BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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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

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

Curtis Macdonald

Curtis Macdonald - Saxophonist & Composer

Primary Instrument: 
Alto Saxophone, Composition
Studio Neighborhood: 
Greenwood Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
D train
F train
N train
R train
Influences: 

Natural Phenomena.

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...

Emma Sky

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Mehtap by Emma Sky

Primary Instrument: 
Violin, Viola, Electric Violin, Bluegrass Fiddle
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Heights / Crown Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
A train
C train
S train
Influences: 
J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Bartok, Shostakovich, Mahler, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Sublime, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Rachel Bissex, Stephanie Nilles, Radiohead, Corporate Love Breakdown (the bluegrass tribute to Radiohead), Atmosphere, Jedi Mind Tricks

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...

Jeremy Viner

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Figmentum II by Curtis Macdonald

Primary Instrument: 
Saxophone, Clarinet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Crown Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
A train
C train
S train
Influences: 
Wayne Shorter, Arnold Schoenberg, Deerhoof, Sam Rivers, Igor Stravinsky, Dirty Projectors, Archie Shepp, Gustav Mahler, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Morton Feldman, Radiohead, John Coltrane, Alban Berg, Animal Collective, Steve Coleman, Claude Debussy, Annie Clark, Duke Ellington, Edgar Varese, The Books, Vijay Iyer, John Cage, Marvin Gaye, Tim Berne, Bela Bartok, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Lehman, Anton Webern, Joanna Newsom, Tyshawn Sorey, Michael J Schumacher, Nels Cline, Ornette Coleman, Milton Babbitt, Grizzly Bear, Charles Mingus

John Beaty

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Boxed In by Beaumont

Primary Instrument: 
Saxophone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Manhattan Valley / Upper West Side, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
A train
C train
B train
Influences: 

Saxophone influences: Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, and Mark Shim.

Musical influences: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Bjork, Sia, Bach, Stravinsky, Sting, Meshell Ndegeocello.

Max Jaffe

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Moving by In One Wind

Primary Instrument: 
Drumset
Studio Neighborhood: 
Bushwick
Convenient Subway Lines: 
L train
J train
M train
Z train
Influences: 
In no particular order: Tony Williams, Stewart Copeland, J Dilla, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Gerry Hemingway, Zach Hill, John Bonham, Greg Saunier, Amir Ziv, Squarepusher, Brian Blade, Fela Kuti, John Cage, Tyshawn Sorey, Tom Waits, Robyn Schulkowsky, Cyro Baptista, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Chad Smith, Elvin Jones, Peter Erskine, the subway, Levon Helm, Björk, Victor Feldman, Joey Baron, Han Bennink, Philly Joe, Chick Webb, Baby Dodds, Mitch Mitchell, Jack DeJohnette, ahhh many more. LISTENING is the first step...