People I Play with Frequently
Sx:Justin Flynn,Jake Drazen,Sean Nowell,Catherine Sikora,Donny McCauslin
Pn:Enrique Haneine,Whitney Ashe,George Colligan,Art Hirahara,Red Wierenga,Jeremy Bacon,Gary Fisher
Gt:Nate Radly,Nir Felder,Nick Russo
Bs:Thomson Kneeland, John Ray, Carlo Derosa,Mike O Brien,Nathan Peck,Marco Panascia,Arey Kobrinsky
Influences
In no order: Steve Coleman,Allan Holdsworth,Dave Douglas,Dave Holland,Earth, Wind & Fire,Fieldwork,Frank Zappa,Slayer,Jack DeJohnette, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones,Elvin Jones,Dan Weiss,Brad Mehldau,Aphex Twin, Art Blakey,Anouar Brahem, Balkan Music,Ben Monder,Bill Evans,Charles Lloyd,Gerald Cleaver,Herbie Hancock,Jeff Tain Watts,Chick Corea,Craig Taborn,John Coltrane,John McLaughlin,John Abercombie,Kenny Wheeler,King Crimson,Mahavishnu Orchestra,Los Munequitos de Matanzas,Miles Davis,Kurt Rosenwinkel,John Scofield,Pat Metheny,Jimi Hendrix,Joe Henderson,Joey Baron,Gary Chaffee,Vinnie Colaiuta,Vijay Iyer,Weather Report,The Art of Noise,Scott Neumann,Rabih Abou-Khalil, Plug, Paul Motian,Ornette Coleman,Mahavishnu Orchestra,Keith Jarrett,Black Sabbith, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Greatful Dead, Tower of Power,Charlie Parker,Stravinsky, Duke, Count,Meshuggah,Beatles,Stevie Wonder,Baby Dodds,Sonny Rollins,John Bonham, Flock of Seagulls , Hall and Oats,Ivo Papasov,Radiohead, Coldplay, Cool people, Good Gigs, Footage Efnet!, McCoy Tyner, Ross Lossing, Bill McHenry, Aphex Twin, Tool, Pual Bley and way many more!
I began my musical journey playing the cello and the orchestra snare in grade school and while attending military school in my early teens I received a firm foundation in military rudiments. I started playing professionally at age 13 where I played the drums for local bands in the New York Area and attended the performing arts high school, BOCES Cultural Arts where I discovered jazz. I graduated the New School for Social Research in NYC and in 2005 in went to Banff to study under Facility. In addition to releasing one cd as a leader: “Facing Away”, I have recorded as a sideman on Justin Flynn's "Evolution" and Bryan Murray's "What you don't Forget" . I has performed with musicians such as Ben Monder, Lea Delaria, Brad Shepik, Dave Berkman, Ron Affif, Donny McCaslin, Dave Douglas, Greg Osby, Paul Bollenback and others. My web sight is www.chriscarrollmusic.com. Thank you for taking the time to learn about who I am. Chris
Yeah it's true, I almost liked my screen too with that photo!! ;-) I'll be back in town june 15th or 16th to play at the SPike Hill thing, are you still into it? Call me up, we'll talk, take care bro! -SAmB
Yo dude!! Hope you're well! Come by Dizzy's tonight if you don't have anything, I'm playing with Nate Smith, 7:30 and 9:30. Hope we get to play again soon! take care man -SamB
no... I pray oh sooo pitifurry, with no sore or lhythm. I rearry need to get in the shed and plactice. Then go ovel to creos for a session. My berkree education did not plepale me for the lear wold.
Great hearing from you. I miss playing with you, too. No, I haven't seen Steve Salerno in years. I think he's living in Manhattan. Did you know I moved to Austin? I've been flying back and forth to Berklee for 2 years but still have my apt. in brooklyn for the time being. Hope you're doing well.
Hey Chris Carroll! Great to hear from you! I'm doing good, or trying to. Pretty busy, not enough, but still, doing a r&b/hiphop project, a reggae sound system, just joined a street fanfare outfit, and then this jazz piano quintet, Chick Corea seems to be the trip there. Gets confusing with the scheduling. Back from Greece with my wife, wow, go to Greece in springtime if you can, it's beautiful there. What's new with you?
