1971 - Begins photographing local rock bands, on and off stage, in his hometown of Binghamton, New York. 1973 - Works as writer and photographer for high school newspaper. 1973 - Performance photo of the great American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington wins several state and national student art awards. 1974 - Works as writer and photographer for the student newspaper at the State University of New York in Binghamton. Photographs performances of many local and national artists. Jazz and its history are a major interest. 1975 - As a founding staff member of Binghamton public radio station WSKG-FM, produces and hosts south central New York's first dedicated Saturday night jazz program, "All That Jazz", which includes personal interviews with noted jazz artists. 1977 - While completing his BA in Journalism, works as a managing editor for the daily student newspaper at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 1980 - Interviews and produces documentary about alto saxophonist Art Pepper and his wife Laurie for Pacifica Network radio station KPFK-FM in Los Angeles. 1980 - Works as a bartender at the legendary Lighthouse jazz nightclub in Hermosa Beach, California. 1980 - Works as a host and producer of weekly program "Strictly Jazz" for public radio station KCRW-FM in Santa Monica. Continues interviewing and photographic jazz artists in various settings. 1981 - Produces "Listening In" jazz interview series, aired over KCRW-FM and over Australian Broadcasting Corporation network (ABC-FM). Series included sound portraits of numerous artists, including Benny Golson, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Walter Davis Jr., and Horace Tapscott, drawn from personal interviews. 1981 - Together with colleagues from KCRW-FM, produces and records the closing performances at the Lighthouse by the Joe Farrell Quartet for National Public Radio's "Jazz Alive". 1982 - Columnist on radio and media for "Not Just Jazz" magazine. 1982 - Produces two-hour program about the 1982 Kool Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, featuring artist interviews and excerpts, and aired over KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, California. 1983 - Together with America Rodriguez of National Public Radio, the Jazz Heritage Foundation of Los Angeles, jazz artist Dee Dee McNeil and others, produces "Jazz for Kids" radio program. 1983 - Together with St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and with the kind cooperation of Norman Cousins, produces "Norman Cousins Talks on Positive Emotions and Health" for KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, California. 1984 - National Public Radio satellite rebroadcast of "Norman Cousins Talks on Positive Emotions and Health", aired over dozens of US public radio stations. 1985 - Opens a multimedia design studio in upstate New York. 1986 - Commissioned to design, write and produce "Day of a Playwright", a permanent multimedia installation about the late Rod Serling, writer and creator of "The Twilight Zone" television series, for the Rod Serling Memorial Committee in Binghamton, New York. The installation occupies the entrance foyer of the Broome Country Performing Arts Center. 2005 - Becomes an unofficial ambassador and guide for jazz artists and friends who perform in Israel. 2007 - Begins preparing host of jazz photographs and recorded interviews for retrospective. 2009 - Displays first series of jazz performance images on this web site. Less <