I've been a freelance musician in NYC my entire life. From 2005 onward I've released 5 CDs of mostly original compositions. The 6th, coming out March 24, is called The Unfolding. It combines influences of jazz, classical, folk, new age & world music. Mark Soskin, former pianist for Sonny Rollins & acclaimed drummer Billy Mintz appear on the aIbum. I think I'd be an interesting guest on your show as I can discuss how an indie musician can go from being a complete unknown to working with some of the world's greatest stars. I can also discuss the differences between working with them. 

I can also discuss how Buddhism, which I've practiced for 37 years, plays a part in my life & creative process & how a spiritual practice can help that process.

I can discuss what it was like to study with the late jazz great Chick Corea & how I got to know him. Also what it was like to work with Leonard Bernstein & many others listed in the bio.

Other points of interest could be talking about certain points of being an indie musician in this day & age & how it differs from what it was like in the 80s & 90s. 

Another topic would be what it's like to compose music for TV. As you can see in the bio, I co-composed the Emmy nominated theme for Dateline NBC as well all the music for The Gregory Hines Show, a sitcom that aired on CBS in the late '90s.

I could give a more in-depth view of the new album & my previous albums & the creative processes involved. 

I can also discuss what it's like to work in a Broadway show as I did many of them in the '70s & early '80s.

I can discuss what it means to really dedicate your life to music or any pursuit in the arts. 

I can discuss life on the road & what it entails. How it can be incredibly rewarding as well as very tiring. 

I can discuss my formative years, starting to play drums at the age of 5 1/2 & how I was inspired by seeing a band perform at half time in a football game & how the drums struck me as something I'd like to pursue as well as how my parents were very supportive in this. I can also talk about my 2 1/2 years at the Julliard school & how it was prohibitive at that time towards my musical development. (My main passion in music is jazz & , in those days, there wasn't a jazz dept.)

I can also discuss my favorite artists & composers rainging from Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, Erik Satie & Stravinsky to jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock & how they've played a significant role in my own music.

Another topic could be how I'd like to do more collaborations with video artists. I have a few on YouTube but would like to dive deeper into that world. 

I can discuss my daily routine of practicing and/or composing every day with very few exceptions, my composing process & how to deal with "writers block." 

I can speak to younger people who are considering taking up an instrument or making a living in music & how they must be passionate about it & to have a "never give up" attitude towards it. I learned the "Never Give Up" attitude from my Buddhist practice. I can also discuss how, for true musicians, there's no retirement as the music is really in your heart & soul. 

Lastly, I can talk about how outside influences such as film can be a source of inspiration, an example being director David Lynch.