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He's self-taught on nearly a hundred rare and exotic stringed, wind and percussion instruments from the cultural traditions of several continents, performing and recording under the Cave Music umbrella. While keeping close to tradition, he frequently employs improvisation extensively, hence the sobriquet, "The Improvisator." But his are not ordinary improvisations; their detailed structure amazes. Carols In The Caves, his best-known project, began as a single concert in 1986, and was repeated upon the request of the audience the following year. It has since become a tradition. In 1997 a Carols In The Caves recording was completed and released on CD. It will soon be accompanied by a DVD featuring the originally recorded surround sound plus poetic video imagery of the caves and surrounding natural scenery of the wine country. Other Cave Music recordings in the works: 2005's New Year performance at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral; The Improvisator's first recordings (including an early, completely different, Carols In The Caves); and more recordings in both wine caves and natural caverns.
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