Phillip serves as a member of the West Point Band, principal bassist of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, principal bass of the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra, and as a member of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the West Point Band, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, and the Albany Symphony.

Phillip performs with the Buffalo, New York and Rochester Philharmonics, American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, and the New York City Ballet.

Phillip has taught at Vassar College, SUNY New Paltz, and Bard College.

Phillip earned his Bachelor of Music from West Texas A&M University studying with David Murray. He also attended the Manhattan School of Music college and pre-college divisions, where he studied with Linda McKnight. As a student, Phillip spent his summers studying with Gary Karr. He has also studied with Paul Bresciani, John Feeney, and Leigh Mesh.