| Member Since | 10/26/2007 | | Band Website | www.alexbudman.com | | Band Members | Time for name-drop central! Here are some of the musicians I've had the pleasure of playing or recording with: Bettye LaVette, Erykah Badu, Boz Scaggs, Busta Rhymes, The Game, Liza Minnelli, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, Maureen McGovern, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Nikka Costa, Doyle Bramhall, Questlove, Eric Clapton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmy McCracklin, Sugarpie Desanto, The Funk Brothers, Vanessa Carlton, Richard Cheese, Jesús Díaz, Will Bernard, Robert Walter, Glide Church Band, San Francisco Mime Troupe, San Jose Symphony. Big bands: Clare Fischer, Kim Richmond, John Daversa, Matt Catingub, Bill Holman, Chris Walden, Steve Huffsteter, Mike Barone, Ron King, Bruce Lofgren, Tim Davies, SF's Contemporary Jazz Orchestra | | Influences | Some saxophone influences: Joshua Redman, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Stan Getz, Chris Potter... Funky artists: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Earth, Wind and Fire, Brand New Heavies, Groove Collective, Meshell Ndegeocello, Incognito, Van Hunt. Pop/Rock: Tears for Fears, Crowded House, Rush, Yes, Paul Simon. Man, this list could get seriously long. I like melodic playing and arranging. I like good song form. I like musicality. | | Sounds Like | The newest Contemporary Jazz Orchestra album is a melodic big band record. A bit like the works of the Joe Henderson Big Band, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson... | | Record Label | OA2 | | Type of Label | Indie |
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