Doug Craft

I play an improvised style of music that is hard to categorize, but easy on the ears. My original music may be downloaded at

http://www.DougCraftFineArt.com/Music/

I enjoy listening to an eclectic mix of creative and authentic musics. Such as...

Favorite Guitarists:
Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, Django Reinhardt, John McLaughlin, Alan Holdsworth, Robert Fripp, Jeff Beck, Kazumi Watanabe, John Goodsall, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Richard Thompson, Bo Diddly, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Billy Gibbons, Neil Young, Buckethead, Steve Tibbetts, David Torn, Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Fred McDowell, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Terje Rypdal, Tim Goudy, Nicky Mathews
Favorite Drummers:
Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Airto, Art Blakey, Bill Bruford, Charlie Watts, Stewart Copeland, Byron Metcalf, Steve Thornburg, Ted Altenritter
Favorite Bassists:
Jaco, Marcus Miller, Robbie Shakespeare, Percy Jones, Mechelle N'dege Ocello, Sting, Flea, Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Bootsy, Larry Graham, John Wetton, Tony Levin, Trey Gunn, Eberhard Weber, Mick Karn, John Thornburg, Tim Goudy, Arvid Helland
Favorite Keyboardists:
McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, Joe Zawinul, Art Tatum, Stevie Wonder, Sun Ra, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Glen Gould, Mike Vargas
Favorite Horn Players:
John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jon Hassell, Louis Armstrong, John Gilmore, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Lester Young, Mark Isham, Michael Brecker, Erik Truffaz, Nils Petter-Movear, Alex Coke, Pat Harbeson
Favorite Composers:
Steve Reich, Mike Vargas, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, Henryk Górecki, Gavin Bryars, Arvo Part, Jon Hassell, Stravinsky, Bartok, Charles Ives, Vaughn-Williams, Debussy, Ravel, Beethoven, Bach
Favorite Bands:
Ellington, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Django w/Hot Club of Paris, Satchmo w/Hot Sevens & Hot Fives, The Crickets, Elvis w/Scotty Moore and Bill Black, Beatles, Stones, The Band, Cream, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, Traffic, Canned Heat, Creedence, Byrds, ZZ Top, Tony Williams Lifetime, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Talking Heads, U2, Devo, Cameo, The Time, Madhouse, INXS, The Police, REM, Pretenders, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Curve, Nitzer Ebb, Cocteau Twins, Los Lobos, Latin Playboys, Die Krupps, Front 242, Foo Fighters, Underworld, Rage Against the Machine, Rammstein
Favorite Musicians/Artists:
Miles Davis, Robert Fripp, Neil Young, Hank Williams, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Laura Nyro, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, James Brown, George Clinton, Muddy Waters, Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Bowie, Prince, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Hector Zazou, Jon Hassell, Robert Rich, Mike Vargas, Nicky Mathews
Favorite Guitars:
NUMBER ONE: '91 Steinberger GL Custom; GIBSONS: '80 L5-CES, '89 Atkins Country Gentleman, '03 Les Paul Supreme, '05 Les Paul Special Doublecut; JACKSONS: '98 Phil Collen PC1, '84 Charvel 3A Frankenstrat, '01 DK27 Baritone electric; ACOUSTICS: '88 Santa Cruz F Model, '98 Alvarez-Yairi CY122 Classical; '08 Washburn RK-314 Parlor Guitar; OTHERS: '07 Ibanez Artcore AFS-75TD Hollowbody Electric Guitar, '09 Mathews 5-string Banjo; BASSES: '89 Warwick Thumb Bass 5-string, '78 Mathews fretless 5-string.