Events: Authored, Produced
· BET Television
· Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
· National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
· Songwriter’s Hall of Fame
· The New School
· The Mayor’s Office of Kansas City
· International Association for Jazz Education
· National Endowment for the Arts
· The U. S. State Department
· The White House
· Songwriter’s Hall of Fame
· The New School
· The Mayor’s Office of Kansas City
· International Association for Jazz Education
· National Endowment for the Arts
· The U. S. State Department
· The White House
Positions
· Founding Partner, Hot House Magazine
· New York Correspondent, Downbeat Magazine
· Jazz Editor/Columnist, Billboard Magazine
· Advisor, Columnist, JazzFM91
· Founding Member, Jazz Alliance International
· Board Governor, National Trustee, The Recording Academy
· Board Governor, The New School for Social Research
· Board Advisor/Producer, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
· Vice President, Warner Bros. Records
· Vice President, Sony Music
· Executive Vice President, Half Note Records/The Blue Note
· Advisory/Jury Chair, New York University
· Advisor/North America Representative, Jazzahead
· Advisor/Visiting Professor, JAM Music Lab