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RE: Biggest Influence & Best Advice

Peter Erskine — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:06 GMT

New talent ...
well, the "new" players like Bill Stewart, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Keith Carlock, Ari Hoenig, Matt Wilson, et all, have all been around for a while now ... they're certainly all very great.

Matt Slocum is making some good noise out here; other players (all former or current students!) you might want to look for include Sean Hutchinson, Colin Koproske, Reade Pryor, Jamey Tate, Nick Karvon ... just off the top of my head.

I heard the drummer from the Juilliard School of Music band in the next room at IAJE, and he or she sounded GREAT.

RE: Biggest Influence & Best Advice

EvansPM — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:09:16 GMT

Any new talent that you think we should keep our ears open for?

RE: Biggest Influence & Best Advice

Peter Erskine — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:06:18 GMT

Influences? Influences and heroes ...

Elvin Jones
Mel Lewis
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Don Lamond
Grady Tate
Roy Haynes
Paul Motian
Nick Ceroli
Osie Johnson
Philly Joe Jones
Steve Gadd
David Garibaldi
Jeff Porcaro
Carlos Vega
JR Robinson
Rick Marotta
Donald McDonald
Bill Lavorgna
Harold Jones
Ed Soph

RE: Biggest Influence & Best Advice

Krispy Kirk — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:01:40 GMT

...and your influences?

Buddy? Philly Joe? Art Blakey? Elvin? Ringo?

RE: Biggest Influence & Best Advice

Peter Erskine — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:54:39 GMT

Joe Zawinul gave me some great advice: "Always compose when you play"
Steve Gadd once offered the following: "Never pet a burning dog..."

Between those 2 pieces of advice, I think I'll do okay.

Oh yeah, my favorite advice when it came to playing was from Jaco ... he told me two things:

1. "Don't think so much when you play ... just concentrate!"
and
2. "Have fun!"

Biggest Influence & Best Advice

Administrator — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:51:41 GMT

Which musicians had the biggest influence on you? What was the best advice you ever got from another musician?