.Born in Athens, studied at Berklee college on full scholarship. Played and recorded with such diverse artists as pianists Mike Jones, Aydin Essen, Vassilis Tsabropoulos and Chris Jacob, saxophonists Jim Odgren, Andy Sheppard and Dimitri Vasilakis, bassists Manuel Orza, Xavier Padilla, Jack Kulp,Yotis Kiourktsoglou and George Fakanas. He is in regular collaboration with jazz master Craig Bailey and noted organist George Kontrafouris. Sought after clinician he has collaborated with Thomas Lang, Dom Famularo and George Kollias amongst many others. He is currently the head of Modern Music School percussion department and working with the power jazz trio Nukeleus involving super pianist Sami Amiris and bassist Pericles Trivolis.