BACKGROUND
Began to study piano at age ten.
Conservatoire National de Musique, Strasbourg, France:
Gold Medal in Music Theory 1982
Gold Medal in Piano, 1987
Chamber Music Certificate 1987
Université des Sciences Humaines de Strasbourg, France: Faculté de Musicologie, BA, 1985
Jazz Dept at San Diego State University (87-88)
Jazz Dept Portland State University (90-91)
New School for Social Research, New York City, Jazz and Contemporary Music Program (1992-93).
Private Studies in New York:
Classical and Pedagogy with Madeline Bruser
Jazz Piano with Fred Hersh, Kirk Nurock & Richie Beirach, Harmonie & Arrangement & Composition with Maria Schneider, Kirk Nurock Richie Beirach and William Allaudin Mathieu.
Basics of Arabic Musicwith Nai and oud player Bassam Saba &
« Arabic Music Retreat » musical director Simon Shaheen (summer 2005)
TEACHING
Classical & Jazz Piano, Improvisation, Music Theory, Harmony, Composition, Vocal Coaching Privately, Strasbourg, France
Ecole de l’ARES, Strasbourg, France
Centre Culturel du Credit Mutuel, Paris, France
Privately, New York, NY
French American Conservatory, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY.
Amalgama School of Music, Sarria, Barcelona, Spain, since june 2006
RESIDENCIES
Artward Bound, The Field, New York, NY
at Earthdance, Plainfield, MA, September, 2002
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Composer Forum (New York)
NACUSA, National Association of Composers USA
Broadcast Music Writers/Publishers (BMI)
SACEM