Michiba Rokusaburo, Mel Blank, Meadowlark Lemon, the Schleck brothers (Andy and Frank), Kaga Takeshi, Yamada Katsumi, Pepe the Prawn, Ultra Marathoner Cliff Young
Influences
Willie Wonka, Gus Somera, T.R. (Theodore Roosevelt Jr.), Thomas Jefferson, Ultra Marathoner Cliff Young, Dr. Jerry L. McAfee, Yoda, Joe Zawinul, Artur Rubinstein, and all the students and teachers I've ever had...
Sounds Like
--->My jazz piano work is kind of Thelonius Tatum meets George Crumb wrapped in a Herbie Hancock shell. Ballads are part Bill Evans and some say Bruce Hornsby.
--->Flypaper is a Techno/Jazz band that improvises House, Breakbeat and Trance music on the spot in costume.
--->The Maneri Brothers is funky jazzy instrumental jam where we play variations on 60s, 70s and 80s pop songs. Some call it jazz, some call it a jam band, most like it.
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
I'm single. Currently a professional musician and audio-for-video producer, I've also had several other careers (road musician, high school teacher, public radio host). I yo-yo a lot. A lot. I also write and play jazz, rock, funk and/or classical music every day for art's sake and an audience that may or may not emerge in my lifetime. In a while, perhaps I'll move to another market (NY) and try the music business there.
A bit obsessive about fitness and training I work out daily, run a marathon a week (about 4 miles a day), and take very long bike rides. I also practice yoga, The Alexander Technique and tai chi. I eat very well. Most importantly I know what's fun, seek it, and I like to laugh a lot.
I am in circus and dance performances, always have a yo-yo in a holster on my belt and don't sleep much. I also enjoy reading dictionaries, cartoon sound effects and voices, science and creative correct punctuation.
I am on OKCupid, a dating website, and there is a test you can take to see if we'd have fun communicating or if you'd just be irritated by me. It is at http://www.okcupid.com/matchme?u=thejimnasium.
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