| Member Since | 8/7/2006 | | Band Website | www.peterepsteinmusic.com | | Band Members | NEW BAND & RECORDING - ABSTRACT REALISM: Peter Epstein, alto saxophone; Andy Barbera, guitar; Sam Minaie, bass; Matt Mayhall, drums; with guests Gavin Templeton on soprano and alto saxophones (Creamy Center, Trio Improvisation, Hippy Dance) and Brian Walsh on bass clarinet (Trio Improvisation, Hippy Dance).
Ongoing involvements (as bandleader, sideman, or collaborator) with: Ralph Alessi, Gernot Blume, Julie Spencer, Brad Shepik, Matt Kilmer, Jim Carney, Gary Versace, Mark Ferber, Joao Paulo, Miroslav Tadic, and many others
| | Influences | Ed Epstein, Ralph Alessi, Jim Carney, Michael Cain, Brad Shepik, J. Granelli, João Paulo, Andy Barbera, Marcelo Zarvos, Eric Lindburg, György Ligeti, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, James Blood Ulmer, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Kiss, The Bee Gees, The Commodores, Igor Stravinsky, Woody Herman, Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Keith Jarrett, Jack De Johnette, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin, Spaulding Gray, Glenn Gould, Alfred Ladzekpo, Paul Novros, David Roitstein | | Sounds Like | Ed Epstein, Ralph Alessi, Jim Carney, Michael Cain, Brad Shepik, J. Granelli, João Paulo, Andy Barbera, Marcelo Zarvos, Eric Lindburg, György Ligeti, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, James Blood Ulmer, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Kiss, The Bee Gees, The Commodores, Igor Stravinsky, Woody Herman, Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Keith Jarrett, Jack De Johnette, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin, Spaulding Gray, Glenn Gould, Alfred Ladzekpo, Paul Novros, David Roitstein | | Record Label | MA Recordings Songlines Records | | Type of Label | Indie |
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