Member Since: 11/6/2005
Band Website: [currently down]"andersgriffen.com
[currently down]
Band Members: I have Played with a range of songwriters, jazz musicians, and dancers...
Songwriters (& bands): Regina Spektor, Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Lewis, Diane Cluck, Meiko, Dufus, Paleface, Ish Marquez, Lonesome Crew, Turner Cody, Herman Dune, The Wave Pictures, Knot Pinebox, Major Matt Mason USA, Misty's Big Adventure, Kris Brown, John Kessel, Randi Russo, Deep Sound Diver, Tracy Jones, Shag, Death To Anders... and millions of others!!!
JAZZ musicians: Frank Lowe, Michael Marcus, Loren Stillman, Henry Warner, Zack Hexum, Roy Campbell, Chris Parker, Joe Shepley, Paul Brandenburg, Conor Lyons, Kenny Venezia, Tony Tino, Bill Crow, Victor Gaskin, Bernard Santacruz, Eugene Cooper, Alex Tomaino, Scott Fragala...
and many more...
Music is my favorite.
Always looking for a great project. Always looking for great collaborators. I love playing. I'll play anything once. I love discovering new music...
I just love music.
Influences:
Influences?...
First of all my family... and then... Everybody... A Tribe Called Quest, Aaron Neville, AC/DC, AHMAD JAMAL, Aimee Mann, Airto, Akira Kurosawa, Al Bowly, Al Foster, Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Alan Dawson, Alan Schwartzberg, Albert Ayler, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Albert King, Alex Acuna, Alex Tomaino, Alicia de Larrocha, Alison Krauss, Allen Toussaint, Allman Brothers, Alphonse Mouzon, ALVIN FIELDER, Alvin Youngblood Hart, American Anymen, Andrew Hill, Andrew Lamb, Andy Newmark, Angela Lee Chen, Animals, Anita Baker, Annie Lennox, Anthony Jackson, Arcade Fire, Archie Moore, Archie Shepp, Aretha Franklin, ART BLAKEY, Art Farmer, Art Tatum, Baby Dodds, B.B. King, B52s, Bad Company, Badal Roy, Baltimora, Bananarama, Band, Bangles, Bar Kays, Barbara Lewis, Barney Bigard, Beastie Boys, Beat Happening, Beatles, Beck, Beethoven, Bela Fleck, Ben E King, Bennie Maupin, Benny Golson, Benny Goodman, Benny Spellman, Bernard Purdie, BERNARD SANTACRUZ,Bernie Glow, Beverly Lynch, Bheki Mseleku, Big Ass Truck, Big Sid Catlett, BILL CROW, Bill Evans, Bill Frisell, Bill Kreutzman, Bill Stewart, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Billy Bang, Billy Cobham, Billy Hart, BILLY HIGGINS, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, BJ Thomas, Bjork, Blind Faith, Blonde Redhead, Blues Brothers, Blues Image, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bob Moses, BOB STEWART, Bobby Battle, Bobby Hutcherson, Bobby Timmons, Bonnie Raitt, Booker Little, Booker T. & the MGs, Brahms, Brecker Brothers, Breeders, Brian Blade, Bruce Lee,
Buckwheat Zydeco, Bud Powell, Buddy Holly, Buddy Rich, Burt Bacharach, Burt Collins, Butch Trucks, Butch Warren, Cab Calloway, Cannonball Adderley, Carl Perkins, Carlos Ward, Carmen Leggio, Cars, Cat Anderson, Cat Power, Cecil Bridgewater, Cecil McBee, Cedar Walton, Chaka Khan, Chambers Brothers, Charles Mingus, CHARLES MOFFETT:
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Charles Tolliver, Charlie Haden, Charlie Parker, Charli Persip,Charlie Watts, Charlie Wood, Charnett Moffett, Cheikh Fall, Cheng Man Ching:
Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Chopin, Chris Lamb, Chris Parker (drums), Chris Parker (piano), Chris Posteraro, Chris Thomas King, Christian McBride, Chuck Mangione, Clayton Cameron, Clifford Brown, Clifford Jordan, Clyde Subblefield, Coasters, Cocteau Twins, Cody Moffett, Coldplay, Coleman Hawkins, Colin Hay, Commodores, Connie Kay, Conor Lyons, Conway Twitty, Cootie Williams, Cornershop, Count Basie, Cozy Cole, Creedence, Crickets, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Crowded House, Cure, Curtis Fuller, Curtis Mayfield, Cyndi Lauper, DAngelo, Dale Hawkins, Dannie Richmond, Danny Gottlieb, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Dave McKelvy, Dave Tough, Dave Van Ronk, David Byrne, David Garibaldi, David Gray, David Matthews (not the pop/rock one), David Murray, David Porter, David Stone, De La Soul, Dean Martin, Debussy, Del Royals, Del Shannon, Del Vikings, Delroy Wilson, DENIS CHARLES:
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Dennis Chambers, DENZIL BEST,
Depeche Mode, Derek & the Dominos, Desmond Dekker, Devendra Banhart, Dexter Gordon, Diane Cluck, Dick Griffin, Dionne Warwick, Dirty Dozen, Dizzy Gillespie, Doc Watson, Don Patterson, Donald Byrd, Donnie Hathaway, Doors, Doris Troy, Doug Kershaw, DOUGIE BOWNE:;Dr. John, Drifters, Duhks, Duke Ellington, Duke Pearson, Dusty Springfield, Dwight Yoakam, Earl King, Earl Klugh, Earl Palmer, Earl Scruggs, Earth Wind & Fire, Ed Blackwell, Ed Furtick, Ed Shaughnessy, Ed Thigpen, Eddie Bert, Eddie Floyd, Eddie Harris, Edie Brickell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elliot Smith, Elton John, ELVIN JONES,;Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Eric Dolphy, Eric Gale, Ernest Ranglin, Ernie K-Doe, Ernie Royal, Ethiopians, Etta James, Evelyn Glennie, Fats Domino, Fats Navarro, Fats Waller, Faure, Five Stairsteps, Flamingos, Fleetwood Mac, Fletcher Henderson, Flo & Eddie, Flora Purim, Four Seasons, Four Tops, Francoise Hardy, Frank Butler, FRANK LOWE:
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Frank Sinatra, Frank Vicari, Frank Zappa, Frankie Dunlop, Frankie Lymon, Frankie Valli, FRED HOPKINS, Fred Wesley, Freddie Green, Freddie Hubbard, Freddie Waits, Freschard, Fugazi, Funk Master Flex, G Love, Gandhi, Gary Chester, Gene Krupa, Gene Lake, Geoff Travis, George Chen, George Foreman, George Gershwin, George Harrison, George Lucas, George Porter, Jr., George Young, Gerry Niewood, Gil Evans, Gillian Welch, Gladys Knight, Glen Johnson, Glenn Drewes, GRADY TATE:
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Grahm Dion, Grandmaster Gareth Jones, Gordon Gottlieb, Grant Green, Grateful Dead, Gregg Bissonette, Hal Blaine, Hamid Drake, Hank Williams, Hella, Henry 'Red' Allen, Henry Grimes, Henry Warner, Herb Bushler, Herbie Hancock, Herman Dune, Hope Sandoval, Horace Parlan, Horace Silver, Howard Johnson, Howard Jones, Howard McGhee, Huey Lewis, Iggy Pop, Imperials, Ink Spots, Irma Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Ish Marquez, j reynolds, JC Moses, JS Bach, Jabo Starks, JACK DeJOHNETTE, Jack Jeffers, Jack Lewis, JACKIE McLEAN, Jackie Wilson, Jaco Pastotius, Jaki Byard, JAKUBU GRIFFIN,JAMES BROWN, James Clay, James Jamerson, Janes Addiction, Jay Sharp, Jazz Crusaders, Jean Knight, Jeffrey Lewis, Jennifer Ivory, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Moss, Jessie Hill, Jet Li, Jim Capaldi, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Jim Pepper, Jim Pugh, Jim Spake, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Blanton, Jimmy Cliff, JIMMY MADISON, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Ruffin, Jive Five, Jo Jones, Joan Baez, Joanna Newsom, Jody Christian, Joe Beck, Joe Bowie, Joe Chambers, Joe Henderson, Joe Jackson, Joe Lewis, Joe Newman, JOE SHEPLEY, Joey Baron, John Bonham, John Bourdeaux, John Cartwright, JOHN COLTRANE, John Gilmore, John Heard, John Hughes, John Lee Hooker, John Ludington, John Mellencamp, John Scofield, John Zorn, Johnny Hodges, Jon Faddis:;
Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Josef Zawinul, JOSEPH 'ZIGABOO' MODELISTE:
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Julian Priester, Keith Jarrett, Keith O'Quinn, Ken Norton, Kenny Barron, KENNY BURRELL, Kenny Clarke, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Carlisle, Kevin Donohue, Kimya Dawson, King Floyd, Knot Pinebox, Kris Brown, Langhorne Slim, Larry Young, Laura Hoch, Lawrence Lessig, Lawrence Marable, Leah Lievrouw, Lee Dorsey, Lee Konitz, Lee Morgan, Lemonheads, Leo Parker, Leonrad Cohen, Lester Bowie, Lester Young, Levon Helm, Lew Del Gatto, Lew Soloff, Liars, Liberty De Vitto, Lick the Tins, Lightnin Hopkins, Linda Ronstadt, Linda Thompson, Lionel Richie, Little Anthony, Little Beaver, Little Feat, Lonesome Crew, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Louie Bellson, Low, Lowell George, Luther and Cody Dickinson, Luther Thomas, Mahalia Jackson, Mahler, Major Matt, Manhattans, Mark Gould, Maria Muldaur, Marion Brown, Martha Argerich, Dr. Martin Luther KING Jr., Martin Sexton, Marvin Gaye, Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Maurice Andre, Mary Lou Williams, Mavis Staples, MAX ROACH, the Maytals, Mazzy Star, McCoy Tyner, MeShell NDegeOCello, Mel Lewis, Men At Work, Meters, MICHAEL CARVIN:Michael Jackson, Michael Kassett, Michael Levine, Michael Marcus, Michael McDonald, Mickey Roker, MILES DAVIS, Minutemen, Mission Of Burma, Mistys Big Adventure, Mitch Mitchell, Modern Lovers, Moldy Peaches, Morphine, Muddy Waters, MUHAMMAD ALI:Mulgrew Miller, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nick Drake, Norman Dodge, North Miss Allstars, OJays, Odyssey, Olu Dara, Ornette Coleman, Otis Clay, Paleface, Parke Pearson, Parliament, Pat Metheny, Paul Bley, Paul Gonsalves, Paul Motian, Paul Simon, Pavement, Pete Cosey, Peter Erskine, Peter Gabriel, Peter Serkin, Pheeroan Aklaff, Phil Agre, Phil Collins, Phil Woods, Phil Smith, Phillip Wilson, Philly Joe Jones, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Platters, Police, Pop Staples, Poulenc, Prewar Yardsale, Prince, Professor Longhair, Prokofiev, Questlove, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Raincoats, Ralph Humphrey, Ralph Peterson, Randy Newman, RASHIED ALI:,Ravel, Ray Charles, Ray Codrington, Reggie Lucas, Regina Spektor, Rex Stewart, Richard Linklater, Richard Pistol Allen, Richard Hayward, Richard Tee, Richie Pratt:
Rick Marotta, Rick Snell, Ricky Scaggs, Robert Barnett, Robert Parker, Rockie Marciano, Roger Hawkins, Rolling Stones, RON CARTER:
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Roots, Roy Brooks, Roy Campbell, Roy Eldridge, ROY HAYNES, Roy Jones, Jr., Roy McCurdy, Rudolf Serkin, Rufus Thomas, Run-DMC, Russ Kunkel, Sam & Dave, Sam Burtis, Sam Cooke, Sammy Figueroa, Sam Rivers, Satie, Scott Thompson, Sea & Cake, Seth Hebert, Shadow Wilson, Shirley & Lee, Shostakovich, Showmen, Sir Douglas, Sly & the Family Stone, Smokey Robinson, Snookie Young, Sonelius Smith, Sonic Youth, Sonny Greer, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Simmons, Spiral Staircase, Stan Getz, Stan Ginn, Stanley Cowell, Steely Dan, Stephen Malkmus, STEVE GADD:,
Steve Jordan, Steve Roane, Steve Swallow, Steve Winwood, Stevie Ray Vaughn, STEVIE WONDER, Stewart Copeland, Stylistics, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sun Ra, Sunny Murray, Susie Ibarra, Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, Temptations, Thad Jones, Thelonious Monk, Throwing Muses, Tina Turner, Tolstoy, Tom Harrell, Tom Waits, Tony Price, TONY WILLIAMS:;Tracy Chapman, Traffic, Turner Cody, Tyrone Washington, U2, Urbie Green, Uriel Jones, Valiants, Van Halen, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, VERNELL FOURNIER, VICTOR GASKIN, Victor Lewis, Von Freeman, Walt Dickerson, Walter Bishop, Jr., Walter Davis, Jr., WARREN SMITH:
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Wave Pictures, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Shorter, Who, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Will Lee, William Papa Zita Benjamin, Willie Hall, Woody Guthrie, Yo La Tengo, Zach Hill, Zakir Hussein, Zutty Singleton. ...To name but a few.
Sounds Like: Rain... or wind chimes... or a storm over the ocean from a whale's perspective
Record Label: Rough Trade, CIMP, Black Saint, k, ROIR, Iron Man
Type of Label: Indie