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USA and World Festivals:
- Pittsburgh Mellon Jazz Festival- 1999 and 2000
- Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival-2000 and 2001
- Dominican Republic Jazz Festival-1999
- Reno Jazz and Folk Festival-2001
- Milwaukee African Heritage Festival-2001
- Atlanta Jazz Festival-2001
- St. Louis Arts Festival- 2000 and 2001
- Bourbon Music Festival-2001
- Clifford Brown Jazz Festival-2001
- Hartford Jazz Festival-2001
- Dayton African Heritage Festival-1999
- Winston-Salem Street Festival-2001
- Beloit Jazz and Folk Festival-1998
- Annapolis Jazz Festival-2000
- Dayton Latino Festival-2000
- Litchfield Jazz Festival-2000
- Columbus Arts Festival- 1997,1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001
- Charleston Wine Festival-2001
- Columbus Rhythm and Blues Festival- 1997, 1998 and
- 1999, the last year it was held!
- Springfield Heritage Festival-1999
- Columbus Jazz Festival- 1999, 2000 and 2001
- Virginia Beach Jazz and Arts Festival-1999
- Columbus Latino Festival- 1998, 1999 and 2002
- Erie Jazz Festival-1998
- Louisville Jazz Festival-1999
- Eureka Springs Jazz Festival-1999
- Elkhart Jazz Festival-1999
- Chattanooga Riverbend Festival-1999
- Grand Rapids Jazz & Blues Festival-headlined 1998 and 1999
- Flint Jazz Festival- Headlined 1998 & 2000
- River Fest 2002
- Louisville Salsa Fiesta 2002
- Musikfest 2002
- Among others!!
Special Organizations, Music Series and Jazz Societies
- Charleston Jazz Society, Louisville Jazz Society,
- Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society, Marietta Jazz, Blues
- and Folk Music Society, Kentucky Center for the Arts,
- Louisville Jazz Society, Reading Eagles Club, The
- Biltmore Estate, Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society,
- Toledo Jazz Society, etc.
- University and Colleges:
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- Miami University, Miamisburg, Ohio
- University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
- Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, Ohio
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky
- Spaulding University, Louisville, Ky
- Essex Community College, Baltimore, Md
- College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
- Fransciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio
- Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nv
- Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Oakland University, Detroit, Michigan
- Bellarmine College, Ky
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tn
- Beloit College, Beloit, Wis
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
- To name a few!!
Mayor Clubs and Music Halls includes:
- The Hot House- Chicago Ill.
The Ark- Ann Arbor Michigan
Bird of Paradise Jazz Club- Ann Arbor Michigan
BET on Jazz Restaurant-Washington D.C.
Cafe Gibson Milano-Nashville Tn.
Rusty's Jazz Cafe-Toledo, Ohio
Deep Blue-Wilmingtonl, Delaware
Hot Tin Roof-Martha's Vineyard Mass.
Club Viva- St. Louis, Mo.
The B.O.B- Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nights-town-Cleveland, Ohio
Main & Hopple- Glastenburry, Ct.
The Jazz Kitchen-Indianapolis, Indiana
Lynagh's Music Club-Lexington, Ky.
Headliners Music Hall Louisville, Ky.
Blues Alley- Washington DC…..among others.
TV appearances:
- BET on JAZZ- on Jazz Scene with Sherry Carter (twice)
- Jazz Central and the new show on Wednesdays
Latin Beat. Live at Noon TV-23
WGVU-FM and WGVU-TV
WRTI-TV
Dominican Republic TV
WAPA-TV (Puerto Rico)
Jamaican Television
Bethelehem Public Station live broadcast Concert
Museum Music and Jazz Series includes:
- Louisville's J.D. Speed Museum
- Columbus Museum of Art
- Knoxville Arts Museum
- Dayton Arts Institute
- Pittsburgh Andy Warhol Museum
- Bella Artes Concert Hall (San Juan, P.R.)
- COSI Columbus
- Milwaukee Museum of Art
- Evanston Art Center- Jazz by the Starlights
- Cincinnati Public Library Jazz Series
- Baltimore Museum of Art Jazz Series
- Brooklyn Museum of Art Jazz Series
- Centerville Public Library
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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"Latin, Soul-sa and Jazz"