Awards
Nominated for BIG EASY AWARD with ASTRAL PROJECT for Best Contemporary
Jazz Group 2008
Nominated for BIG EASY AWARD with ASTRAL PROJECT for Best Contemporary
Jazz Group 2007
Nominated for BIG EASY AWARD with ASTRAL PROJECT for Best Contemporary
Jazz Group 2005
Received Global Excellence Award from the Summers Multi- Cultural Institute, 2005
Nominated for BEST GUITARIST for the Best of the Beat Awards, 2004
Nominated for BEST CONTEMPOARY JAZZ GROUP with ASTRAL PROJECT for the Best of the Beat Awards, 2004
Received the “Keeping the Music Alive Award” Danny Barker Estate, 2003
Voted best guitarist in the 2002 OffBeat Magazine “Best of The Beat” Award
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group ASTRAL PROJECT in the 2002 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Album “ Big Shot” ASTRAL PROJECT in the 2002 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Won BIG EASY AWARD with ASTRAL PROJECT for best contemporary Jazz Group 2000
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Album “ VooDooBop” ASTRAL PROJECT in the 2000 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group ASTRAL PROJECT in the 2000 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in Down Beat Critic’s Poll, 1998
Voted Talent Deserving Wider Recognition (Astral Project) in Down Beat Critic’s Poll, 1998
Voted best guitarist in the 1999 OffBeat Magazine “Best of The Beat” Award
Voted best guitarist in the 1998 OffBeat Magazine “Best of The Beat” Award
Voted Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in Down Beat Critic’s Poll, 1997
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Album “ Elevado” ASTRAL PROJECT in the 1996 Received the “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group ASTRAL PROJECT in the 1998 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted best guitarist in the 1996 Offbeat Magazine “Best of the Beat” Awards
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group ASTRAL PROJECT in the 1996 “Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine
Voted best guitarist in the 1995 OffBeat Magazine “Best of The Beat” Award
Voted best guitarist in “People’s Choice Awards” in 1994
Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group ASTRAL PROJECT in “People’s Choice
Awards” in 1994
Won BIG EASY AWARD with ASTRAL PROJECT for best contemporary Jazz Group
1993 and 1994
BIG EASY AWARD nomination for best contemporary jazz musician, 1992
Won 1st place in Hennessy Cognac’s BEST OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SEARCH, 1992
Voted “One of the 10 best guitarists” in Wavelength Magazine, 1991
Won 1st place in “NEW WORKS” composition competition, Contemporary Arts
Center, 1982