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Dylan Nichole Bandy

Primary Instrument: 
Voice
Studio Neighborhood: 
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn & Midtown Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B
F
Q
Influences: 

Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Dawn Upshaw, Nina Simone, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Berton Coffin, Fiona Apple, and more...



Joe Beaty

Primary Instrument: 
Trombone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1
A
B
C
D
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

Primary Instrument: 
Saxophone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1
A
B
C
D
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.



Jay Bodley

Primary Instrument: 
Electronic Music
Studio Neighborhood: 
Greenpoint
Convenient Subway Lines: 
G
L
Influences: 
Warp Records, Tricky, Antipop Consortium, Radiohead, Fennesz, Matthew Dear, Daft Punk, Dr Dre, Skream, John Zorn, Ryoji Ikeda, Alva Noto, Outkast, Sunn O))), Slayer, Nine Inch Nails, Wu-Tang Clan.


Jordan Brooks

Primary Instrument: 
Electric Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2
3
B
Q
R
Influences: 

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



Sarah Carrier

Primary Instrument: 
Flute
Influences: 
Julius Baker, Emmanuel Pahud, Jean - Pierre Rampal, Robert Dick, John Barcellona, Fiona Apple, the Beatles, Keith Underwood, Led Zepplin, Ravi Shankar, Radiohead, Susan Hoeppner, Jimi Hendrix, Marina Piccinnini, James Galway, Louise di Tullio


Chris Conly

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



Jon De Lucia

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

Lee Konitz, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Bley, Greg Osby, Joe Lovano, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, George Garzone, JS Bach, Keith Jarrett, Debussy, Messiaen, Paul Desmond, John Coltrane, Pete Rende, Thomas Morgan, Sebadoh, Sonic Youth, Mozart, Paul Motian



Michael Eagle

Primary Instrument: 
Percussion
Studio Neighborhood: 
Ditmas Park
Convenient Subway Lines: 
G
Q
Influences: 
Too many to begin. Essentially everything from rock to classical to world.


Jesse Elder

Jesse Elder

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

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...



Joe Goretti

Primary Instrument: 
Drums
Studio Neighborhood: 
Rego Park
Convenient Subway Lines: 
R
V
Influences: 

Drummers:
Vinnie Colaiuta, Danny Seraphin, Steve Smith, Terry Bozzio, Jack DeJohnette, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Gene Lake, John Roberts, Jeff Porcaro, Louis Marino, Dave Hershey, Kenwood Dennard, Ian Froman, Elvin Jones, Carter Beauford, Dennis Chambers, Mike Clark, Stevie Wonder, Roy Haynes

Other Musicians:
Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Rush, Chicago, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Tori Amos, John Scofield, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Heavy Metal of the 90's



Kenny Grohowski

Primary Instrument: 
Drum
Studio Neighborhood: 
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1
A
B
C
D
Influences: 
Vinnie Colaiuta, Julio Barreto, Tony Williams, Tomas Haake, Ken Schalk, Dan Weiss, Ari Hoenig, Kieth Carlock, Eric Kretz, Jojo Mayer, Peter Wildoer, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Flo Mournier, and many more...


Colin Killalea

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



Chris Kuklis

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



Bob Lanzetti

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


John Licari

Primary Instrument: 
Sibelius
Studio Neighborhood: 
Upper East Side, Manhattan & Astoria, Queens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
6
L
N
W
Influences: 
The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Huey Lewis & The News, Bouncing Souls, NOFX, Strike Anywhere, Strung Out, The Police, The Gaslight Anthem, Propagandhi, Lagwagon, No Use For A Name, Fugazi, The Lawrence Arms, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Against Me!, Bad Astronaut, Dead Kennedys, Measured In Grey, The Vandals, Rise Against, Rancid, The Get Up Kids, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Zorn, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Geoffrey Burleson, J.S. Bach, L.V. Beethoven, Olivier Messiaen, Steve Reich, Erik Satie, Frederic Chopin, Motown Records, Fat Wreck Chords.


Frank LoCrasto

Primary Instrument: 
Piano / Keyboards
Studio Neighborhood: 
Kensington
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B
F
Q
Influences: 

The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, Elliott Smith, Emmit Rhodes, Erroll Garner, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Jon Brion, Keith Jarrett, Lennie Tristano, Miles Davis, Paul Bley, Radiohead, Shuggie Otis, Thelonious Monk



Curtis Macdonald

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

Art Pepper, Paul Desmond, Lee Konitz, Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Greg Osby, Steve Lehman, Vijay Iyer, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny, Bela Bartok, Steve Reich, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Jaga Jazzist, The Books, Prefuse 73, Boards of Canada, The Foreign Exchange, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Nino Rota, Alexandre Desplat, Frank Sinatra



Aya Nishina


Primary Instrument: 
Piano / Composition
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F
Influences: 
Sounds of the earth, Breaths, Lullabies and chants from around the world, Bhagavad Gita, Gamalan Music from Indonesia and Bali, Gagaku (Japanese Imperial court music from Heian period), Guillaume de Machaut, Josquin Desprez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Carlo Gesualdo, Arcangelo Corelli, Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Jean-Philippe Rameau, J.S.Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, W.A.Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin, Maurice Ravel, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot, Andrés Segovia, Dmitri Schostakovich, Herbert von Karajan, Olivier Messian, Akira Kurosawa, John Cage, Michelangelo Antonioni, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Luciano Berio, George Crumb, Gyorgy Ligeti, Luigi Nono, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Toru Takemitsu, Andrei Arsenyevich, Glenn Gould, Terry Riley, Martin Scorsese, Evan Parker, Bernard Woma, Cyro Baptista, Kaija Saariaho, John Zorn, Akira Nishimura, The Beatles, Ned Rothenberg, Brad Mehldau, Björk, Radiohead... (approximately in historical order).


Bryan Noll


Primary Instrument: 
Ableton Live, Guitar
Studio Neighborhood: 
Greenpoint
Convenient Subway Lines: 
G
L
Influences: 

Steve Reich, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Boards of Canada, Edgar Meyer, The Books, Four Tet, The Beatles, Battles, Audion, Kate Simko, Radiohead, Animal Collective, Corbu, Shigeto, Frank Omura, A Setting Sun, Fever Ray, Matthew Dear, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Vladislav Delay, Brian Eno, Beck, Bach, Bjork, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jim Hall, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, MMW, Jim Black, The Grateful Dead, The Orb, Pink Floyd, Phish, Bob Marley, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Wilco

Testimonials: 

"I'm sure this goes without being said, but thanks for the influence you had on my life. If I'd have taken lessons from some other people I woulda probably gotten bored with it and quit. Music is my life now... don't know what I'd do without it." -Denver Martin



Shanti Raval

Primary Instrument: 
Clarinet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1
A
C
Influences: 
Western classical, North Indian music


Greg Ruggiero

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



Aaron Shragge

Primary Instrument: 
Trumpet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Bushwick
Convenient Subway Lines: 
L
Influences: 

The music of the Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute), North Indian Classical Music, Tom Waits, Seven years of Zen Meditation Practice.



Skye Steele

Primary Instrument: 
Violin
Studio Neighborhood: 
Clinton Hill
Convenient Subway Lines: 
C
G
Influences: 

Stuff Smith, Yehudi Menuhin, Simone Shaheen, Joe Venutti, Stephane Grapelli,Siba, Dominguinhos, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Selim Sesler, Kudsi Erguner, Burhan Ocal, Wallace Stevens, Walt Whitman, Li-Young Lee, Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman.



Brandon Terzic

Primary Instrument: 
Electric and Nylon String Guitar / Oud / Saz
Studio Neighborhood: 
East Village, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F
L
V
Influences: 
Paco De Lucia, Jimi Hendrix, Ali Farke Toure, Ry Cooder, Salif Kaita, Lionel Loueke, Kora Music, Oud Music, Gnawan


Scott Tixier

Primary Instrument: 
Violin
Studio Neighborhood: 
Lefferts Gardens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B
Q
S
Influences: 
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.
Testimonials: 

Scott's playing has been recommended by:

Jean luc Ponty, (violin)
Pat Metheny, (guitar)
Marcus Miller, (bass)
Mark Feldman, (violin)
Lonnie Plaxico, (bass)
Jacques Schwarz-Bart. (saxophone)
Sylvie Courvoisier, (piano)
David Binney, (saxophone)
Jen Shyu, (vocal)
Nicolas Genest, (trumpet)
Mario Canonge, (piano)
Scott Dubois, (guitar)
Dan Tepfer, (piano)
Juan Carlos Hernandez, (photographer)
Pascal Anquetil, (journalist -Irma)
Alex Dutilh, (journalist -JAZZMAN)



Christopher Tordini

Primary Instrument: 
Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
Crown Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
3
A
C
S
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



Seth Trachy

Primary Instrument: 
Tenor Saxophone
Studio Neighborhood: 
Bed-Stuy
Convenient Subway Lines: 
A
C
G
S
Testimonials: 

"I was very impressed by Russell’s and Seth’s professionalism when they worked with my high school jazz students. As a team they not only provided great insights for my young jazz enthusiasts but also set a fine example of how professional jazz musicians interact within the community. Their love of what they do came shining through and my kids were both amazed and inspired. We’ve got to get them back here!"

Robert C. Hunter
Band Director
Enloe High School
Raleigh, NC



Marcos Varela

Primary Instrument: 
Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
Chelsea, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1
2
3
A
C
E
F
L
V
Influences: 

The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Nick Drake, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Nirvana, Paul chambers, Ray Brown, Oscar Pettiford, Wilbur Ware, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Jaco Pastorius, Paul Jackson, Pino Palladino, Anthony Jackson, Flea, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Marcus Miller, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Larry Grenadier, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Hub, Pharell, Timberland, Alchemist, J Dilla, Nas, Slum Village, Q-tip, Common, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Snoop Dog, Notorious B.I.G., Pharoahe Monch, N.E.R.D, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Chaka Khan, Mint Condition, Micheal Jackson, Quincy Jones, Brian Micheal Cox, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Shirley Horn, Charli Persip, Billy Hart, Tyshawn Sorey, Nasheet Waits, Theloniuos Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Jimmy Blanton, Louis Armstrong, Eric McPherson, Bob Mover, Steve Hall, Brad Leali, Ali Farka Toure, Baka Forest People



Caitlin Warbelow

Primary Instrument: 
Violin, Fiddle
Studio Neighborhood: 
Midtown Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B
D
F
N
R
V
W
Influences: 

Traditional American and Irish music, classical ensemble and solo performers.