Member Since: 20/03/2006
Band Members: Me.
Influences: Mark Isham, Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Lyle Mays, Nana Vasconcelos, Eberhard Weber, Jaco, Joe Zawinul, Alex Acuna, Pharaoh Sanders, Jack DeJohnette, Oregon, Ralph Towner, Colin Walcott, Thelonius Monk, Cecil McBee, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie, Steve Tibbetts, Egberto Gismonti, Airto Moreira, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim, Don Cherry, Arild Andersen, Pat Metheny, Miroslav Vitous, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Lenny White, Marc Johnson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nat Bettis, Jimmy Garrison, Stefan Micus, John Cage, Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Yusef Lateef, John Tchicai, Jon Christensen, Moroccon Bedouin Gnawa, Armando Marcal, Frank Zappa, Fela Kuti, Roy Ayers, Cecil Taylor, Max Roach, Mr. Davis, Azymuth, Paul Horn, Andreas Vollenweider, Glen Velez, Ali Farka Toure, Fal Frett, M'Bira music (Mozambique,) Bele from Martinique and many others that are too numerous to list here. But, I will mention a few friends of mine that also had a considerable impact on my music and my work: Source Of Labor, Chris Brann (P'Taah,) Tim Perrelliat, Nadia Belmat, River Guerguerian...you know who you are. Thanks.
Sounds Like: A soundscape for Philemon and R. Monroe's travels beyond Focus 30.
Type of Label: Major