BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Ribot, Sigur Ros, The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Led Zeppelin, Tool, Derek Bailey, The Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, Bon Iver, Muddy Waters, Nirvana, Blind Melon, Aphex Twin, The Dodos, The Allman Brothers, Bjork, Cream, Animal Collective, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Joanna Newsom, Tom Waits, Andrew Bird, The Books, Cake, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Deerhoof, Feist, Menomena, Minus The Bear, Sufjan Stevens, Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins

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

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.

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