Member Since: 9/7/2006
Band Website: gabrielpuentes.com
Band Members: Anyone who enjoys playing with me. For different bands I'm part of and members, see my blog
Influences: Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Paul Motian, Billy Higgins, Art Blakey.
Also Kenny Clarke, "Big" Sid Catlett, "Papa" Jo Jones, Rashied Ali, Jack DeJohnette, Warren "Baby" Dodds, Joey Baron, Philly Joe Jones, Billy Hart, Shelly Manne, Gene Krupa, Ralph Peterson, Mel Lewis, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Brian Blade, Paal Nilsen-Love, Ari Hoenig, Victor Lewis, Leon Parker, Joe Morello, Ben Riley, Lewis Nash, Buddy Rich, Jeff Ballard, Chick Webb, Antonio Sánchez, Jon Christensen, Nasheet Waits, Jorge Rossy, Eric Harland, John Hollenbeck, Paulinho Braga, Tom Rainey, Félix Lecaros, John Bonham, John "Jab'o" Starks, Nicko McBrain, Bill Stewart, Stewart Copeland, Mike Bordin, Pete "Laroca" Sims, Idris Muhammad, Billy Martin, Herlin Riley, Dave Lombardo, Steve Gadd, Duduka Da Fonseca, Clarence Penn, et al.
And also, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Scott LaFaro, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown, Wayne Shorter, Bill Frisell, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinski, Johnny Hartman.
And, Boris Vian, John Kennedy Toole, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joel and Ethan Coen, Alfred Hitchcock, Jose Mojica Marins, Nicanor Parra, Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra.
Sounds Like: A musician playing drums
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie