Originally playing tuba and trombone, Ken made the switch to trumpet in
college and earned his B.M. from the University of Texas Arlington and received
a M.M in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas.
Ken was a featured
soloist while on tour with legendary jazz trumpeter, Maynard
Ferguson and played on Ferguson 's final studio album, The One and Only (MF
Music). He can also be heard on his own CD entitled “Lost In This Place” on the
Armored Records Label and on Dallas’ Original Jazz Orchestra CD entitled,
“Messin With Texas”.
Ken has performed with
many well-known artists such as Joe Lovano, Wayne Bergeron, Maria Schneider, and
Jimmy Heath. Ken has recorded with Stockton Helbing, Brian Mulholland, the UNT
One O'clock Lab Band, The DOJO lead by Galen Jeter, The Mark Tonelli Group and
Jerrod Daniel.
He currently teaches trumpet and is a lecturer of jazz history at the University of Texas Arlington.