Wells has worn many different hats along his musical journey, working for periods of time as a rock drummer, a classical pianist, a jazz improviser, and a songwriter.
Along the way, Wells has collaborated with the giants of a variety of genres, including Dave Matthews, Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, Tom Wopat, and Steven Lutvak. He established a vocal coaching and accompanying business in NYC which he still maintains today, helping singers from Broadway to amateurs to hone their creative voice through an emotionally empathic approach to accompanying and collaboration.
Although Wells has performed for audiences all over the US and Europe, recorded extensively, and worked as an arranger on Broadway musicals, he finds the deepest satisfaction sharing music in a one-on-one setting - improvising along side a dancer or storyteller, or sharing in a musical dialogue with a cellist or a poet.
In his new podcast, I Wrote this Song for You, Wells interviews people whose lives and stories have inspired him to write a song for them. He and his guests share stories, ideas, and often laughter and tears, and then they listen together as Wells plays their song for them. I Wrote this Song for You has been called "...a rare gem in the recent glut of new podcasts...", "...a uniquely wonderful work of art...", and "..."...full of love, as well as heart-wrenchingly beautiful."