Began musical studies age 9 (clarinet).
Began performing publicly at age 12.
Joined American Federation of Musicians at age 16 in Boston, MA, USA.
Advanced musical studies at New England Conservatory (clarinet) and Berkey College of Music (saxophone)... Boston.
Military service from 1972 to 1975 as a sax instructor at The Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia, USA).
Live performances in USA with:
Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Temptations, Jerry lewis, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and many others.
Broadway shows such such as "Annie", "Dancin'" (Bob Fosse), "Peter Pan", "Bubblin' Brown Sugar" and many others.
Live performances and/or recordings in Italy with:
Zucchero (Woodstock '94, "Live at the Cremlin", "Blues", "Rispetto"); Rettore, Geraldina Trovato, Roberto Ciotti, Mia Martini, Toots Thieleman, Gil Evans, Astrud Gilberto, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Gino Paoli, Michele Zarrillo, Marco Armani, Natalie Cole (Unforgettable Tour), Chaka Khan, Amii Stewart, Randy Crawford, Thelam Houston, Joe Cocker, Paul Young and many others.
Many TV productions, film soundtracks and publicity spots.
Much club work in Rome with various bands ranging from R&B, Fusion, Funk and Salsa music.
During this Rome period eric encountered alla of the musicians and singers involved in the
Positive Power project.