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Stephen began playing guitar at age ten. Growing up in the 60's and 70's, Stephen played and toured in many bands throughout the south. In 1980 he decided to study at the Southwest Guitar Conservatory in San Antonio, Texas. After graduation, Stephen joined the United States Army as a guitarist, auditioned and won the guitar chair with the Jazz Ambassadors, the official touring jazz orchestra of the U. S. Army. Stephen spent the next twenty years touring all fifty states multiple times, playing major  jazz festivals in Europe and Canada and recorded numerous albums with the Jazz Ambassadors. Other notable tours include India, Japan and Mexico. Stephen retired from the Army and now lives in Tulsa ,OK playing gigs and teaching privately.