BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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Bob Lanzetti

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

Brandon Terzic

Primary Instrument: 
Electric and Nylon String Guitar / Oud / Saz
Studio Neighborhood: 
East Village, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
V train
L train
Influences: 

Paco De Lucia, Jimi Hendrix, Ali Farke Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Kaita, Lionel Loueke, Kora Music, Oud Music, Gnawan

Caitlin Gray

Primary Instrument: 
Bass, Guitar, Piano
Studio Neighborhood: 
Bushwick
Convenient Subway Lines: 
L train
M train
Influences: 

Bach, Radiohead, Jim Hall, Bjork, Edgar Meyer, James Jamerson, The National, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, Joao Gilberto, Battles, Aloha, Deerhoof, Jeff Buckley, Patsy Cline, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Fugazi, Paul Chambers, The Dodos, Dinosaur Jr, Bill Frisell, The Books, Broken Social Scene, Coltrane, Dirty Projectors, Wilco, Dr. Dog

Chris Kuklis

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
South Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
M train
R train
Influences: 

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

Chris Conly

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
South Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
Influences: 

Albert King, Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Arsenio Rodriquez, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Bela Fleck, Bill Frisell, Bo Didley, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Marc Ribot, Joni Mitchell, Jurassic 5, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Meters, Booker T. & the MG's, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, Nina Simone, Willie Nelson, Parliament, Paul Simon, Phillip Glass, The Police, Prefab Sprout, Prince, Queen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Robben Ford, Robert Johnson, The Roots, Son House, Steely Dan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, A Tribe Called Quest, Wayne Krantz, Wes Montgomery

Clynt Yerkes

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

Miles Davis, Radiohead, Tower of Power, Parliament, Willie Nelson, Maceo Parker, John Coltrane, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prince, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Squarepusher, MMW, Johnny Cash, Joanna Newsom, Freddie Hubbard, Jeff Beck, Bjork, Aphex Twin, Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Wille Colon, Count Basie, Brian Lynch, Harry James, Kenny Wheeler, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Woody Shaw, Kool & the Gang, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Christian Scott, Chick Corea.

Colin Killalea

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
B train
Q train
Influences: 

the Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, Radiohead, the Beach Boys, Neil Young, Gillian Welch, Grizzly Bear, Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams, The Band, Bjork, Vince Mendoza / Joni Mitchell, U.S. Maple

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.

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

Jason Arce

Primary Instrument: 
Saxophone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Brooklyn Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
A train
C train
M train
R train
Influences: 

Nat King Cole, Norah Jones, MF Doom, Soul For Real, MercyMe, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Minus the Bear, Damien Rice, Ari Hest, White Buffalo, Jason Morant, Joseph Arthur, Sufjan Stevens, Frou Frou, Raul Midon, Circa Survive, Amos Lee, Soulive, India Arie, Kings of Convenience, Fundamentals, Buena Vista Social Club, Carmen McRae, Mae, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Third Day, Cannonball, Ben Harper, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Nick Drake, Josh Kelley, Jeffrey Gaines, Joe Lovano, Duncan Sheik, Natalie Imbruglia, Seamus Blake, Count Basie, Agents of Good Roots, Marvin Gaye, Jeff Buckley, Black Eyed Peas, Aloha, Eva Cassidy, Mates of State, Medeski Martin & Wood, Of Montreal, Gilad Atzmon, Brian Jones, Ray LaMontagne, Vast, Chick Corea, Harry Connick Jr., Imogen Heap, Gipsy Kings, Ida, Brahms, Chris Potter, Nas, Wes Montgomery, Cross Movement, Seven Places, Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, Rooney, Beach Boys, Samuel Barber, Mars Volta, At the Drive In, John Coltrane, Jack Johnson, Duke Ellington, Sparta, Radiohead, Coldplay, Karl Denson, Roy Hargrove, Old No Doubt, Ella, Jesse Cook, Marc Anthony, Enrique, Mutemath, Jimmy Eat World, Copeland, Dave Holland, Guster, Bio Ritmo, Modern Groove Syndicate, Jennifer Knapp, Brad Mehldau, The Roots, Kanye, John Legend, Common, Mos Def, Talib, Sinatra, Bob Marley, Milton Nascimento, Louis Armstrong, Luce, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Eisley, Michael Tolcher, McCoy Tyner, Hank Jones, Paul Motian, Benny Carter, Hank Mobley, Miles Davis, Animal Collective, Of Montreal, Robert Glasper, Anais Mitchell