PERFORMING

Andy performs as a
band leader, sideman, solo pianist, and as a member of Jeff Sanford’s Cartoon Jazz Septet.

Here’s the Septet performing:

Cantina Band
by John Williams
(video courtesy of
Montuno Productions)

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Andy has toured in the US and abroad with singer Diane Witherspoon, and
has performed at many
of the SF Bay Area’s notable venues, including the SF
Jazz Center, Yoshi’s, Kuumbwa, and the Great American Music Hall.

TEACHING

• Private Piano Instruction
  1985 — Present;

• Jazz Ensemble Classes at Oaktown Jazz Workshops
  2002 — Present; the following video features Oaktown students and teachers performing:

Route 66
by Bobby Troup
(video courtesy of
Digit Sound)

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• Annual Piano by Ear Workshop at the Berkeley JazzSchool
  2005 — Present;
• Rhythm Section Coach at Head-Royce High School
  2004 — 2007;
• Feather River Jazz Camp Instructor
  2002 — 2007.

TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Piano Performance from San Jose State University;
• Private Instruction with jazz pianist Harold Mabern in New York.

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