Drums: MEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!; Keyboards: Orrin Evans, Adam Faulk, Yoichi Uzeki, Billy Hollowman (Organ) Jordan Williams; Bass: Eric Kramer, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Eric Revis (one time it was crazy ), Mark Kelley, Mike Boone, Sammy Jones, Steve Beskrone; Guitar; Geroge Perakis, Kelvin Nathaniel; Trumpet:Will Wright, Jafar Barron, Tony Smith; Sax: Terrence Brown, Sam Reed; Vocals: Sherry Wilson Butler, Alison Crockett ( when im lucky...... She's busy), Zenia "Lil Z" McPherson: Violin: Ben Sutton
Influences
Alot of people : Friends I'm growin up with: Vershawn, Cj, Tre, Jordan, Eric, Ben, Will, Natile, Vanessa; My elders: Orrin, Mike, Mark, JD, Yoichi, Jamaal, basically everyone I play with; Legends: Tony Williams, Trane, Paul Motian, Brian Blade, Clarence Penn, Terreon Gully, Christian McBride and too many more to name.
Justin Faulkner constantly performs in the Philadelphia area with some of the world’s best known artists. He studies classical music with Sam Ruttenburg at the Settlement Music School and is trained in jazz at the Kimmel Center and Clef Club on the Avenue of the Arts. He plays regularly at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts with the Youth Jazz Ensemble. He is also the current premier and house drummer for the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts. In addition to performance, he is seen playing every Sunday at the West Park Church in Philadelphia, PA.
He currently plays with the J Tyme Experience which is his own personal group, Terrence Brown Quartet, Will Wright Quartet, Rohm and Hass Jazz Ensemble, the Orrin Evans Trio, the Paul Sipio Sextet and various other groups.
He has been mentored by many musicians such as: Daren Metz, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Dennis Chambers, Shawn Pelton, Christian McBride. He has performed with Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Aaron Graves, Ella Gahnt, Peter Nero, Bootise Barnes, Jimmy Heath, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Yoichi Uzeki, Ravi Coltrane , Julian Presley , Orrin Evans featuring the group Luv Park, Mike Boone, Sam Reed, Craig McIver, Tony Williams, Sherry Wilson Butler, Denise King, Victor Wooten and Royel “Future Man” Wooten, Eric Lewis, Duane Eubanks, Lee Smith, Bobby McFerrin, Tim Warfield, and James Moody, Eric Revis, JD Walter, Jafar Barron, Farid Barron, and various others.
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Aye man.. Im your biggest fan.. When you come to Boston... Can i have your autograph!??!?!?!?! LOL sike nigga! lol see you in a couple of days bro! Berklee 09' fam!
To all my jazz folks, check out this cat playing trumpet!!! (If you don't like aebersolds, oh well get used to it lol: for exposure purposes only...) Enjoy! B)
Strong and ferocious, while perfectly precise Friday May 8, 2009 at 11:30 ( ok a little later). And a Rhythm-a-ning showcase requiring firm brackets inside smooth swing (steadily shepherding several brilliant guest turns... on piano and horn), and solid silence on Monk's syncopation. Sweet. Thank you for your hard work and beautiful skill, Mr. Faulkner. http://www.myspace.com/i8emallup2.
Just stoppin by to say Hello and tell you how proud I am of you. I will be praying for your travels and that you have a blessed birthday. Your Other Mother(smile), Kandee
Wow... I had to drop sumthin on your page, since it looks like it hasnt been touched since, ah, last year. Damn ack! N why isnt my name in your list of band members? Thats wassup..
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