Biography

Ron is a Denver native who received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Denver Where he studied with Gene Rush and Steve Lee. Ron has been a Denver Public Schools teacher since 1987, teaching Music, Digital Film Production and Audio Engineering. Ron is one of the busiest pianists in the Denver area, performing with a number of local bands including What’s Cookin’, The Buddy Project Big Band, Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Lost Soul and Diamond Orchestra. He has performed with Moment’s Notice at corporate events and private parties since 1981. He has been a proud member of the eTones, the house band for the nationally broadcast eTown radio program, since 1993. Ron has performed with many well-known musicians and groups including James Taylor, Michael McDonald, David Crosby, Tim & Mollie O’Brien, Sarah McLachlan, Joan Osborne, Rosanne Cash, David Sanford and The Pittsburgh Collective, Hugh Ragin, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Gatemouth Brown, Pete Olstadt and Eddie Harris. Ron just passed the 49th anniversary of his first piano lesson.