BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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

iannis xenakis, jimmy mcgriff, delarosa y asora, gagaku, dusk, karlheinz stockhausen, curtis roads, anthony braxton, kool keith, terence mckenna, ikue mori, giacinto scelsi, j.o. evans, kenny wolleson, fela kuti, vinyl static, eliot lipp, andrew hill, jorge rossy, sun ra, dj spooky, thomas lehn, mountain music, iannis xenakis, 9th wonder, space, eric dolphy, paul motian, herb robertson, king oliver, james brown, john zorn, simon lott, aphex twin, derek bailey, morton feldman, oumou sangare, pole, donald byrd, boards of canada, sunny murray, charles mingus, bill evans, john cage, bill frisell, alvin fielder, cecil taylor, sunshine, doofgoblin, naps, autechre, muhal richard abrams, ellery eskelin, achim kaufmann, thelonius monk, sharon jones, billy martin, louis sclavis, hamid drake, bob moses, beastie boys, tuva, max roach, sonny rollins, brian blade, dan oestreicher, katie young, one man machine, helen gillet, lee morgan, ali farka toure, wilbert de joode, a drop in silence, rudresh mahanthappa, tony oxley, luciano berio, ornette coleman, art ensemble of chicago, critters buggin, bud powell, edan, charlie haden, steve lehman, andrew raffo dewar, jeff albert, dan oestreicher, elvin jones, frank gratkowski, wadada leo smith, theo bleckman, the roots, andrew weathers, mercury program, stevie wonder, quantic john hollenbeck, robin boudreaux, pretty lights, james singleton, tea, giacinto scelsi, brian coogan, gamelan, fieldwork, wativ, sound

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...

Funk Brothers (Motown), James Brown, Neil Young, The Beatles, Mice Parade, Michael Jackson, Fela Kuti, Philly Jo Jones, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, Squarepusher, Sam Cooke, Shuggie Otis, Ali Farka Toure', Jim Black, John Hollenbeck, Battles, Dave King (Happy Apple, Bad Plus), Martin Dosh, Brian Blade, King Tubby, Bob Marley, Joe Chambers, Elvin Jones, Zakir Hussain