w/ The Solos Unit (L to R) - Joe Hundertmark (guitars/vocals), Nathan Harris (MC/Vocals), Bill Stevens (keyboards/rhodes/organ), John Harris (MC/Vocals) and John Ray (electric bass/keybass) - The Rubber Soul in Winston-Salem, NC (2007).

w/ The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - Jason Marsalis (vibraphone), Will Goble (acoustic bass) and Dave Potter (drums) - @ The Blue Note in Beijing, China, 2018.

The Stephen Gordon Quartet Plays Thelonious Monk - Live @ The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head Island, SC - with Sullivan Fortner (piano), Rodney Jordan (acoustic bass) and Derek Douget (tenor & soprano saxophones) - November 2024.

The monthly runner on the window of Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans, LA. This was always an honor.

With brother Jeff "Tain" Watts when he came to Charlotte, NC with his quartet back in August 2022.

On the road with The Cyrus Chestnut Trio in Durham, NC @ Sharp Nine Gallery - Corcoran Holt (acoustic bass) and Cyrus Chestnut (piano) - April 2022.

With one of my favorite drummers in the world, the professor himself, Sir Lewis Nash! He stopped into The Nash in Phoenix, AR when I was playing with The Joey DeFrancesco Trio (with Troy Roberts on tenor saxophone) and held court for sure! October 2019.

Getting to hang out with the one and only, Sir Simon Phillips (drummer for Toto/Hiromi Trio w/ Anthony Jackson) in Ingolstadt, Germany while on tour with The Roland Guerin Band, at the Ingolstadt Jazz Festival - November 2012.

My man, pianist Joey Calderazzo and I, at Sharp Nine Gallery after the gig with Peter Bernstein and Paul Creel - April 2023.

After a gig at The Jazz Mint in New Orleans, LA with Dr. Rackle and The Sound Griots - (L to R) - Jason Butler (piano), David Harris (trombone), Raymond Williams, Sr. AKA "Dr. Rackle" trumpet/bandleader - Played with Jackie McLean), Martin Masakowski (acoustic bass) and Ricardo Pascal (tenor saxophone) - 2017.

Whenever Mr. Ellis Marsalis would be under the weather, Jason would pull me off the drums and I would fill in for Mr. Marsalis on his own gig, and Jason would play drums. Here at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA - Ashlin Parker (trumpet), Jason Marsalis (drums), Peter Harris (acoustic bass), Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones) and Christien Bold (vocals) - December 2019.

w/ The Joe Locke Quartet at Prime Smokehouse - Allyn Johnson (piano), Joe Locke (vibraphone) and Blake Meister (acoustic bass) - July 2023.

Recording at The Ellis Marsalis Center, Jason Marsalis making sure I don't miff his Dad's music up. The Ellis Marsalis Quintet Plays The Music Of Ellis Marsalis - On ELM Records. Always appreciate you, J. August 2016.

The Stephen Gordon Quartet featuring Peter Bernstein (guitar), Thomas Linger (piano) and Rodney Jordan (acoustic bass) at The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island, SC - October 2023.

My first gig with the Maestro himself, Sir Joey DeFrancesco. He was on fire. - At The Nash - October 2019.

I caught this 3 pounder at a lake near my Dad's house - He never let me hear the end of it.

With two very near and dear musicians and mentors during my time playing Rhodes/keyboards/piano in The Headhunters Band - The Great Bill Summers and Mike Clark - Photo taken at The Jazz Playhouse in New Orleans, LA - April 2016.

A private concert in the home of Irvin Mayfield, Jr. in New Orleans, LA with The Ellis Marsalis Quartet - Sir Ellis Marsalis (piano), Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones) and Jason Stewart (acoustic bass) - sometime around JazzFest, May 2014. This would be a monumental gig for me, because I would meet Mr. Marsalis for the first time sitting in on piano at this home just 2 years prior, and the first time seeing him play live with his quartet was one of the most special occasions of my life. It was also the first time I played piano with Jason Marsalis on drums, so to be back here as a member of the band - Worth more than gold.

Sir Donald "Big Chief" Harrison, Jr. came up from a tour with one of my favorite bands, The Cookers, to play quartet with me at Middle C in Charlotte, NC. I am always honored for his friendship and mentorship, and that I got to play piano in his band for years, and also piano alongside him in The Headhunters band for over 2 years. Pictured here - Sean Higgins (piano) and Sam Edwards (acoustic bass) - June 2021.

Jazzfest in New Orleans, LA with The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - Austin Johnson (piano), Jasen Weaver (acoustic bass) - May 2013.

Dizzy's @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY w/ The Ellis Marsalis Quintet for the week. Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones), Ashlin Parker (trumpet) and Jason Stewart (acoustic bass) - November 2016.

Out on tour w/ The Ellis Marsalis Quartet at The National Concert Hall in Taipei City, Taiwan with Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones) and Jason Stewart (acoustic bass) - October 2015.

At The Jazz Playhouse on Bourbon St. in New Orleans, LA with my favorite vocalist/musician, the elegant Mrs. Germain Bazzle and quartet - Peter Harris (acoustic bass) and Larry Seiberth (piano) - 2015.

A Christmas themed Friday night at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans, LA, and rare occasion with The Ellis Marsalis Quartet featuring Jason Marsalis (vibraphone) and Jason Stewart (acoustic bass). Not pictured is trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis - December 2014.

Our flight to Winnipeg, Canada by way of Chicago, IL got canceled, so we went to IHOP instead.

It was an honor to have all of these gentleman bring my original music to life for the first time in Algiers, at Word Of Mouth Studios. Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones), Jason Stewart (acoustic bass), Steve Masakowski (guitar) and Victor "Redd" Atkins (piano) - January 2016.

I got featured with my friend Dmitri Mospan's Quartet in Moscow, Russia, while in between two tours - A month around Russia with The Headhunters, and then two nights with Dmitri, then off to Taiwan to meet The Ellis Marsalis Quartet. I was out 5 weeks total. Here I am posing with the markee, and featured was a headshot that my Father took for me when he had his photography business. October 2015.

@ The Velvet Note in Alpharetta, GA with The Jason Marsalis Quartet - Will Goble (acoustic bass) and Dave Potter (drums) - January 2019.

My first bandleader date in New Orleans, LA, at The Jazz Playhouse - with Derek Douget (tenor/soprano saxophones), Steve Masakowski (guitar), Victor "Redd" Atkins (piano) and Barry Stephenson (acoustic bass). - October 2013.

In the studio with The Great Ellis Marsalis, at The Ellis Marsalis Center in the 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA. Photo by the loving Lisa McCarthy - We miss you, Lisa. You were the best. Thank you for keeping it all together.

In the backyard. Photo by Katie Sikora, June 2019.

In Esplanade Studios with my Quintet. New Orleans, LA - 2017.

A rare moment on the road, glad I got it. Mike Clark, on my first tour with The Headhunters. Paris, France - March 2014.

With my good friend, the great bassist Delbert Felix, in Savannah, GA - March 2022.

At The Ellis Marsalis Center with the cats - Pat Casey (electric bass), Eric Benny Bloom (trumpet), Ashlin Parker (trumpet) and Julian Addison (drums) - October 2019.

At Middle C, in Charlotte, NC - with Lovell "Skip" Bradford, Jr. (acoustic bass) - 2021.

In the studio with my Quintet. Esplanade Studios - 2017.

Recording "Johnny Summers Meets The Ellis Marsalis Trio" at The Ellis Marsalis Center in New Orleans, LA, and repping the real Hornets jersey- January 2016.

At The Louisiana Music Factory w/ The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet right after a Jazzfest hit. This was the day that I met The Great Idris Muhammed at that gig. What a power. - May 2014.

Apparently, boom stands are for jacket holders... A random night at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro with The Ellis Marsalis Quartet - maybe 2015.

The Great Ellis Marsalis. 2016.

w/ The Great Smokey Johnson, after playing with The Ellis Marsalis Quartet to open performances up at The Ellis Marsalis Center in The 9th Ward - probably 2013.

My very first gig with Jason Marsalis - We played Audubon Park one chilly January morning, performing the Great Max Roach's "M-Boom!", along with Bill Summers, Alexey Marti, Roman Skakur and faculty from the LPO Percussion section. It was beautiful! January 2013.

Pianist Louis Heriveaux and Vibraphonist Jason Marsalis - Good TImes Jazz CLub, Savannah, GA - The Monk Tour - September 2022.

@ Tulane University w/ The Ellis Marsalis Quintet. 2016.

Out in front of Motown Studios in Detroit, MI with Jason Marsalis and Charlotte. On tour and about to hit The Detroit Jazz Festival the next day. 2017.

This is from Paris, France when Mike Clark asked me to play some drums and he played some percussion. I was honored, and Mike taught me so much on the road because he knew I was a drummer as well. I'll always be grateful for Mike Clark and Bill Summers.

In the bushes. Photo by Katie Sikora - June 2019.

MN w/ great drummer/percussionist Francisco Mela (McCoy Tyner/Pharoah Sanders)! 2016.

Amsterdam. 2014.

With The Legend, Mr. Benny Golson, at The Detroit Jazz Festival, 2017 - w/ Jason Marsalis. Photo by Dave Potter.

With my cousin, Jared Pone AKA "The Senator", Sharp Nine Gallery, Durham, NC. 2021.

At The Dew Drop Inn, with Jason Marsalis (vibraphone) and Jasen Weaver (acoustic bass) - 2018.

The Pit during rehearsals for "Twelfth Night" a modern take, Canon School, Concord, NC - 2022.

With The Great Dr. Eddie Henderson at The Detroit Jazz Festival - Why is he presenting me?! This was a great moment in time and space! 2017.

Backstage with the super talented Ingrid Jensen, The Blue Note - Beijing, China - October 2018.

On The Great Wall Of China - October 2018.

Jason stole somebody's cookies from a home concert we did on the Northshore... Don't remember when this was.

This was the very last time I saw my friend, The Great Joey DeFrancesco. He brought his trio to Charlotte, NC and they sounded beautiful. Glad that Charlotte received him with warmth and love. 2022.

Me and bassist Will Goble at the Melbourne Zoo, eating ice cream. Melbourne, Australia - September 2018.

w/ The Wessell Anderson Quartet at WWOZ for their annual Pledge Drive, maybe 2014. Geoff Clapp (drums), Wessell Anderson (alto saxophone) and Thomas Pol (acoustic bass).

Outside The Jazz Forum, Tarrytown, NY. 2018.