| Influences | The Beatles, The Allman Brothers Band, John Mclaughlin, Shakti, John Coltrane, Jeff Beck, Pat Martino, Tony Rice, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Jaco, Roy Buchanon, T Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Son House, The music of Motown and Stax (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding) etc... Ray Charles, Sly and the Family Stone, Staple Singers, Al Green, Etta James, Solomon Burke, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Dixie Dregs, Ralph Towner (Oregon), Paco DeLucia, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, John Ambercrombie, Zakir Hussain, Jack DeJonette, Elvin Jones, Brian Blade Fellowship, Paul Motian, Trilok Gurto, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Art Tatum, Jimmy Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Kenny Werner, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Charles Lloyd, Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Lenny Pickett, Cannonball Adderly, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton (Crusaders), Steve Lukather (Toto), Steely Dan, Albert Lee, Leon Rhodes, Big Jim Murphy, James Burton, Redd Volkaert, Ray Flacke, Clint Strong, Django, Bireli Lagrene, Doc Watson, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green, Martin Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Adrian Legg, Michael Hedges, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, U2, Chris Whitley, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave), Seal, Sting, Annie Lenox, Bob Marley, Habib Koite, Los Lobos, The Neville Bros, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Lyle Lovett, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, C,S,N & Y, Richie Havens, Bob Dylan, Cassandra Wilson, Kurt Elling, Norah Jones, Bruce Hornsby, Alison Krauss (Union Station), Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, New Grass Revival, Mark O'Conner, Darol Anger, L Shankar, Kurt Rossinwinkel, Itzhak Perlman, YoYoMa, Jean Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, Samuel Barber, Bach, Bartok, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Garaj Mahal etc.. Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Ken Burns, Akira Kurosawa (Van Gogh, Dali, Rodin, Bearcloud)(Rumi, Thomas Merton, D.T. Suzuki, Dr. Arratakana Onishi, Fools Crow, Gandhi, Ravi Zacharias)... Grandfather... Nature... Junko... Japan... Freedom and Peace*** My total picture., "music that is played with the most intense fire and passion from the deepest part of the soul with no compromise" |
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