JD Allen Trio
JD Allen: tenor sax; Gregg August: bass
Ron Miles Band (Stone)
Ron Miles: trumpet; Eric Gunnison: piano; Kent McLagan: bass
Sean Wayland Group
Sean Wayland: keyboards; George Colligan: organ purchase CD at www.seanwayland.com
Dominic Lalli Group
Dominic Lalli: tenor sax; Eric Gunnison: piano; Eduardo Barbosa: bass; Ron Miles: trumpet
Influences
Ron Miles, Ed Blackwell, Parlaiment/Funkadelic, Sam Cook, Mahalia Jackson, Omar Hakim, Shamie Royston, Winard Harper, Lewis Nash, Clarence Penn, Billy Higgins, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Max Roach, Art Taylor, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Shelly Manne, Victor Lewis, Joe Chambers, Billy Hart, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Chris Dave, Carter Beauford, Brian Blade, Matt Wilson, E.J. Strickland, Karriem Riggins, Quincy Davis, Gregory Hutchinson, Jonathan Blake, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Sonny Clark, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Grant Green, Billy Taylor, Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, Joshua Redman, Jeremy Pelt, Sean Jones, Common, Mulgrew Miller, Marcus Miller, Marcus Strickland, Robert Glasper, Tia Fuller, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Tribe Called Quest, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Erykah Badu, Dave Matthews, Bob Marley, Christopher Cross, Dolly Pardon, Willie Nelson, The Bee Gees, M-Base, James Williams, Duffy Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Allison Kraus, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Kenny Garrett, Charlie Hunter, Kanye West, Ella Fitzgerald, LL Cool J, Betty Carter, MC Shan, Erik B, Cameo, Ohio Players, Tina Marie, Minnie Ripperton, John P Kee, Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, The Clark Sisters, Al Green, Earth Wind and Fire, Lakeside, The GAP Band, The Ohio Players, The Dazz Band, Donnie Hathaway, Sly, Robert Johnson, Bobby Blubland, John Bonham, Mozart, Bob Marley, Stravinsky, Tina Turner, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Debussey, Gregorian Chant, Roy Haynes, Lenny White, Motown, Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Karen Carpenter, Luther Vandrose, Billy Cobham, Ang Lee, Yo Yo Ma, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Lee, John Willams, Clyde Stubblefield, Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett, Henry Threadgill, The Beatles, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Led Zeppelin, Don Cherry, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Charlie Haden, George Harrison, Milton Nascimento, Lee Morgan, Taj Mahal, Geri Allen, Oliver Lake, Burt Bacharach, The Beach Boys, Perez Prato, Dionne Warwick, The Police, Jimi Hemdrix, Nat King Cole, Teddy Pendergrass, Carmen McRae, James Brown, Eric Dolphy, John McLaughlin, The 4 Tops, The Supremes, The movie Carwash, the movie Xanadu, Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, Kenny Kirkland, Terrence Blanchard, my mother singing gospel in the kitchen while making dinner, West Side Story, Jensen Doroha, Spike Lee, The Wiz, Michael Jackson, Chick Corea, Dave Wekyl, Dennis Chambers, John Schofield, Pat Metheny, Marcus Roberts, The Staple Singers, Ralph Peterson, David Sanborn, Hall and Oates, Prince, Prince, Prince, Mint Condition, Frankie Beverly, Marvin Gaye, Bill Evans, Ahmad Jahmal, McCoy Tyner
My resume includes drumming for Dominic Lalli, Ron Miles, Fred Hess, Petite Machine, Erik Deutch, Bill Frisell, North Station, Leslie Drayton, Dotsero, Shaded Red, and The Fuller Family Band with my wife, Shamie (piano). I've also had the honor of playing with a number of jazz greats including Buster Williams, Wynton Marsalis, and Joshua Redman.
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Boot's am I reading that your going to be out in L.A. on Aug 7th? If you are, hit a brotha up when u get here I would love to come out and hear you play. Alright man hope all is well and let me know. Tell the fam I says hello and kiss the kids for me!
Brother! Europe was so nice, and i'm gettin ready for the CSU Drumline. I can't wait till you get out here so we can kick back and listen to some jazz. I Miss ya man. -Tim
Yo Rudy, read the great comments of you in Jazz Times! Once again many congrats are well deserved to ya bro! I hope we can get a hang while your are back in Denver for a while. Peace and I hope the family is well.
BEAUTIFUL SONG RUDY THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY-I'M AM VERY EXCITED WITH THE OUTCOME, I HOPE THE CREATIVITY WAS HEARD WITH PURE ENJOYMENT ON THE STRENGTH OF THE COMPOSER, AND THAT I MY CONTRIBUTION WAS JUST A LITTLE TOUCH OF SUNSHINE-I AM HONORED-THANKYOU RUDY-BLESS KIM
Hi Rudy! Beautiful playing and music. You really play what is right for the songs. The pocket of the climax of Final Perserverance is masterful! Much luck to you in the future. Steve
Rudy, Whats up bro? you going to be in Denver sometime soon? Lets try and hang if you got the time. The gig schedule for you looks VERY promising my man! Hope all is well with you and the family! Peace!
