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

Bob Lanzetti

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
Kensington
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
Influences: 
Bill Frisell, Wayne Krantz, David Fiuczynski, The Beatles, Aphex Twin

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

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.

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

Greg Ruggiero

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
Ditmas Park
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B train
Q train
Influences: 

Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Jim Hall, Pete Bernstein, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Metheny, Stan Getz, Lennie Tristano, Chris Cheek, Jobim, Pantara, Megadeth, Metallica, Guns n Roses, The Police, Bach, Hildegard von Bingen, Ravel, Palestrina

Joe Beaty

Primary Instrument: 
Trombone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Tribeca, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
2 train
A train
C train
E train
Influences: 

Frank Rosolino, Carl Fontana, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Bulgarian Women’s choir, Japanese gagaku music, kabuki music, shakuhachi music, Bjork, Jay Z, Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, Rage Against the Machine, Messhuga, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Sam Cook, Beatles, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Bix Biederbecke, Marvin Gaye, J Pop music, Balkan Music, African tribal music, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Eddie Palmerie, Ray Baretto, Freddie Hubbard, Radiohead, Portishead.

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.