BML Teachers by Housecall Location

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Aaron Shragge

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Trust by Aaron Shragge

Primary Instrument: 
Trumpet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Ridgewood, Queens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
L train
Influences: 

The music of the Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute), North Indian Classical Music, Tom Waits, Seven years of Zen Meditation Practice.

Andrea Rodriguez

Primary Instrument: 
Trombone, Bass Trombone, Valve Trombone, Euphonium
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
6 train
A train
C train
B train
F train
G train
N train
Q train
R train
S train
Influences: 
Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Joe Alessi, Ian Bousefield, Tower of Power, Vienna Orchestra, Ian Bousefield, Earth Wind & Fire, Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Clifford Brown, Anton Bruckner, Chicago Brass, Brahms, Richard Wagner, J.S. Bach, Berliner Philharmonika

Beck Burger

Primary Instrument: 
Piano, Organ, Accordion
Studio Neighborhood: 
Flatbush / Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
5 train
B train
Q train
Influences: 
Clifton Chenier, Wynton Kelly, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Andrew Hill, Bill Frisell, BB King, Nina Simone, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, John Medeski, Kneebody, Dave Douglas, Jim Black, John Hollenbeck, John Lennon, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, J Dilla, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Debussy, Ravel

Brandon Terzic

Primary Instrument: 
Electric and Nylon String Guitar, Oud, Saz
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B train
Q train
S train
Influences: 

Paco De Lucia, Jimi Hendrix, Ali Farke Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Kaita, Lionel Loueke, Kora Music, Oud Music, Gnawan

Caitlin Gray

Primary Instrument: 
Bass, Guitar, Piano
Studio Neighborhood: 
Kensington
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
Influences: 

Bach, Radiohead, Jim Hall, Bjork, Edgar Meyer, James Jamerson, The National, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, Joao Gilberto, Battles, Aloha, Deerhoof, Jeff Buckley, Patsy Cline, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Fugazi, Paul Chambers, The Dodos, Dinosaur Jr, Bill Frisell, The Books, Broken Social Scene, Coltrane, Dirty Projectors, Wilco, Dr. Dog

Chris Berry

Primary Instrument: 
Drums
Studio Neighborhood: 
South Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
Influences: 

Drummers;
Steve Gadd, Brian Blade, Jim Black, Keith Carlock, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Steve Jordan, Mike Clark, Levon Helm, Bernard Purdie, Jim Keltner, Roy Haynes, Tito Puente, Gordon Gottlieb, Clyde Stubblefield, ?uestlove, Tony Mason

Bands/Musicians/Composers;
Radiohead, Steve Reich, Edgar Meyer, Death Cab For Cutie, Stevie Wonder, Boards of Canada, Herbie Hancock, The National, Prince, Bill Frisell, The Beatles, Miles Davis, A Tribe Called Quest, Sufjan Stevens, Bill Evans, Steely Dan, Lucinda Williams, J Dilla, Keith Jarrett, Beck, Derek Trucks, Bela Fleck, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Aphex Twin, Four Tet, Jeff Buckley, D’Angelo, James Brown, Wayne Krantz, Alison Krauss

Chris Conly

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Mandolin
Studio Neighborhood: 
South Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
Influences: 

Albert King, Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Bela Fleck, Bill Frisell, Bo Didley, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Bootsy Collins, Chris Thile, Earl Scruggs, Eric Clapton, Marc Ribot, James Jamerson, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Jurassic 5, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Meters, Booker T. & the MG's, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, Nina Simone, Willie Nelson, Oz Noy, Parliament, Paul Simon, Phillip Glass, The Police, Prince, Queen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Robben Ford, Robert Johnson, The Roots, Son House, Steely Dan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, A Tribe Called Quest, Victor Wooten, Wes Montgomery

Christopher Tordini

Primary Instrument: 
Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
Crown Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
3 train
A train
C train
S train
Influences: 

the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Gillian Welch, Liquid Tension Experiment, John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Bill Evans, Scott Lofaro, Charles Mingus, Bjork, Radiohead, Meshuggah, At The Drive-In, Morton Feldman, Steve Reich, the Jackson 5, Arcade Fire, the Police, J.S. Bach, Joanna Newsom, Jim Black, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Thomas Morgan, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Keith Jarrett, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, David Lynch, Andy Kaufman, chess, food

Clynt Yerkes

Primary Instrument: 
Trumpet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
A train
C train
S train
Influences: 

Miles Davis, Radiohead, Tower of Power, Parliament, Willie Nelson, Maceo Parker, John Coltrane, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prince, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Squarepusher, MMW, Johnny Cash, Joanna Newsom, Freddie Hubbard, Jeff Beck, Bjork, Aphex Twin, Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Wille Colon, Count Basie, Brian Lynch, Harry James, Kenny Wheeler, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Woody Shaw, Kool & the Gang, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Christian Scott, Chick Corea.

Curt Garey

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One After 419 by Red Hook Ramblers

Primary Instrument: 
Drums, Piano, Congas
Studio Neighborhood: 
Kensington
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B train
F train
G train
Q train
Influences: 
Drummers who have been very influential to me: Phil Collins, Dave Weckl, Max Roach, Jimmy Cobb, Victor Lewis, Vinnie Coliuta, Ignacio Berroa, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Ed Blackwell, Stewart Copland, Paul Motian, Matt Wilson, Steve Gadd, Bill Stewart, Ed Soph, Levon Helm, Ringo Starr

Some of my other favorite drummers are: Warren "Baby" Dodds, Zutty Singleton, "Papa" Jo Jones, Sonny Payne, Ed Thigpen, Al Foster, Ben Riley, Billy Hart, Billy Higgins, Tom Rainey, Gaylord Birch, Johnny Vidacovich, Roy Haynes, Gene Krupa, Sonny Greer, Louis Bellson, Art Blakey, Clyde Stubblefield, John "Jabo" Starks, Butch Miles, Bernard Purdie, Jim Black, Buddy Rich, Brian Blade, Philly Joe Jones, John Bonham, Jim Keltner, Ronnie Verrell (Animal from the Muppet Show), Phil Rudd, Joey Baron, Alex Acuna, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, Jeff Ballard, Jeff Hamilton, Al Jackson, Steve Jordan, Mel Lewis

Other AWESOME musicians and bands that I think are great: Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Bob Marley, Beastie Boys, The Police, Sting, Radiohead, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Los Munequitos De Matanzas, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Scofield, Joe Henderson, Bjork, Squarepusher, Meshuggah, Beck, James Brown, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson