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MUSIC:
stones throw, the mebusas, ghostface killah, count bass d, stevie wonder, ronnie foster, arthur russell, ooioo, brian eno, jackie mittoo, madlib, moondog, j dilla, hendrix, sun ra, bob moog, mf doom, kev brown, sonic youth, yo la tengo, ebony rhythm band, meters, john coltrane, mingus, miles, monk, dolphy, muhal richard abrams, art ensemble, common, kanye, bollywood, the shins, roots reggae, ramsey lewis, caetano veloso, jorge ben, gilberto gil, james brown, dudley perkins, KRS ONE, tribe called quest, outkast, de la soul, asamov, edan, mf grimm, black ox orkestar, sam shalabi, john heward, bill evans, pharoah sanders, sonny sharrock, prince, beach boys, ruben gonzales, eddie palmeri, satie, yusef lateef, staple singers, duke ellington, beat street, run dmc, cowbells, veryan weston, isley brothers, bill withers, dangermouse, gang starr, gary wilson, hugh masekela, joe mcphee, jamie lidell, skull snaps, mary lou williams, steve reid, four tet, caribou, nina simone, the soft machine, robert wyatt, platinum pied pipers, kraftwerk, funkadelic, the fatback band, the gap band, oh no, isaac hayes, david bowie, david porter, larry young, herbie hancock, ali farka toure, burning spear, lee perry, augustus pablo, king tubby, bob marley (early years), donald byrd, mizell brothers, 9th Wonder, Little Brother, Murs, mr lif, glenn gould, neil young, alexander "skip" spence, galt macdermot, marvin gaye, david axelrod.
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FOOD:
Sushi, fries, pizza, coffee, sandwiches, good croissants, bagels, peanut sauce, gefilta fish sparagus, fresh water, fresh fruit, shish taouk, kafta, sultan's market falafel, deep dish, chicken of all kinds, fresh fish, chocolate, pastries, ripe tomatoes, greek feta cheese, old cheddar, gouda, edam, goat cheese, fried goat cheese with caramelized onions, pitza chilos, gnocchi, cookies, rabbit, roti, plantain, bananas, yogurt, oatmeal with bananas (not always), cabbage rolls, pierogies, lasagna
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OTHER:
bird sounds, monkey sounds, horse sounds, people of all shapes and sizes and ages, comfy clothes, stereos, computers, samplers, trumpets, pipe cleaners, books, usa, canada, europe, asia, africa, south america and the music and sounds that come out of all of these places, weekends.
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Sounds Like
conglomerate of all of my influences + original keyboard stylings
since birth,
creating sound + performances.
fender rhodes, piano, accordion, trumpet, percussion, keytars, drum machines, Boss SP-303, Ring Modulator by Moogerfooger, Big Muff, CX-3 Korg organ and electronics.
plays solo and in jazz, rock, funk, experimental, improv bands.
boy oh boy I wish I were going to your show Jesse! Guaranteed good times. Please get someone to videotape it then post it for all to see...pulleeaaaaase! Hope Chicago is treating you well ;)
What up Dill? I'm going to be in your town sept 1st with my man Nat. (bassist from that dirty projectors tour; his solo stylez). hope to soak in your jazzy vibes if you're around.
WLUW is getting the boot from Loyola Univ. starting in '08. I don't know what will happen to the programming. Hit up the contacts at our website for more info. and ways to help out. wluw.org