On "Birthday Samba" and Tulio," Graeme Blevins - Tenor Saxophone, Ivo Neame - Piano, James Maddren - Drums, Me - Bass. On "Matriarch" and "Satellitte," Ari Hoenig - Drums, Jonathan Kreisberg - Guitar
Influences
Bass Players : Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Larry Gales, Wilbur Ware, Milt Hinton, Dave Holland, George Duvuvier, Jimmy Garrison, Larry Grenadier, Christian McBride, Peter Washigton, Rodney Whittaker, Reginald Veal, Robert Hurst, Drew Gress, Anders Jormin, James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Larry Graham, Flea, Les Claypool, Willie Weeks, Paul Simonon, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Pino Palladino.
Musicians : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, Joe Henderson, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Joe Lovano, Brad Mehldau, Ari Hoenig, Bill Stewart, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Lewis Nash, Paul Motian, John Scofield, George Benson, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Hampton Hawes, Bud Powell, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Talking Heads, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Clash, Joy Division, Nirvana, Dimitri Shostakovitch, Oliver Messiaen, Alban Berg, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Frederic Chopin, Anton Webern, Charles Ives, Bela Bartok.
Phil Donkin is one of the most in demand up and coming bass young players on the European scene today. He has performed and recorded with some the most cutting edge musicians in the world. Since graduating from the Guildhall school of music in London some years ago, Phil has worked with many great UK musicians such as Kenny Wheeler, Julian Arguelles, Tim Garland, Stan Sulzmann and Gwilym Simcock to name a few.
In more recent years Phil's reputation has spread beyond the UK and he has toured Europe with people such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marc Copland, Bill Stewart, Greg Osby, Ari Hoenig, Jonathan Kreisberg, Terrell Stafford, David Binney, Tyshawn Sorey, Nils Wogram's Root 70 and many others.
Phil has also performed with some jazz legends such as Quincy Jones, Roger Kellaway, Eddie Henderson, and John Abercrombie.
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