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Still Life (2014)

Still Life, over two years in the making, is my newest creation. Collaborating with some of the finest national and international guitarists, including Emmy® nominee Pete Huttlinger, Guitar Player magazine "Guitar Superstar" winner Vicki Genfan, Jazz and fingerstyle virtuoso Adam Rafferty, and some of the Bay area's finest talent; including Stacey Knights on flute , Dan O'Hara on keyboards , Douglas Lichterman on guitars, Austin Vickrey on saxophone, Kevin Clark on trumpets, and Chris Barbosa on the viola, and dear friends from my youth like sax virtuoso Brian Dyre; Still Life has music compositions spanning three decades, and bursts with the joy and love that poured into its creation.  

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Autumn Breeze (2010)

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This new collection is the culmination of 25 years of songwriting, arranging, and playing experiences. It is a passionate collection of jazz with influences ranging from Jeff Lorber to Chuck Mangione to Bob James to Pat Metheny, and other greats in the jazz and folk world. Phil has put together a distinguished group of outstanding musicians on this CD; including Emmy® winner and two-time Grammy® winner Chris Vadala (The Chuck Mangione Quartet); Emmy® nominee, and national fingerstyle guitar champion Pete Huttlinger (John Denver, LeAnn Rimes, many others); Tampa Bay smooth jazz saxophone and vocal legend Stacey Knights;  guitarists John Kelly, Douglas Lichterman, and Jimmy Dacey; keyboardist Dan O'Hara and the incredible brass work of Bayside Horns.

Heaven (2008)

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Phil's 2nd CD, released in October 2008, is an experiment in fusing Smooth Jazz with Ambient music. A darker, moodier, but still harmonically rich and emotionally satisfying album. Heaven is a musical journey taken to answer the hypothetical question "From the moment you pass from this world, until the moment of redemption, is there a discernible sense of time passing ; and what might a soul experience emotionally on that journey?"

A Dichotomy of Silence (2003)

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Phil's debut CD, released in May of 2003. "This project is well done and could easily find a happy home in most any smooth jazz lover's CD collection. "  Features Rick Garner, John Kelly, and Mike McKinley on guitars.
- Reviewed on All About Jazz