Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Instructor of Music
·
2025 - Present
Music,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
The Connection Between Don Byas and Charlie Parker’s Improvisational Approach to Rhythm Changes
Journal article Jazz Education in Research and Practice · January 1, 2024 Carlos Wesley “Don” Byas, tenor saxophonist, was regarded by his peers as a pivotal figure in the development of bebop. Even though his roots were in the swing era, he was open to new harmonic possibilities explored by the likes of Charlie Parker and Dizzy ... Full text CiteEducation
North Carolina Central University ·
2023
M.Mus.
North Carolina Central University ·
2021
B.Mus.