Different bands including: Joe Morris, Jim Hobbs, Timo Shanko, Ken Clark, Steve Lantner, Rusty Scott, Keala Kaumaheiwa, Steve Fell, Andy Voelker, Jeff Charland, Amy Bowles, Pandelis Karayorgis, Bill Lowe, Taylor Ho Bynum, Jon Voight, James Merenda, Jenny Toomey, Dan Littleton, Geoff Farina, Rob Brown, Steve Swell, Ken Vandermark, Allan Chase, Tim Mayer, Kristin Thompson, Amy Domingues, Andrew White, Steve Novosel, Bob Butta, Raqib Hassan, Forbes Graham, Jane Wang, Charlie Kohlhase, Matt Langley, Tim O'dell, James Lyden...
Influences
Mickey Newman, Steve Bagby, Max Roach, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Steve McCall, Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, Sunny Murray,Billy Hart, Bismillah Khan, Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Lyons, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, John Stevens, Morton Feldman, The Band, Byungki Hwang, Denis Charles, Papa Jo Jones, Secret Stars, Julius Hemphill, Famadou Don Moye, Oliver Johnson, Bjork, Papa M, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Paul Motian, Roy Haynes, Dewey Redman, Malachai Favors, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Hopkins, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Belle and Sebastian, Nick Drake, Gary Bartz, Thelonious Monk, Webern, Stockhausen, Lutoslawski, Art Taylor, Shadow Wilson, Kenny Clarke, Ligeti, Boubacar Diagne, Ustad Vilyat Khan, Mamadou Ly, Danielle Howle, Elvin Jones, Victor Lewis, Andrew Cyrille, The Kinks, Run DMC, Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler, Pink Floyd, Paul lytton, Paul Lovens, Sonny Rollins, Gary Bartz, Art Taylor, Spacemen 3, Eric Gravatt, Billy Cobham, Narada Michel Walden, Laurence Cook, Willie Nelson, Jimi Hendrix, Evan Parker, Billy Elgart, Buck Hill, Kenny Barron, Geoff Farina, Helium, Mary Timony, Stereolab, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Liz Phair, Clutch, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, The Meters, Milton Banana, Bill Evans, Shuggy Otis, Parliament, Al Green, Black Flag, Void, Jenny Toomey, Joe Morris, Butch Warren, Andrew White, Joe McPhee, Black Sabbath, Wadada Leo Smith, Lennie Tristano, Warn Marsh...
Sounds Like
Here are 2 drum solos by Steve Bagby. He passed away June 27th, 2007.
http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=416894489.m4a
http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=76092130.m4a
Drummer Luther Gray was born March 10, 1972 in New Orleans, LA. His family moved to Washington, D.C. where, as a teenager, he started playing drums in punk rock bands. Though largely self-taught, his musical training involved drum lessons from Kim Martin, Larry Bright, Steve Bagby, and Mickey Newman. In 1995 he graduated the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Music, after which he taught privately and performed in the Washington , D.C. area with, among others, Butch Warren, Cecil Payne, Webster Young, Tsunami, Jenny Toomey, Bob Butta, and Buck Hill. Upon moving to Boston in 2000 he resumed teaching private drum lessons and has played with Joe Morris, Anthony Braxton, Jay Hoggard, Joe McPhee, Cameron Brown, Allan Chase, Joseph Daly, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Ida, Geoff Farina, Andrew White, Rob Brown, Bill Lowe, Taylor Ho Bynum, Raqib Hassan, Bill Pierce, Mitch Seidman, Steve Swell, Joe Beck, Fred Anderson, Ken Vandermark and many others. Luther has performed in festivals and concerts across the country and abroad. He has recorded for the Simple Machines, Hat Hut, Riti Rec, Skycap, Clean Feed, Xeng, Atavistic, and Jardis labels, among others. In addition to his performing schedule Luther teaches art and music at an after-school program for elementary school children.
How are things? Hope life and music are good. I've been checking out some of these tunes you got here...great stuff, I don't know some of these. Hope you see you and play with you again sometime!
Hey Luther, do you want to get together and play sometime within the next couple weeks? Maybe the first weekend of May? Let me know how that strikes you...
Thx man....i aprecciate... :) sweet. hope we meet again soon, very soon. you you can by this magazine called " Bateria Total " i think it existes in USA. there will be a small article about me :) kiss send a hug to joe and jim !!! sonia
Luther- Thanks for the add! Pedro gave me a copy of "Rebus" and I dug your playing on there. I think I'd briefly introduced myself to you a few years ago, when we were both playing at that outdoor fest in Madison, CT (time flies!) Anyhow, all the best in all your upcoming projects. -Ravish
Working my brain to mush on a portfolio project for a grad class I'm taking and I threw in OUT OF BOUNDARIES. Just had to let you know, you sir, are a bad MF.
I know Jeff is going to be out of town for a bit next week (I think), so we should set something up for the week after that. We can play here at my place in JP, or at the school if our weekends are free.
