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My Influences Most often people ask me... who are your influences? Well, the list is infinite. Here's a few of the legends who have walked across my musical soul. Jimi Hendrix Antonio Carlo Jobim Weather Report Terry Kath (Chicago) Wes Montgomery The Mahavishu Orchestra Jimmy Page (Zepplin) George Benson Return to Forever Carlos Santana Pat Metheny Chicago Eric Clapton Lee Ritenour Blood Sweat & Tears Al Dimeola Mile Davis Sly & the Family Stone John McLaughlin John Coltrane James Brown Chick Corea Sergio Mendes Sting Cream Earl Klugh Mountain The Beatles Yes George Duke Jan Hammer Daniel Epps Jr. Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Norman Brown Chris Botti Jeff Lorber Jaco Pastorius All Jarreau Bob James Chris Botti Chuck Loeb ...
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Biography Born in Washington D.C. , I began to embrace music at a very young age. With my father being an accomplished jazz saxophonist, it wasn’t long before the musical gene was passed on to me. I spent hours listening to my father practice to the likes of Miles, Coltrane, Bird , and the who’s who of jazz, while at the same time embracing the Latin Jazz sounds of Sergio Mendes and Antonio Carlos Jobim . With this eclectic foundation of music under my belt a strange thing happened to me… and that strange thing was called “ Jimi Hendrix ”. Suddenly it was all about the guitar and psychedelic rock. I got my first guitar and quickly began performing in numerous rock bands covering artists like Eric Clapton (Cream) , Terry Kath (Chicago) , Jimmy Page (Zepplin) , and the original Santana band. Later my interests would shift back towards r&b, soul and funk, only to make the ultimate migration to more progressive jazz-rock fusion artists like Chick ...
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