Member Since: 4/14/2006
Band Website: www.thebigtreemusic.com
Band Members: jeffrey roden
Influences: i have had a great number of unrelated influences. they would include miles davis, john coltrane, willie dixon, jack bruce,henryk gorcecki, morton feldman, bach, steve roden, ernest hemingway, herman hesse, kurosawa, carl dreyer, fellini; any work that is spare and deals truthfully with the issue of being human. this list could and should be increased by several hundred artists but this is a general idea of what has shaped my work.
i have always seen the electric bass as an instrument of great beauty with an unlimited ability to present thematic material. the bass players who have inspired me to pursue this would have to include paul chambers, willie dixon, jack bruce, jerry jemmot, jimmy garrison, joe osborne, charles mingus, it's endless.
Record Label: the big tree music and new albion
Type of Label: Indie