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Austin Becker

About Me

I came to New York three years ago to play music and attend the Manhattan School of Music, where I am fortunate enough to have studied with Dick Oatts, Garry Dial, Bob Mintzer, Steve Wilson, and John Riley. I primarily play jazz but am open to ANYTHING. I've recently returned to NY from Amsterdam, where I had the privilege to meet many beautiful people.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/04/2007
Band Members: Monk - (K. Vaiginis) ~ Kestutis Vaiginis on tenor sax, Austin Becker on alto sax, Tatum Greenblatt on trumpet, Andy Hunter on trombone, Hernan Romero on guitar, David Berkman on piano, Lindah Oh on acoustic bass, and Devin Gray on drums ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................Just Friends - (Lewis/Klenner) ~ Nils Weinhold on guitar, Dylan Shamat on Bass, Felix Schlarmann on drums, and Austin Becker on sax and piano ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................Injection - (K. Vaiginis) ~ Same band as "Monk" with Joe Saylor replacing Devin Gray on drums ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... ............................................................ ............................................................ .........Cloudy - (K. Vaiginis) ~ Kestutis Vaiginis on soprano sax, Austin Becker on alto sax, Jamal Jones on trumpet, Michael Rorby on trombone, Cyrus von Hochstetter on piano, Taylor Waugh on acoustic bass, and Austin Walker on drums ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................MS Traumwelt - (Can Olgun) ~ Felix Schlarmann on drums, Mike Rivett on tenor sax, Taylor Waugh on acoustic bass, Can Olgun on piano, Austin Becker on alto sax ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................Ballade - (Felix Schlarmann) ~ same band as "MS Traumwelt" ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................SpopS - (Can Olgun) ~ same band as "Ballade" ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...................... "Cloudy" recorded at CvA, Amsterdam, Netherlands ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................All other tracks recorded at Bennett Studios, Englewood, New Jersey
Influences: Dick Oatts, Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Bill Evans, Kenny Garrett, Bob Mintzer, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, Mozart and many more...
Sounds Like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=159XSGGv6Fs
Type of Label: Major