I'm influenced by the earth, water, sound, ideas, history, visual images, visual arts, literature, music, dance, food, places, walks, exercise, family, relationships, etc...
I have never attempted a complete list of my musical influences. I really have way too many to list and don't know where to start or stop, so I'll just write down some of them:
Gregorian chant, folk songs from all over the world, hymns, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Thad Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Billy Holiday, Ahmad Jamal, Wayne Shorter, Cecil Taylor, Muhal Richard Abrams, Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Chick Corea, Jason Moran, Andrew Hill, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Paul Motian, Nasheet Waits, Tyshawn Sorey, Steve Lehman, Pat Metheney, Henry Threadgill, Harry Partch, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, R. Schuman, George Crumb, Stockhausen, Debussy, Ravel, Takemitsu, Ayaka Nishina, Joni Mitchel, the Beatles, Radiohead, Weezer, Green Day, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Led Zeppelin, YES, R.E.M, etc...
