Links

Bands

These are links for bands.

  • Jerseyband - Killin band. Great buddies from Eastman. Pioneers of lungcore. Nuff said.
  • Paradigm Shift - Nagel-Heyer recording organ trio with Mel Henderson, guitar, Gerry Youngman, and myself on drums.
  • Respect Sextet - The Full Respect.
  • The Wee Trio - A high octane youth-fueled group avoiding the confines of traditional trio-based jazz. James Westfall, vibes; Dan Loomis, bass; Jared Schonig, drums.
  • Thought - Great band I play with. Talking Heads meets Outkast.

Musicians

Links to musicians

  • Andre Canniere - Andre Canniere; bandleader, trumpeter, composer, frequent collaborator.
  • Ben Gallina - Founder of Electric Medicine, this is the home of acoustic and electric bassist Ben Gallina!
  • Brady Miller - Brady Miller; drummer, filmmaker, cool dude.
  • Brenda Earle - Great pianist, vocalist, composer and arranger. I'm fortunate to be part of her nyc band!
  • Brian VanArsdale - BVA! Bad dude! Great friend and tenor saxophonist- Plays a mean soprano also...
  • Clarence Hines - One bad trombonist! Woohoo!
  • Dalton Ridenhour - Country! Great friend and wonderful pianist/composer!
  • Dan Loomis - Dan's website is finally up! One of my favorite people to play with and one of my favorite people to hang with.
  • Dan Wright - Wow, I have never known anyone else who curses as much as Dan while playing music. Seriously though, a great trumpet player and a great dude to hang with.
  • Dave Crowell - Saxophonist, composer, improvisor. Sometimes a baller.
  • Dave Guidice - Dave is a great pianist and singer, and I play in his trio.
  • Dave Hart - I happened to stumble upon Dave's site today... He's a great friend and trumpeter living and teaching in Thailand. Check his site out...
  • Ike Sturm - Wonderful bassist, composer and friend whom I have been priveleged enough to work with.
  • Jack Donahue - Great vocalist/composer I play with. Check him out!
  • James Hirschfeld - James has played the highest note on trombone that I have ever heard.
  • James Westfall - Amazing musician/hilarious man/great friend.... James Westfall! Collaborator and 1/3 of The Wee Trio. You can find him eating gumbo down in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Jon Hildenstein - Amazing singer/songwriter and wonderful friend! Check it out!
  • Josh Rutner - Home of hilarious and wonderful saxophonist Josh Rutner.
  • Julie Hardy - Supremely talented vocalist and composer. Check out her site, very nice as well.
  • Matt Blanchard - Great saxophonist and friend- Jerseyband keeps it rockin'.
  • Matt Clohesy - Superkillin bass player! We play together in Jack Donahue and Julie Hardy's groups.
  • Matthew Sturm - Supertalented singer and songwriter! Check him out... his last name is Sturm not Strum....
  • Nathan Heleine - Multi-talented saxophonist and friend- Also a founder of Boom Design Group!
  • Red Wierenga - Another sultan of hilarity and a great pianist/composer.
  • Rick Holland - Great trumpeter and bandleader Rick Holland's site. I'm on his newest album on the BluJazz label with the Rick Holland/Evan Dobbins Little Big Band.
  • Shirantha Beddage - A wonderful Canadian saxophonist. Look for his forthcoming album!

Other

Links that don't fit anywhere else.