Anything and everything. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straights, Stevie Wonder, Parliament/Funkadelic, Galactic, The Meters, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Sly Stone, Prince, Beck, Cake, Frank Zappa, Radiohead, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Charlie Hunter, Jaco Pastorious, Herbie Hancock, Miles, Coltraine, John Scofield, Pat Methany, Jeff Beck, Peter Bernstein, Mike Stern, George Benson, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, SRV, BB King, Eric Clapton, and too many more to mention.
Sounds Like
Jazz, funk, rock, blues, soul, and pop - sometimes all at once.
Ian Lawler has toured and recorded with numerous bands. A truly versatile musician, Ian has worked for bands playing rock, blues, jazz, funk, R&B, soul, neo-soul, and hip-hop.
While playing with these different bands, Ian has opened up for and played with several national acts, including Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Chaka Khan, Dr. John, Arrested Devleopment, Ozomatli, and Liquid Soul.
Ian is featured on Arrested Development's "Among the Trees" album, as well as "Speech's Best."
Ian also continues to write and produce his own original compositions, as well as collaberate with other musicians in all styles of music.
Hey Ian, thanks for the friendship. My name is Lawler also and I actually met you a few years back when you, Aric, Ian G., and Charlie P. opened for the January Allstars at the Outback Lodge. I was really impressed with your playing. Good to find you and know you are still around.
i finally found a place in prospect heights (brooklyn) on thursday, then drove home and packed my car up and drove back yesterday. apple starts tomorrow....
Hi Ian Lawler, we hope you had a great christmas season and wishing you all the best for a wonderful new year - thank you for being a friend of the Jazz Pistols. We really appreciate your support.
Good luck for the things you do and have a great week. Best regards - Christoph
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