Discography

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​ Recordings:​

• 1986— Long Peter Madsen
• Role: Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators: David Becker, Bruce Becker 
• Format: Studio Album (MCA Records)

 

• ​1987 — Siberian Express 
• ​Role: Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators:  David Becker,Bruce Becker
• Format: Studio Album (MCA Records) 

 

• 1988 — Permanent Record (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Role: Studio Bassist
• Collaborators: Joe Strummer
• Format: Cinematic Soundtrack Recording 

 

• 1989 — Trash City
• Role: Core Bassist
• Collaborators: Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War
• Format: Studio Album (Epic Records) 

 

• 1989 — Big Bop Nouveau
• Collaborators: Maynard Ferguson
• Role: Big Band Bassist
• Format: Studio Album (Intima/Capitol) 

 

• ​1994 On the Run, Cathy Morris and Collage​
• Role: Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators Cathy Morris and Collage 
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 1994 Keep the Flame Alive, Janiece Jaffee
• Role: Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators; Janiece Jaffe, Ben Lewis, Pete Willhoyt, Kristy Norter 
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 1996 Sirens…Songs of the Silver Screen, Quinn Lemley
• Role: Producer and Upright Bassist
• Collaborators; Quin Lemley
• Format; Studio Album 


• 1998 Cocktails with a Twist, Quinn Lemley
• Role: Producer and Upright Bassist
• Collaborators; Quin Lemley
• Format; Studio Album 

 

• 1999 — Urban Survival (Self-Titled)
• Role: Co-Leader & Bassist
• Collaborators: Chris Bowman, Eric Olsen, George Garzone, Neil Leonard 
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 2001 We Both Know it’s Out There, Violet-Wine and Vinyl Records
• ​Role; Upright & Electric Bass
• Collaborators: Meredith Minogue, Jim Barry
• Format; Studio Album 

 

• 2004 Story Hill, Urban Survival
• Role: Co-leader, Composer, & Bassist
• Collaborators: Chris Bowman, Eric Olsen, John Isley
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 2005 Mood Euthymic, Eric Wollman Trio
• Role: Upright Bassist
• Collaborators: Eric Wollman, Peter Grant
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 2005 Blue Love, Teeter Gray
• Role: Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators: Chris Koch, Mazy Swift
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 2006 — Stepping Up
• Role: Leader, Composer, & Bassist
• Collaborators: Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker, Bruce Barth, Tim Armacost (produced by Rufus Reid)
• Format: Studio Album (Apria Records) — Includes the rearranged, definitive tracking of the composition "Urban Survival" 

 

• 2009 A Heroic Plan, Jim Donica Group-Apria Records
• Role: Leader, Composer, Upright & Electric Bassist
• Collaborators: Tim Horner, Frank Kimbrough, Tim Armacost, (produced by Rufus Reid)
• Format: Studio Album ​​

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• 2009 And Now I Swing, Chita Rivera-Yellow Sound Lab Label
• Role: Upright Bassist
• Collaborators: Michael Croiter, 
• Format: Studio Album 

 

• 2015 — The Visit
• Role: Orchestral Bassist
• Collaborators: Chita Rivera, Roger Rees, Kander & Ebb
• Format: Original Broadway Cast Recording 


• 2016 — Allegiance
• Role: Orchestral Bassist
• Collaborators: Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, George Takei
• Format: Original Broadway Cast Recording 


• 2018 — Half Time
• Role: Principal Pit Musician (Bass)
• Collaborators: Matthew Sklar, Nell Benjamin, and Cast
• Format: Original Off Broadway Cast Recording (Masterworks Broadway) 


• 2016 Persons of Interest, Eric Wollman Trio
• Role: Electric Bassist
• Collaborators: Eric Wollman, Peter Grant
• Format: Studio Album 


• ​2019 Boundries, Steev Richter, Produced by Danny Blume
• Role: Upright Bassist
• Collaborators: Steev Richter, Danny Blume, Jeff Mann
• Format: Studio Album 


• 2020 0419NY, 
• Role: Upright Bassist
• Collaborators: Chris Bowman, Brant Tilds, Joe Giardullo
• Format: Studio Album 


• 2021 — Brutallism
• Role: Co-Arranger & Trio Bassist
• Collaborators: Chris Bowman (drums), Woody Witt (tenor saxophone)
• Format: Studio Jazz Album (CHBO Drums Label) CHBO Drums


• 2022 — Continuum
• Role: Improvised Trio Bassist
• Collaborators: David Becker (guitar), Chris Bowman (drums)
• Format: Digital & Studio Release (Submitted for GRAMMY Nomination) 

 

• 2025 — Theatrical Jazz, Too
• Role: Co-Leader & Duo Bassist
• Collaborators: Jazz Vocalist Weslie Brown
• Format: 22-minute Minimalist Digital Duo Release (Barton Avenue Records)


• 2026 — Reflection
• Role: Supporting Studio Bassist
• Collaborators: Deb Bowman (Vocalist), Bruce Harris, Tom McCaffrey
• Format:Studio Album,  Digital Streaming Release 
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• 2026 — Together Again (Live from Maureen's Jazz Cellar)
• Role: Leader & Quintet Bassist
• Collaborators: Tim Armacost, Tim Horner, Allen Farnham, Jeff Barone
• Format: Full Length Live Digital Album