Member Since: 11/25/2007
Band Members: "The Quiet One":Dave Ferris-Piano/Compositions
Bob Sheppard-Tenor Sax
Eric Von Essen-Acoustic Bass
Kendall Kay-Drums Howie Shear-Trumpet(Rhythm 8)....."The Ojai Sessions":
Dave Ferris-Piano
Chris Symer-Acoustic Bass
Michael Stephans-Drums................."Vocal CD":
Dave Ferris-Piano/Vocal/Arrangements
Tom Warrington-Acoustic Bass Kendall Kay-Drums Ellen Johnson-Vocals (She's Leaving Home)
Influences: This is part of a very short list....Jazz Pianists: Bud Powell, Thelonius Monk, Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Clark, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Mcoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, Phineas Newborn, Tommy Flannagan, Hank Jones, Nat Cole, Kenny Kirkland, Richie Beirach, Joey Calderazzo, Mulgrew Miller, David Kikoski.....
Jazz instrumentalists: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Phil Woods, Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, Michael Brecker......
Jazz Composers: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Horace Silver, Monk, Wayne Shorter, Benny Golson, Cedar Walton, Clare Fisher, Bill Dobbins, Antonio Carlos Jobim.....
Classical Pianists: Maurizo Pollini, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Arthur Rubinstein, Murray Perahia, Walter Gieseking, Robert Casadesus, Andras Schiff, Angela Hewitt, Paul Jaccobs, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Dinu Lipatti......
Classical Composers: Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Mompou, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Bartok, Shostakovich.....
Pop/Rock/R&B: Beatles, Holland-Dozier- Holland, Stevie, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood,
The Band, Allman Brothers, Leon Russell, Grateful Dead, Sting, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, James Taylor, Crosby-Stills-Nash, basically all the "good stuff".....and on and on...
Sounds Like: Hopefully like me.
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Record Label: unsigned
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