BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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Anna Winthrop

Primary Instrument: 
Voice
Studio Neighborhood: 
Prospect Heights
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
Q train
S train
Influences: 
Renee Flemming, Cecilia Bartoli, Audra McDonald, Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Idina Menzel, Cristine Ebersol, Carolee Carmello, Eva Cassidy, Carol King, Carly Simon

Aya Nishina


Primary Instrument: 
Composition, Music Theory, Ear Training, Child Education
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
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).

Brittany Anjou

Primary Instrument: 
Piano / Vibraphone / Gyil
Studio Neighborhood: 
South Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
M train
R train
Influences: 

Debussy, Beethoven, Bach, Martinu, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Ahmad Jamal, Jason Moran, Stefon Harris, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Hampton, Bernard Woma, George Garzone, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, Allen Forte

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 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

Frank LoCrasto

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

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

Jesse Elder

Primary Instrument: 
Piano
Studio Neighborhood: 
Fort Greene
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
4 train
5 train
C train
B train
G train
M train
Q train
R train
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...

Jesse Schiffman

Primary Instrument: 
Flute
Studio Neighborhood: 
Long Island City, Queens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
7 train
G train
Influences: 

Carol Wincenc (flute faculty, The Juilliard School), Robert Langevin (Principal flute, New York Philharmonic), Michael Parloff (former Principal flute, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

Jonathan Graves

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Through the Windows & the Doors by Corbu

Primary Instrument: 
Logic Pro, Production, Songwriting, Voice
Studio Neighborhood: 
Williamsburg
Convenient Subway Lines: 
L train
Influences: 

Radiohead, the Beatles, Boards of Canada, Neil Young, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Wendy Carlos, the Beach Boys, William Basinksi, Arcade Fire, Simon & Garfunkel, Broadcast, Marvin Gaye, Deerhoof, Felix Da Housecat, Junior Boys, Modeselektor, New Order, Prefuse 73

Testimonials: 

Jonathan is an effective and relatable instructor who has the ability to understand what my production goals and needs are and the corresponding knowledge to provide me with workable, efficient and time saving solutions to achieve my goals within a reasonable period of time and a moderate learning curve.

-Randy Wilson