I am a Multi CD Recording Artist who has released his 3 CD's " Your Favorites My Way " a compilation of Cover songs done the urban smooth jazz way," IMPRESSIONS" a 12 song all original cd, as well as "MY RHYTHM", also a 12 song all original cd, I am also a triple BMA "Sounds Of Soul" award winner! Two awards coming on June 6th 2010,(for best jazz musician, best jazz band) and one two years later, for best jazz musician. I suppose, it might seem to some that making music,being a musician, is some complicated thing.I believe when you see the music,feel the music,hear the music, its not really that difficult. Im not saying that there arent hard things about "the music business" , there are always things to go through. But the pure act of making music is beautiful in its simplicity. I believe music is a spiritual gift, we are created to" enjoy it" play it"'write it"compose it".My grandfather and all his brothers were all musicians, they could all play all instruments, my grandfather played the piano mostly. Ever since I was three I would sit and BANG on the piano.Then at six I took lessons. Eventually I began to learn chords and theory and from there, IT WAS ALL JAZZ. The first album I bought was, Herbie Hancock "Headhunters" second album Billy Cobham "'The Pleasant Pheasant".Bob James, Joe Sample,Chick Corea,Bobby Lyle, George Duke, Ronnie Foster, You get the picture! In 1996 I wrote, arranged, produced my first cd , "My Rhythm" a collection of all original music, even though the cd only had limited success, it enabled me and the band ,now known as "Southwind", to begin opening for major acts, which included, Gerald Albright, Boney James, Spyro Gyra, Pete Escavedo, & The Braxton Brothers, In august 2010 my band and I (Southwind), opened the show for Jessy J, In December 2010, I was asked to play in the backup band, @ "the Grover Washington tribute show", featuring, Dean James, Paul Taylor, Marion Meadows. Two years later, I was back again with another cd entitled "Impressions", 12 more original tracks, this cd received national airplay, and established me as a new and up and coming artist. In 2009, I began work, on a new approach, since previous cds were all original music, I was encouraged to cover some old rock and pop songs, the urban smooth jazz way, This effort resulted in a cd entitled "Your Favorites My Way" 10 songs done "my way". Through social media, and digital music streaming. I am currently receiving international airplay, I am looking forward to a nationwide tour, where the fans will get to see firsthand the music they have only heard so far," on the radio".