SSSong: Michael Blanco (b), Sunny Jain (d) | Easy to Love: Shayna Steele (vocals), Matt Clohesy (b), Bill Campbell (d) | Bye-Ya: Kurt Stockdale (tenor), Matt Rybicki (b), Quincy Davis (d) | Along for the Ride: Sarah Tolar (vocals), Robin Macatangay (gtr), Michael Blanco (b), Bill Campbell (d), Ravi Best (tpt), Kurt Stockdale (tenor), Alan Ferber (tbn)
Influences
Piano: Herbie, Chick, Keith, Kenny, Bill, Brad, Wynton, Oscar, Bruce, Fred, Duke, Basie, Bobby, Chucho, James. Life: Folks, wife, family, Brooklyn, New York, Detroit, Cormac McCarthy, Leonard Bernstein, Debussy, the Columbus Blue Jackets, Scott Joplin, every kind of music (if it's done well) with the exceptions of smooth jazz and country.
I play piano, sometimes keyboards.
I live in Brooklyn.
I play jazz and other.
I play in bands led by Michael Blanco, Arun Luthra, Sunny Jain, Sean Nowell, Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, Bob Reynolds, and I even find time every couple years to do my own trio gigs. I've been fortunate to play with some of the best musicians in New York City.
I've also played with a number of great singers, including Lizz Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Shayna Steele, Natasha Bedingfield, JC Chasez, Fantasia Barrino, Marianne Faithfull, Rosey, Chester Gregory...
I did the American Music Abroad (formerly "Jazz Ambassadors") tour last year with a great quartet; we spent a month in the middle east.
I'll be getting a piano trio record together later on this year.
Thanks for reading.
I just showed my brother Shayna's page because he wanted to see what she looks like. He said to tell you that he only met you once but he is proud of you.
The other day my mom called me at 4am saying "why do I know the name David Cook?", I reminded her and she said "He's on TV!!!" (she's a nurse and is up at that ungodly hour)...unfortunately it was that OTHER guy. I was disturbed from my beauty sleep for nada.
Anywhooo...made me think it'd been since like 1957 since I gave you some Mile High love, so here it is!
