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Ryan

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About Me

Hi, i'm ryan. I'm an actor and a jazz and rock musician/composer/arranger. I'm a junior this year. For all of you that care...i was cast member on nickelodeon's "All That". I'm in a band with three friends, we are Ryan Coleman Band collectively. I also play in some jazztets around here, sacramento, and the bay area: The Depthtet, Chavez High Combo 1, Chase Jackson/Ryan Coleman Duo (formed 1/11/08), and Micheal Zilber's Advanced High School Workshop at the Jazzschool.

My Interests

Music: Singing, Guitar, Vibes, Drums /Acting: Film and Televesion /Writing: songs, jokes, and screenplays /Dancing: Polynesian and Hip- Hop

I'd like to meet:

The day where I can break into song whenever and everyone else around me already knows the song and the dance steps.

Music:

I don't have the time to rightfully give thanks to music on a myspace page. But this is who I currently listen to, ROCK: Arctic Monkeys, The Shins, Lazlo Bane, John Mayer, 311, Coldplay, Hot Hot Heat, Big Japan, Death Cab, The Stokes, Jason Mraz, Early and some late Maroon 5, Nirvana, Rooney. JAZZ: Lets just say if i find a woman who knows who the following players are, I will kiss her tenderly hoping that I won't get moment-ruined rejected: Dexter Gordon, Clifford Brown, Wes Montgomerey, Pat Martino, Stefon Harris, Gary Burton, Bird, Pres, Bud Powell, Monk, McCoy Tyner, George Benson, Bobby Hutcherson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Paul Desmond, Bill Evans, Dave Holland, Colin McDaniel , Ben Kopf, Sam Goldsmith, Lucas Pino, Kenny Burrell, Scofield, Taylor Eigsti, All of the Marsalys's, Julian Lage, Trane, Mark Turner, Christian Scott, Chris Smith, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Lee Morgan, Chet Baker, Arlyn Anderson

Movies:

Stranger Than Fiction. Goodburger. Garden State. Superbad. The Great Debaters. Juno.

Television:

"Dirt", "Scrubs", "The Office", "Michael and Clark"

Books:

Pass.

Heroes:

My Family, (especially my mom, whose stand-up skills I try to emulate), Steve Carrell, Dan Schneider, Wes Montgomerey, Any Jazz Musician who last name isn't one letter, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, People who buy KPE albums and run them over, Conan O'Brian, Matt Bacon, and Stevie Wonder.