| Influences | My major musical influences are an eclectic mix of artists and bands. Jazz Combo & Jazz Fusion - Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Al Dimeola, Pat Metheny, Toots Thielemans, Weather Report. Rock & Progressive Rock - Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Chicago, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Petra, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Electric Light Orchestra. R&B, Funk & Soul - Earth Wind & Fire, The Crusaders, Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, Brecker Brothers, Steely Dan, Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston. Jazz Big Band - Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Bill O'Connell, Sammy Nestico. Contemporary Christian - Steven Curtis Chapman, Bryan Duncan, Roby Duke, Twila Paris, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Sandi Patti, Larnelle Harris, Amy Grant, Petra, Jars of Clay, Casting Crowns, so many more. Electronic, Ambient & World Fusion - Alan Parsons, Mike Oldfield, Yanni, Vangelis, Moby, Tangerine Dream, Enya, Kraftwerk, The Wimshursts Machine. 20th Century Composers - Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland. Romantic Period Composers - Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner. Classical & Baroque Composers - Mozart, J.S. Bach.
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