In the 1970s, he dropped out of the hit musical One Mo' Time when it moved to New York, rather than leave town. However, he made eight tours of Europe with the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, formed to revive the old music unearthed in the jazz archives at Tulane University. He was trumpeter with the Ragtime on the soundtrack of the 1978 movie Pretty Baby.
In the 1970s, he abandoned his role in the popular musical One Mo' Time when it relocated to New York, rather than depart. However, he embarked on eight tours of Europe with the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, established to revive the vintage music unearthed in the jazz archives at Tulane University. He served as a trumpeter for the Ragtime featured on the soundtrack of the 1978 film Pretty Baby.