Member Since: 11/6/2006
Band Website: ninaott.com
Band Members: Because I am enamored with so much music, this changes alot:BUTI just want to say that I like to play modern jazz with pretty changes and I love to play music with people who approach playing everything in a free, open-minded manner.
I hesitate to put myself in a box because it is not musically satisfying to express myself only in one way and I like to leave the possibilities open. I play for joy and freedom.I love and am completely fascinated with latin music especially Cuban music and Puerto-Rican music.A few people I have had the opportunity to play with are:Ralph Peterson Jr., Bertram Lehmann, Equie Castrillo, Ernesto Diaz, Jim Robitaille, Chris Poudrier, Paul Abler, Gerald Cleaver, Chris Lopes, Jeff Parker, Johnny Cunningham,
Andrea Brachfeld, Bernardo Hernandez, Carlos De Leon, Hilary Noble, Jesus Andujar,
Jorge Najarro, Leonard King, Mondongo, Phil Grenadier(musical angel), Kenwood Dennard,
Billy"Spaceman" Patterson, Mark Turner, Joe Hunt, Pat Mallinger,
Influences: Everyone, everything, everywhere!SO....Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Hank jones, phineas newborn jr., wynton kelly, Thelonious Monk, Joe Zawinal, Jaki Byard, Chano Dominguez, Bebo Valdes, Ruben Gonzalez, Cesar Pedroso, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Bennie Maupin, Billy Childs, Mary Lou Williams, Eddie Palmieri, Emiliano Salvador, Jane Bunnett, Batacumbele, Bill Stewart, Chris Lopes, Bobby Hutcherson, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Woody Shaw, Michel Petrucciani, Jerry Gonzales and Fort Apache, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Danilo Perez, Geri Allen, Edward Simon, Hermeto Pascoal, Donny Hathaway, Tarika, Sunny Ade, bill evans, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, and all of my musical compadres...
Sounds Like: ourselves, I hope.
Type of Label: None