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

Bryan Noll


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The Tools Are There by Levitation Trick

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

Steve Reich, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Boards of Canada, Animal Collective, Edgar Meyer, The Books, Four Tet, The Beatles, Battles, Audion, Kate Simko, Radiohead, Bibio, 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

Christopher Tordini

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

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.

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

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

Joe Beaty

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