Member Since: 09/06/2007
Band Website: www.donstrongmusic.com
Band Members: Music Producer DON STRONG on jazz guitar, smooth vocals, plus a bevy of cool playas du jour. Most recently with vocal divas Pippi Ardennia and Lynn Ross.
Influences: Thelonius Monk, 'Trane, Bird, Miles, L.V. Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix, Gil Evans, Dylan Thomas, Rumi, Bruce Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Weather Report, Beatles, The Shabda Dhun, Scriabin, Earth Wind & Fire, The Last Poets, Marvin Gaye, Maya Derren, James Brown, Paul Twitchell, Wolfgang Amadeus, Pepe LePeu, Slick Rick, Sly Stone, Louis Armstrong, Ravi Shankar, Mingus, The Music of Africa, Isley Brothers, Mongo Santamaria, Harold Klemp, Manu Dibango, Maurice Ravel, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Franks, SchoolHouse Rock, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, BB King, The Last Poets, Herbie Hancock, Afro-Carribean Music, Al Jarreau, Alfalfa, Sting, Willie the Shake, George Benson, Javanese Gamelan, Wes Montgomery, Bob Dylan, Ravel, Bill Evans, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Nat King Cole, Sun Ra, Pepe LePeu, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Fagin, The Sound Current, Kenny Rankin, J.S. Bach, Harry Belafonte, Grant Green, Eckankar, Igor Stravinski, Kenny Burell, Johnny Quest, Bob Dorough, McCoy Tyner, Kurt Elling, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Kurt Vonnegut, Mighty Sparrow, Aaron Copeland, Foghorn Leghorn, Sinatra, Taj Mahal, Santana, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, Carlos Casteneda, Joe Pass, Charles Ives, Tony Bennett, Richie Havens, Bob Marley, John McLaughlin, Sammy Davis Jr, Scott Joplin (not necessarily in this order)
Sounds Like: Michael Franks, Chet Baker, Harry Connick Jr., Van Morrison, Al Jarreau, Wes Montgomery, Nat King Cole, Donald Fagin, George Benson, Kenny Rankin, Donovan, Grant Green, Kenny Burell, Bob Dorough, Kurt Elling, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme.
Record Label: Chanhassen Melody
Type of Label: Indie