Friends and family, Music, Chicago, Things with soul, People who have original ideas and make them reality.
My Grandfathers, Elvin Jones, Dave Chappelle
I appreciate all music. Some of my favorite groups, influences, and inspirations are: Sol Garnier, John Coltrane, Steve Gadd, Elvin Jones, Stewart Copeland, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Sting, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Otis Redding, Derek Trucks Band, Kenny Werner, Tom Petty, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Joel, Mozart, Ed Soph, Bob Marley, MMW, Beethoven, Danilo Perez, Roy Haynes, Frederick Chopin, Common, Sam and Dave, The Allman Brothers Band, Tony Williams, Lifetime, Phish, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Police, Steely Dan, Pavement, Booker T and the M.G.s, P-Funk, Return To Forever, Nirvana, Motown, The Brazilian Escholas de Samba, The Meters, A Tribe Called Quest, Radiohead, The J.B.s, The Beastie Boys
Blues Brothers, Shawshank Redemption, Godfather II, Dumb and Dumber, The Big Lebowski, Search for the Holy Grail
Catcher In The Rye, On The Road, Effortless Mastery