Andre moved to LA from Cleveland OH, in 1985 and immediately enrolled in the Los Angeles City College Music program that fall. He stayed there 4 years taking all the available music classes, and playing in all the jazz bands under the direction of Doc Simpson & Woody James, until he landed his first real road gig with the "Busboys" of Eddie Murphy's "48hours" fame in 1989. From there he went on to join A&M records recording act "Total Eclipse". His first Smooth Jazz tour was with Rick Braun in 1995 and from there he has continued on to tour/record/perform with the following:
DAVE KOZ, MINDI ABAIR, WARREN HILL, THE BROTHERS JOHNSON, DANNY JUNG, JEFF GOLUB, TOM SCOTT & THE LA EXPRESS, TLC , DAVID BENOIT, JEFF LORBER, PETER WHITE, WAYMAN TISDALE, TOSHI REAGON, JEFFREY OSBORNE , JODY WATLEY, TRACY SPENCER, EVERETTE HARP, STEVE FERRONE MARC ANTOINE, CHRIS STANDRING, CRAIG CHAQUICO, JEFF KASHIWA, MARILYN SCOTT, LORI PERRI
PAUL JACKSON JR., EUGE GROOVE, JENNIFER BATTEN, HARVEY MASON, SOPHIE B HAWKINS, TERRI LYNNE CARRINGTON, MARTHA REEVES, CHUCK LOEB, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, TOTAL ECLIPSE, RAYFORD GRIFFIN, AL WILSON TINY TIM.
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