Member Since: 11/1/2005
Band Website: ryanblotnick.com
Band Members: Ryan Blotnick Quartet: Ryan Blotnick- guitar, Jonathan Rossman- alto sax, Adam Chilenski- bass, RJ Miller- drums. Ryan Blotnick's Inkblot: Ryan Blotnick (guitar), Pete Robbins (cl., as) Sam Sadigursky (bass cl.), Eliot Cardinaux (keys), Thomas Morgan (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums). Blotnick/Sanz/Mchenry/Higgins/Miller: me, Albert Sanz- Piano, Bill Mchenry- Sax, Chris Higgins- bass, RJ Miller- drums. Other Bands: Pete Robbins' Centric, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Band of the Universe, Mads Mouritz and the Bleeding Hearts, Joey Johnson
Influences: Miles Davis, Joao Gilberto, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Nichols, Duke Ellington, Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bobo Stenson, Paul Bley, Fela Kuti, Paul Motian, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gyorgy Ligeti, Harry Parch, Ben Webster, Ornette Coleman, Hermeto Pascoal, Gene Bertoncini, Michael Blake, Steve Cardenas, Bob Thompson, Ed Roseman, Ray Morrow, Sam Barsh, Will Jones, Ned Ferm, Pete Robbins, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
Sounds Like: "Ryan Blotnick's playing has the rare blend of a modern conception with the depth of having explored and absorbed vocabulary of many of the jazz greats. His ideas are clear and straightforward, as well as his compositions. " -Steve Cardenas"Displaying a gracious tone and deep musical sensibility, Ryan's patience sets him apart from his peers." - Michael Blake
Type of Label: None