
Gallery
Harris Middle School Pep Band
Conducting the Harris Pep Band at the football.

HMS 8th Grade Band
Harris M.S 8th Grade Band performing at MTSU. MTSBOA Concert Performance Assessment.

HMS Pep Band
Harris M.S Pep Band performing at the football game. Harris MS vs. Tullahoma MS 2015

Winter Concert 2019
Conducting the LaVergne Wind Ensemble and Choraliers at the Winter Concert.

Tennessee State University: ELG Band Camp
Band Directors Session during the Edward L. Graves Band Camp.

Connecting The Dots
Connecting The Dots:
The Modern Approach To Contemporary Drill Design

Edward L. Grave Summer Band Camp
Rehearsing the ELG Band camp.

Nashville African American Wind Symphony
Conducting "New Wade'n Water" by Adolphus Hailstork. NAAWS Juneteenth Inaugural Concert (2022). "A Celebration of Freedom."
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Trills and Thrills Band Festival 2016
The Harris 8th grade band received Superior Ratings at Trills and Thrills Band Festival in Knoxville, TN.
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Harris Middle School 8th Grade Band
Conducting the 8th Grade Band at Tennessee State University. Clinician. Dr.McDonald

HMS Band
Conducting the Harris M.S Band. Spring Concert 2016.

LaVergne High School Wind Ensemble 2017
My first CPA performance with the LaVergne Wind Ensemble, 2017.

TSBA 2021 Performance
The Wind Ensemble were invited to perform at Tennessee School Board Association closing ceromony on Sunday, November 21st, 2021.

From The Heart 2020
From The Heart Music City All -Stars Brass Band, 2020.

Band Bruhz
Competing In Todays Band Program

TSU Honor Band
Post band directors picture after the TSU Honor Band.

Tennessee Arts Academy Performance
Conducted the NAAWS at Tennessee Arts Academy summer professional development on July 13th, 2022.
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NAAWS in Boulder, Co (NAACP) Performance
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Check out my experience in Boulder, CO. Boulder NAACP Freedom Fund Foundation Concert with NAAWS, February 19-20, 2023.
A Celebration of Freedom

The Score Podcast (@TNMEA 2023)
Picture with Doreen Ketchens
Known as the "Lady Louis", "The Clarinet Queen", and "Ms. New Orleans". Her clarinet skills will blow you away! It's an honor to take this picture with Doreen Ketchens.

A Magical Christmas Concert

Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
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TMEA 65th Annual Music Education Conference

NAAWS Youth Honor Band, 2025
Being recognize by Dr. Ayers, founder and ceo of NAAWS Music NAAWS Youth Honor Band, 2025


HBCU- National Band and Orchestra Directors' Consortium

NAAWS Youth Honor Band, 2025

Viewer's Choice Battle of the Bands
Six Flags Over Georgia
April 25th, 2025
GRAND CHAMPION
1st place out of 10 performing Bands!

LaVergne High School
A Spring Awards Day Concert

My Final Concert at
LaVergne High School
May 15th, 2025 (Video)

Tennessee State University Homecoming Parade 2025
2nd Place Band
Fall Concert at James Lawson HS
My first concert at JLHS.


USBands Southeastern Champion
1st Place Band

Honorary member of
Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity
Tennessee State Univerisity Zeta Pi Chapter

Blue Sparks Jazz Band
Black History Month Performance
2nd Place Drumline at
Battle of the 615 Drumline Competition
Tour guide for the band in downtown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Performing at the 2026 CMA Fest




MNPS VAPA District Learning Day 2026
Blue Sparks Jazz Band
1st Place Band at the John A. Merritt Classic Battle of the Bands, 2026


Jazz Band performing at the CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Gala Award Night, 2026


Impromptu performance as the HOCO Dance, 2026
Halftime Battle of the Bands during Lawson vs Stratford Football Game, 2026

ACT Summer Summit, 2026
Blue Sparks Jazz Band

Featured in The Tennessean
The Sound of Thunder

My First Concert Performance Assessment (CPA) with James Lawson H.S Band

























