Awards & Recognition
2016 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (for composition)
2015 Selected to perform at International Danzón Festival in Havana, Cuba
2012 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (for composition)
2011 McKnight Foundation - Next Step Career Development Grant
2010 Jerome Foundation Board of Directors Grant (2010 research in Cuba, new Latin jazz works)
2010 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (for concerts in Asia as guest jazz soloist)
2009 American Composers Forum Subito Grant (to attend World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand)
2008 Jerome Foundation Travel/Study Grant (2 months of music studies in Brazil)
2008 Connect Composer-in-School/Residency (selected by St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
2007 Cité Internationale Des Artists (3-month artist residency at the "City of Artists" in Paris, France)
2006 Subito Grant (to travel and participate in Paris artist residency)
2003 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (3 months of music studies in Cuba)
2003 Jerome Foundation Support (commission funds for Cuban Voyage work for Ancia Sax Quartet)
2002 Jerome Foundation Travel/Study Grant (2 months of music studies in Cuba)
2002, 2004 Finalist for Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation
2000 Minnesota Music Award Best Jazz Recording (for Motion Poets CD- Lose Your Mind...)
1999 Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship (for jazz sextet composition work and career advancement)
1998 McKnight Composers Fellowship (for jazz sextet composition work with Motion Poets)
1998-2015 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council- Arts Activities, Arts Learning, and Community Arts Awards
For Twin Cities Jazz Workshop Programming
1999, 2000 Minneapolis Arts Commission Neighborhood Arts Program
For Twin Cities Jazz Workshop Programming
2015 Selected to perform at International Danzón Festival in Havana, Cuba
2012 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (for composition)
2011 McKnight Foundation - Next Step Career Development Grant
2010 Jerome Foundation Board of Directors Grant (2010 research in Cuba, new Latin jazz works)
2010 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (for concerts in Asia as guest jazz soloist)
2009 American Composers Forum Subito Grant (to attend World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand)
2008 Jerome Foundation Travel/Study Grant (2 months of music studies in Brazil)
2008 Connect Composer-in-School/Residency (selected by St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
2007 Cité Internationale Des Artists (3-month artist residency at the "City of Artists" in Paris, France)
2006 Subito Grant (to travel and participate in Paris artist residency)
2003 Minnesota State Arts Board-Artist Initiative Grant (3 months of music studies in Cuba)
2003 Jerome Foundation Support (commission funds for Cuban Voyage work for Ancia Sax Quartet)
2002 Jerome Foundation Travel/Study Grant (2 months of music studies in Cuba)
2002, 2004 Finalist for Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation
2000 Minnesota Music Award Best Jazz Recording (for Motion Poets CD- Lose Your Mind...)
1999 Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship (for jazz sextet composition work and career advancement)
1998 McKnight Composers Fellowship (for jazz sextet composition work with Motion Poets)
1998-2015 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council- Arts Activities, Arts Learning, and Community Arts Awards
For Twin Cities Jazz Workshop Programming
1999, 2000 Minneapolis Arts Commission Neighborhood Arts Program
For Twin Cities Jazz Workshop Programming