BML Teachers by Subjects

James Brown, Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder, King Tubby, Bob Marley, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Ornette Coleman, Beck, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Motown, Mos Def, Notorious BIG, Wu-Tang Clan, Joao Gilberto, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, James Jamerson, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Charlie Haden, Jimmy Garrison, Chuck Rainey, Paul Chambers, Pino Palladino, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Duck Dunn, Bootsy Collins, Tarus Mateen, Paul Jackson, Marcus Miller, Ray Brown

radiohead, beck, the supremes, the temptations, bjork, sigur ros, zeena parkins, joanna newsom, impressionistic instrumental music, ambient / soundscape music, nyc live music, visual arts such as salvador dali, jim henson, michel gondry; music as a story, music as a dream.

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

Drummers: Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Stewart Copeland, Jack DeJohnette, Kareem Riggins, Chris Dave, Billy Cobham, Jeff Watts

Producers: J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Dabrye, Giorgio Moroder, Steve Reich, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Richard D. James, Tom Jenkins, Tadd Mullinix, Todd Osborn, Matthew Dear, Richie Hawtin, Juan Atkins, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Four Tet, Audion, Lusine, Battles, Gaiser

Record labels: Ghostly International, Warp, Minus, Stones Throw, Blue Note, Impulse, Merk, Moodgadget, Motown, Hyperdub, Wolf and Lamb, Brainfeeder

Pat Metheny, Myron Walden, Jerry Bergonzi, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Mark Turner, Steve Coleman, Miles Davis, Bob Mintzer, Joe Lovano, Woody Shaw, Chris Potter, David Binney, Miguel Zenon, Jaleel Shaw, Stuff Smith, Jean Luc Ponty, Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli, Billy Bang, Florin Niculescu, Ray Nance, Mark Feldman, Zbigniew Seifert, Svend Asmussen, Joe Venuti, Kenny Wheeler, Kenny Garrett, Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Ornette Coleman, Dolphy, Terrence Blanchard, Jeff "Tain" Watts, John Scofield, Jack Dejonette, Freddie Hubbard, John Coltrane, Clifford Brown, John Abercombie, Chick Corea, David Kikosky, Dave Liebman, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Mc Coy Tyner, Dexter Gordon, Monk, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Prince, James Brown, Claude Debussy, Belà Bartok...many more and all the great musicians I've had the honor of playing with.