Music, sports, women (mine especially), writing, composing, transcribing, working out, family, reading, current events, suits, movies, TV, video games, hustlin'
Where do I start? Slide Hampton, Tye Tribbett, Hez, Kirk Franklin, Jamie Foxx, D'Angelo, Diddy, Jay-Z, Trombone Shorty, DMac, TMac, Shaq, DWade, Kobe, summa urrbody! Can't leave out Tyra, Serena, Venus, Nia, Buffie, i'll stop right there; i'm tellin' on myself.Most importantly, uh, God!!
The roots: Gospel, blues, jazz What I heard around the house: Funk, hip-hop, R&B What I can appreciate: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Renaissance, reggae, reggaeton Old school and New school of each genre
Mo' Better Blues, Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next, Batman, Scarface, Godfather, Unfaithful, Coming to America, Crash, Kings of Comedy, 'Round Midnight, Harlem Nights, Nutty Professor, Spiderman, Superman, Borat,
Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, SportsCenter, Fresh Prince reruns, too many to name.
Thinking in Jazz, To Be or Not to Bop, Duke's Bones, Tuesdays with Morrie
Jesus Christ - after Jazz was born, I truly understand the meaning of John 3:16. Casper Crenshaw for my first gig. Matt McCutchen, my middle school band director for challenging me to be a leader instead of a follower. Michael Jordan for always striving to be successful. Miles Davis--Being his own person no matter what decade. J. J. Johnson--Trombone Master Pac & Big--changed the face of hip-hop Wycliffe Gordon--First Trombonist I saw live that motivated me to start on jazz Any black pioneer who fought to give us the chance today to do what we do.