| Band Members | Starling is a song from the La Strada EP, which was released in February '09
Circumlocute is a lil' tune by me that features Red Wierenga and Ben Gallina
Omatic is from a live show with SPIN. The band consists of Andre Canniere, David Crowell, Mike Chiavaro, and Red Wierenga
La Da Da Dee is from a live show with Arthur Lewis and the Geniuses, featuring Arthur, Marie Lewis, Kyle McEneaney, and Malcolm Kirby
Break the Hold is from an as-of-yet unfinished demo by Big Swifty, with David Crowell, Caleb Burhans, Andrew Smiley, and Ben Gallina
July's Drive Northward is from Sharon Kaye's recent EP, featuring her beautiful voice and bass playing, along with Matt Kanelos's piano and Kyle Sanna's guitar
The first video is of The Trophy Wives performing one of Greg Chudzik's original compositions, Southern Discomfort at Spike Hill in Brooklyn
The second video is of La Strada, debuting My New Home at Pianos in NYC
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| Influences | Some of my favorite drummists...
Joey Baron, Al Foster, Brian Blade, Jorge Rossy, Jim Keltner, Art Blakey, Bill Stewart, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Gadd, Max Roach, Phil Collins, Mike Clark, Roy Haynes, Jon Christensen, Barriemore Barlow, Philly Joe Jones, John Bonham, Tony Williams, Paul Motian, Keith Carlock
A short list of musical influences...
Almost everything I hear in some way or another, Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Andrew Hill, James Brown, Ravel, John Scofield, Stevie Wonder, The Flaming Lips, Wayne Shorter, Boards of Canada, Elvis Costello, Woody Shaw, Jethro Tull, Brad Mehldau, Miles Davis, David Byrne, Beethoven, Radiohead, Gentle Giant, Bob Dylan, Peter Epstein, Schubert, Gillian Welch, Thomas Chapin, Sufjan Stevens, Bill Frisell, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Carrothers, Joanna Newsom, Björk, Cat Stevens |
