BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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Curtis Macdonald

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

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.

Joe Goretti

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

John Licari

Primary Instrument: 
Sibelius
Studio Neighborhood: 
Upper East Side, Manhattan and Astoria, Queens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
6 train
L train
N train
W train
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.