Public Library

Leopanar Witlarge AltoSax Electronics            

Leopanar Witlarge

Alto Sax,  Alto Clarinet, 

Eb Clarinet, Eb Flute,

Cello,   Double Tenor Steele Pan 

Contra Alto Clarinet,  Taiwanese Horn, Alto Trombone,

Bass,  Drums, Keyboards, Chimes, Electronic Sounds

As a Sideman: with

Roswell Rudd  Orchestra: Alto Sax 

Bill Dixon Orchestra:  Alto Sax 

Mark Levin:  Alto Sax

Jamylly Jones Worlds: Alto Sax, Alto Clarinet, Eb Flute

Modern Sounds Steele Orch: Double Tenor Pans

Juma Sultan Aboriginal Music Society: Eb Clarinet

Toshi Tchitori: Alto Sax, Chimes, Electronic Sounds

James Oliver Jones Ethnica:  Cello,  Fluegel Horn, Chimes

Daniel Carter Manhattan Healing Arts Center: Fluegel Horn, Cello, Chimes,

New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan:  Gong Agun

Improvisors Collective: Contra Alto Clarinet, Piano, Drums, Chimes 

Jason Zappa & Cooper Moore

: Drums

William Parker Orchestra: Fluegel Horn

Interactive Performers Group NYU:Taiwanese Horn 

Mark Whitecage Glass House: Cello 

Education/Studies

Art:  Stanley Graves St Stanislaus College 

Alto Sax:  with Freddie Grant

Orchestal Performance 1st Alto Sax and arrangeing

Bill Dixon Orchestra 1967-68 

Performance Practice: Charles Mingus 

Violin:  Tibor Poustai New England Conservatory

Piano:  Walter Bland New England Conservatory 

Double Tenor Steele Pan:   Ansel Graves 

Computer Music:  Charles Dodge Brooklyn College

Javanese Classical Music:   Harjito & Anne Stiebinger 

Accupuncture, Herbology:   Milford Graves 

Computer Aided Drafting:

Dr. S.L. Auslender S.U.N.Y.