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Cocheme’a

Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On

About Me

************************************************************ ********** I play the Saxophone..Here's a short list of people I have been fortunate enough to work with over the years: Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings,Dr.Lonnie Smith,Donald Harrison,Archie Shepp,Oliver Lake,Hamid Drake,Napoleon Maddox,IsWhat!?,Amy Winehouse,Mark Ronson,Rudy Van Gelder,Joel Dorn,Mocean Worker,Mike Clark,Paul Jackson and Bill Summers(The Headhunters),Leo Nocentelli,George Porter Jr. and Zigaboo Modeliste(The Meters)Antibalas,The Budos Band,Guillermo E. Brown,Fred Wesley,Bernie Worrell,Robert Walter's 20th, Congress,Greyboy Allstars,Soulive,Big Chief Monk Boudreaux,Cyril Neville,Ivan Neville,Reuben Wilson,Melvin Sparks,Henry Butler,Kirk Joseph,Anders Osbourne,Papa Mali,JJ Grey and Mofro,CREEDLE,Dj Logic,Les Claypool,Derek Trucks Band,Charlie Hunter,Common and others.....

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/1/2004
Influences: Eddie Harris,Ornette Coleman,Gary Bartz,Donald Harrison,Bennie Maupin,Ronald Bell(Khalis Bayan)and Kool And Gang,Miles Davis,John Cassevetes,Bill Withers,Les Mcann,Charlie Parker,Sly and the Family Stone,Shuggie Otis,Stevie Wonder,Jackie Mclean,Dr. John,Herbie Hancock,Donny Hathaway,Aretha Franklin,Al Green,The Staple Singers,Dyke And The Blazers,Joni Mitchell,Jorge Luis Borges,Gabriel Garcia Marquez,Machito,Elaine May,Ray Carney,Vittorio Da Sica,Curtis Mayfield,David Axelrod,Cachao,The Band,Timmy Thomas,Manu Dibango,Mulatu Astatke,Albert Ayler,Johnny Pate,Grover Washington Jr.,The Meters,Massive Attack,The Delfonics,Poets of Rhythm,e.e. cummings,James Cleveland,Grupo Folklorico,Wayne Shorter,Matmos,Stereolab,The Specials,The Skatalites,Fela Kuti,Tony Allen,Parliament/Funkadelic,War,Sun Ra,Debussy,The Headhunters,Cal Tjader,Duke Ellington,Mongo Santamaria,Dr.Lonnie Smith,Wes Montgomery,Jimmy Cliff,Charles Mingus,Son House,Muddy Waters,James Brown,Grant Green,Idris Muhammad,Ramsey Lewis,Talking Heads,Velvet Underground,Elvis Costello,Howard Zinn,Fishbone,A Tribe Called Quest,De la Soul,Billie Holiday,Jr.Walker and the Allstars,Can,Brian Eno,Jim O'Rourke,Cannonball Adderley,Jackie Mittoo,George Benson,Keith Jarett,Dexter Gordon,John Coltrane,Harlem River Drive,Eddie Palmieri,etc....
Sounds Like: Me.
Record Label: Fog City,Magna Carta,Savant
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Budos Band On the West Coast

I'll be with the The Budos on this west coast tour.If we are coming to you town,give a hollerand come down to the show!If you haven't heard the Band,check out thelink on my Top Friends List...Feb 17 2...
Posted by Cocheme'a on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:12:00 PST

Rob Reddy's Small Town...

I am really excited about this upcoming performance withRob Reddy's Small Town.Amazing music and Musicians. Here's a write up about it fromallaboutjazz.com...check it out!-----------------------------...
Posted by Cocheme'a on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:58:00 PST