Music:
Member Since: 16/02/2006
Band Members: THE NEW FAMILIARS
Other musicians I have played with include, but are not limited to..
Jeff Coffin, Jason Marsalis, Tim Morrison, Scott Dailey, Dustin Hofsess, Ron Brendle, Gavin Munoff, John Spurrier, Aaron Kaufman, Dave Vergato, Ryan Weaver, Chris Jones, Justin Presley, The Afromotive, Gongzilla, The Mantras, Flavio Mangione, Henry Hoo, The John Pfiefer Band, Laura Reed, Conrad Herwig, Curtis Wingfield, Grant Draper, Nolan Verner, Dead End Parking, The SoloS Unit, Ryan Ramirez, Duende Mountain Duo...so many others that I am very grateful to for playing music with me.
Influences: Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Philly Joe Jones, Mike Gordan, Jim Hall, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Pink Floyd, Sufjan Stevens, Joe Pass, John Mclaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubard, Oteil Burbridge, Elvin Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Matisyahu, Kenny Burrell, Bela Fleck, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ella Fitzgerald, Brad Mehldau, Sublime, Super Furry Animals, Tony Williams, Of Montreal, Joshua Redman, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Radiohead, Medeski Martin and Wood, John Scofield, Powder Finger, Bill Evans, Jack Johnson, Milt Jackson, Donovan Frankenreiter, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Red Garland, Scott Sawyer, Charlie Parker, Jaco, The Philadelphia Experiment, Shuggie Otis, Segovia, Paul Kelly, Fareed Haque, Phish, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, the Beatles, Dave Stryker, John Scofield, Jerry Garcia, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, nofx, Red Garland, moe., Stravinsky, Dvorak, Bach, Beethoven, Wynton Kelly, Miles Davis, Barney Kessel, Debussy, Chopin, Cannonball Adderly, Michael Hedges, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson...hmmmmmm. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head at the moment. But really anyone I've ever listened to that has some amount of originality, creativity, humor, or seriousness in their music has influenced me. I'll add more as I think of them.
Sounds Like: Many things....including this one...
And this one...a clip from my last gig with The Afromotive. It was at MantraBash 2 and it was FREEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Type of Label: Unsigned
