Mamadou Ba- Bass, Ray Levier- Drums, Aaron Heick-saxophone, Kevin Jones- Percussion, Sue Hadjopoulos- Percussion, Peter Vitalone- Keys, Bennett Paster- Keys ATN Stadwijk- Keys, John Caban- Guitar, Phil Gaita- Bass, Tara Thierry- Bass. These folks are the most frequent flyers who appear with me at the 55 Bar and on tours. They also tour with some other heavy cats. The music you hear is made by me plus some or all of these folks. The live track, "Rivera" from the Bose show is Mamadou, Ray, Sheryl, ATN and me. "Little Mary" and "Girl Like Me" are from my breakthrough CD, Girl Like Me.
Influences
Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Steely Dan, Thomas Dolby, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Rickie Lee Jones, Laura Nyro, Sting, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Billie Holiday, Márcio Faraco, Keziah Jones and so many more.