Complex sentence: In 1981, as a young adult he received a full scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music with Herb Pomeroy, and Michael Gibbs and in 1986 he moved to NYC to attend the Manhattan School of Music to study with Bob Brookmeyer.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1981, as a young adult he received a full scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music with Herb Pomeroy, and Michael Gibbs. In 1986 he moved to NY and attended the Manhattan School of Music to study with Bob Brookmeyer.