| Influences | My wonderful wife and best friend Johanna for showing me love, courage faith and support, T. Monk, Miles, Art Tatum, Coltrane, Herbbie Hancock, Toxic Jazz, Elements (Jason Basoco, Patrick Langford, Christopher Thomas, Mike James), Macoy Tyner, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Grady Tate, Phily Jo, Jo Jones, Jeff Hamilton, Chic Corea, Dave Carpenter, Bud Powell, Dizz, Bird, Horace Silver, Joe LaBarba, Scott Ickes (Iccus is the Jazz spelling), Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson, Eric Harland, Roy Hanes, Sun Ra, Cal Tjader, Paco DeLucia, Pacito De Rivera, Cacho, Wether Report, Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Kenney Garrett, Jack Dejonet, Peter Erskine, Tony Willams, Jeff Ballard, Bill Stewart, Avshi Cohen, Brian Blade, Elvin, Dafnis Prieto, Patato, Steve Coleman, Airto, Brazil, Africa....The World.....Breath, Life, God, Friends and Family.....Sound...Baba Elefante, Ron Kobiashi, Joe Jewell, Mike Bennett, Ian Enderson, Kenneth Crouch, Lew Laing, Joey DeFrancesco, Jason Miles, Jeff Lorber, The Beatles, Belafleck, Jaco, Alex Acuna, Changito, Giovanni, Buenavista Social Club, Calle 54, Mintzer, Pattatucci, Weckl, the Marsalis Family, New Orleans, Cuba, Puerto Rico, India,Terry Lyne, Ignacio Berroa, Steve Berrios, Danilo Perez, Ganzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Branley, Steely Dan, Scofield, David Byrne, Cornelius Claudio Kreusch and most of all the terrible leaders and terrible people that have been in my life for showing me how not to treat people, you know who your are, Thank You Jerks! LOL! As you can see by the last comment I'm very inspired by contrast, Loud and Quiet, Beautiful things and Ugly things, Good and Bad, Heaven and Hell.......... |
