BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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Aya Nishina

Primary Instrument: 
Composition, Music Theory, Ear Training, Child Education
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
Influences: 
Sounds of the earth, Breaths, Lullabies and chants from around the world, Bhagavad Gita, Gamalan Music from Indonesia and Bali, Gagaku (Japanese Imperial court music from Heian period), Guillaume de Machaut, Josquin Desprez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Carlo Gesualdo, Arcangelo Corelli, Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Jean-Philippe Rameau, J.S.Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, W.A.Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin, Maurice Ravel, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot, Andrés Segovia, Dmitri Schostakovich, Herbert von Karajan, Olivier Messian, Akira Kurosawa, John Cage, Michelangelo Antonioni, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Luciano Berio, George Crumb, Gyorgy Ligeti, Luigi Nono, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Toru Takemitsu, Andrei Arsenyevich, Glenn Gould, Terry Riley, Martin Scorsese, Evan Parker, Bernard Woma, Cyro Baptista, Kaija Saariaho, John Zorn, Akira Nishimura, The Beatles, Ned Rothenberg, Brad Mehldau, Björk, Radiohead... (approximately in historical order).

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

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.

David Cieri

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Five Smooth Stones by David Cieri

Primary Instrument: 
Piano, Composition
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
Influences: 
I am drawn to and heavily influenced by the sounds we tend to overlook/overhear. The grunts, groans, aches, cries of pleasure, joy, and pain that this beautiful and crippled city makes each day have a profound effect on how we are shaping ourselves internally and externally. How can we distill these "noises" which are so personal and simultaneously social and re gift them? Does giving them focus change the way we hear them? How can we plow these personal experiences into our shared musical history and past?

I am influenced by Morton Feldman, Steve Reich, Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, J.S. Bach, Chris Speed, John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, Milford Graves, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Ernst Reijseger, Myra Melford, Marilyn Crispell, Iggy and the Stooges, Arvo Part, Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, Professor Longhair, Gygory Ligeti, Oliver Messiaen, Art Lande, George Crumb, Charles Mingus, Albert Ayler, Elliot Sharp, Elliot Carter, Washington Phillips, Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker, John Coltrane...

Derek VanScoten

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DVS Sampler by Derek VanScoten

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Tenor Banjo, Bouzouki, Ableton Live, DJ, Pro Tools
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
B train
F train
G train
M train
Q train
R train
Influences: 

Any great rock guitarist / group, acoustic bands like the David Grisman Quintet and Solas, beat producers like The Roots and Flying Lotus, the beauty of classical music, the depth of jazz guitar, breathtaking song writing like James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Sufjan Stevens, the groove and tone of any Motown or Staxx era artists, the attitude of punk rock, the sensation of group improvisation and the voice of my wife.

Etan Haziza

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Pershing Circle by Etan Haziza

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar, Classical Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Beginner Piano
Studio Neighborhood: 
Fort Greene
Convenient Subway Lines: 
A train
C train
B train
D train
G train
Q train
R train
Influences: 
Bach, Satie, Debussy, Django, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, Beatles, Pearl Jam, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Q-Tip, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Paul Simon, Michael Jackson

Harvey Valdes

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Feeder Big Beat by Harvey Valdes

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar, Oud, Cumbus
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
Influences: 
My musical tastes are always expanding and evolving ~ so much to listen to and learn from!

But some musicians that have been very important to me: Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Joe Pass, Schoenberg,Ornette Coleman, Marc Ducret, Stravinsky,David Torn, Black Sabbath,Thelonious Monk, Tal Farlow, Miles Davis, Riad Al Sunbati, Jane's Addiction, Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Page, Slayer, Tim Berne.

Just the tip of the iceberg here, so many to mention...

Jesse Schiffman

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Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano by Jesse Schiffman

Primary Instrument: 
Flute
Studio Neighborhood: 
Midtown, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
2 train
A train
C train
E train
B train
D train
N train
Q train
R train
Influences: 

Carol Wincenc (flute faculty, The Juilliard School), Robert Langevin (Principal flute, New York Philharmonic), Michael Parloff (former Principal flute, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

Justin Williams

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Let It Go by Nuani

Primary Instrument: 
Electric Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
West Harlem
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
A train
C train
B train
D train
Influences: 

Earth Wind and Fire, Luther Vandross, Meshell Ngegeocelo, Scott Lefaro, Anthony Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Pino Paladino, Hiromi, Jonah Smith, Foreign Exchange, MF Doom, Madlib, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Jurassic 5, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, John Mayer, Bjork, Janek Gwizdala, Marko Djordjevic, Squarepusher, Nerve, Jojo Mayer, Meat Beat Manifesto, Dave Matthews Band, Derek Trucks Band, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, Kem, Stanley Clarke, Moby, ATB, Sarina Paris, Paul Oakenfold, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, , Living Colour, John Legend, Floetry, Mary Mary, Future Sound of London, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Mobb Deep, Limp Bizkit, Ludacris, Gangstarr, DJ Hi-Tek, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Kindred and the Family Soul, Al Jarreau, Mike Stern, Phil Maturano, Clayton Camron, Chick Corea, Beck, Illusion of Safety, Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Anberlin, Yo-yo Ma, Tal Wikenfeld, Chaun Horton, Billy Kilson, Robert Zemekis, Penguin Clothing, Shepard Fairey, Wu-Tang Clan, Zack Galifinakis, Patton Oswalt, Seth Rogan, Ableton, McCoy Tyner, Prefuse 73, Acceptance, Thrice, Yellowcard, Alien Ant Farm, Slipknot, Dialated Peoples, A Tribe Called Quest, Ginuine, Aesop Rock, Slick Rick, System of A Down, Story of the Year, and plenty others.

Luke Richardson

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Sonny's Muzurkas by Luke Richardson

Primary Instrument: 
Old-Time Music, 5-String Banjo, Clawhammer Banjo, Harmonica, Old-Time Fiddle
Studio Neighborhood: 
Housecalls
Influences: 
Adam Hurt, Mark Graham, Dan Gellert, Walt Koken, James Bryan, Norman Blake, Chris Coole, Reed Martin, Marcus Martin, Ed Haley, Wilson Douglas.