2012 Downbeat Readers Poll nominee baritone saxophone
2012 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone
2011 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone
2011 Grammy award winner with the Mingus Big Band for “Live at the Jazz Standard”
2010 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone
2010 Downbeat Readers Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone
2010 SESAC Jazz National Performance Activity award for “Blueprint”
2009 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone
2009 Clube de Jazz station poll “new talent” nominee
2008 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee “rising star” baritone saxophone