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Chris D.
CT, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone
- Genres:
- jazz (all), rock, ska, skacore
- Influences:
- O.A.R., Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Jack Johnson
Dashiel Munding
Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Crafts:
- event producer
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All)
- Genres:
- jazz, funk (all), blues, soul
- Influences:
- The Cinematic Orchestra, Sonny Rollins, Fat Freddy, Otis Redding
N. Wayland Phelps
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Influences:
- Johann Pachelbel, Sonny Rollins, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington
Chris Minnick
Sacramento, CA
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, flute, piano, Guitar (All)
- Influences:
- Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Thelonious Monk, Dead Kennedys, X-ray Spex, Mojo Nixon, Frank Zappa
Jason M.
Colorado, United States
- Instruments:
- baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, shaker
- Influences:
- Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, John Denver, Daft Punk, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse
Jack Perez
CA
- Instruments:
- electric guitar
- Influences:
- Bad Brains, Sonny Rollins, Sonic Youth, Toni Iommi, Earth Wind & Fire, Prong, Eric B. & Rakim, Anthrax, Public Enemy
Aaron Dressler
Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, session musician, musician
- Instruments:
- Woodwind (All)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, soul, rhythm and blues (r&b), funk (all)
Leo Sullivan
Etobicoke, ON, Canada
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All), Flute (All)
- Genres:
- jazz (all), blues, Pop, rhythm and blues (r&b), rock, funk (all), experimental
Gnib .
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Crafts:
- ninja
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- techno, trip-hop, punk, classical, jazz (all)
Contest Honorable Mentions
Serafin Sanchez
Arvada, CO, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, composer, musician, songwriter, music scientist, ninja
- Instruments:
- Saxophone (All), Piano (All), Keyboard (All)
Wes Isbell
Seattle, WA
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, electric bass, acoustic guitar
Charles Himel
Falls Church, VA, United States
- Instruments:
- double bass, electric bass
- Genres:
- jazz, rock, rhythm and blues (r&b), classical
Tony Rockwell
San Marcos, California, United States
- Instruments:
- ewi (electronic wind instrument), tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, baritone horn, bass clarinet, flugelhorn
- Genres:
- chicago jazz, blues, blues-rock, rock and roll, classical, electrofunk
Loren Asmus
Fullerton, California, United States
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, piano
- Genres:
- jazz (all), funk (all), blues
- Influences:
- John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Michael Brecker, Kenny Garret, Joshua Redman, Miguel Zenon, SF Jazz Collective, Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, Guillermo Klein, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Stanley jordan, Donny McCaslin, Dave Douglas, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Chris Thile, Dave Matthews Band, The O.C. Supertones, Eddie Kane
Stephen H.
- Crafts:
- musician, songwriter, composer
- Instruments:
- electric guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, voice
- Genres:
- jazz (all), rock, folk, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Derek Trucks, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Warren Haynes, Jay-Z, Cee-Lo, Gnarls Barkley, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Raul Midon, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins, Ne-Yo, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young), Black Sabbath, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Oteil Burbridge, Chaka Khan, Rufus, Foreigner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Beethoven
Featured Artist
Greg Sanderson
Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- ewi (electronic wind instrument), alto saxophone, keyboard, tenor saxophone
- Genres:
- rock, jazz (all), funk (all)
- Influences:
- Charlie Parker, Sam Kininger, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Kenny Garret, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Dino Govoni, My Friend, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Roy Hargrove, John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Outkast, Ray LaMontagne, Soulive, Sonny Rollins, Stanton Moore, Sufjan Stevens, Medeski Martin & Wood, Common, Gnarls Barkley, Iron & Wine
Michael Moynihan
Bloomington, IN, United States
- Crafts:
- music student, composer, arranger
- Genres:
- jazz, rock and roll
Joel Rousseau
Jaffrey, NH, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, voice (tenor)
- Genres:
- blues, blues-rock, jazz (all), funk (all), metal, rock, Pop, World Music, jam band
- Influences:
- The Beatles, The Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks, Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Metallica, Sonny Rollins, Tower of Power, James Brown, The Meters, Weezer, Steve Vai, Van Morrison, The White Stripes, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Queen, Phil Keaggy, Paul Mccartney, Maroon 5, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Los Lonely Boys, John Mayer, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lit, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Herring, Jack Johnson, greg koch, Green Day, Gov't Mule, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond, Eric Clapton, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Parker
Michael S.
Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, writer, MC, marketer, label owner, musician, web designer, graphic designer, music equipment technician, mastering engineer
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, midi controller, computer (pc), software, Bass
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rap, neo soul, funk (all), soul, jazz, blues, drum and bass, electronic, electrofunk
- Influences:
- Common, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, The Whispers, The Brothers Johnson, Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, Afrika Bambaataa, George Clinton, Ahmad Jamal, Al Jarreau, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Outkast, J Dilla, J Rocc, Madlib, MF Doom, EPMD, Wu Tang Clan, Tone Loc, Audio Two, System Of A Down, Type O Negative, Sly And The Family Stone, Definitive Jux, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Soundtrakk, Needlz, Fort Minor, MC Lyte, DJ Premier, DJ Green Lantern, Clinton Sparks, Motown, Motorhead, Blackstar
Jake Pardee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All)
- Genres:
- jazz blues
- Influences:
- John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Lightin' Hopkins, Albert King, The Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks, Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Notorious B.I.G., John Brown's Body, Jimi Hendrix, 10 Foot Ganja Plant, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Django Reinhardt, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Led Zeppelin, Willie Dixon, Robin Trower, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Buddy Guy, Rory Gallagher, Kenny Burrell, elmore james, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Michael Brecker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brian Blade, Soulive, Lettuce, Sun Ra And His Arkestra, Joe Lovano, Radiohead, Little Feat, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Ella Fitzgerald, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Freddie King, Earl King, Widespread Panic, Carlos Santana, Sonny Rollins, Luiz Bonfa, Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny, Grant Green, James Brown, Tower of Power, Earth Wind & Fire, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Bob Dylan, Steel Pulse, No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, Sex Pistols, Keb' Mo', Stephane Grapelli, hugh masekela, Peter Frampton, Spinal Tap
Featured Artist
Meilana Gillard
Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, composer, producer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, boa soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, keyboard, voice, voice (alto)
- Genres:
- acoustic jazz, avant-garde jazz, acid jazz, chamber, chamber jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b), hardcore hip hop, hip hop, classical, modern classical
- Influences:
- Gene Walker, Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Lucky Thompson, Don Byas, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Sidney Bichet, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Debussy, Charles Ives, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Seamus Blake, Greg Osby, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Ron Blake, Freddie Hubbard, Sammy Nestico, Count Basie, Frank Foster, Stanley Turrentine, Maceo Parker, Junior Cook, Booker Irvin, Led Zeppelin, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Aaron Neville, Machito, The Ronettes, June Christy, Ella Fitzgerald, Snoop Dogg, James Brown, Parliament, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Delfonics, John Legend, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Common, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Salaam Remi, Pete Rock, Redman, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, DJ Premier, Soundgarden, Ludacris, Chad Hugo, Dipset, Flipsyde, Robin Thicke, Jazmine Sullivan, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Kanye West, Kool Keith, Slick Rick
Alex Bizzarro
Lusby, MD, United States
- Crafts:
- musician
- Instruments:
- nylon guitar (classical), electric guitar, piano, percussion, drums, clarinet
- Genres:
- jam band, jazz (all), classical, hip hop, gospel
- Influences:
- Paco De Lucia, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John McLaughlin, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorious, Toots & The Maytals, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Rush, Grateful Dead, J Dilla, Roy Hargrove, John Coltrane, Count Basie, Art Blakey, B.B. King, Danny Gatton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Earth Wind & Fire, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beck, Beethoven, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Bill Evans, Benny Goodman, Booker T And The MGs, Ray Charles, Ray Brown, Branford Marsalis, cedar walton, Charles Mingus, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, Joey DeFrancesco, Jimmy Smith, David "fathead" Newman, Derek Trucks, Dexter Gordon, wardell Gray, The Doors, 311, Maynard Ferguson, Evan Bliss and the Welchers, George Gershwin, Gray Gordan, Herb Ellis, Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, The Hollywood Fats Band, sa-ra, Issac Hayes, J.S Bach, Jefferson Airplane, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Hendrix, Joe Lovano, Joe Pass, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Cocker, John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, John Mayer, Joshua Redman, Kirk Whalum, Lee Morgan, Leonard Bernstein, Louis Armstrong, The Low Life, Lulu, M.I.A., Mahalia Jackson, The Mamas & the Papas, Mark Ronson, McCoy Tyner, Mozart, Om Kalthoum, Peter Frampton, Oscar Peterson, Phish, Q-Tip, Raymond Scott, Ronny Jordan, Sonny Rollins, The Spin Doctors, Stan Getz, Stevie Wonder, The Zombies, Sublime, Yes
BEN Chance
Chicago IL / Brownsville TX / Springfield MO, IL, United States
- Crafts:
- melody maker, graphic designer, student, visual artist, multimedia artist, songwriter, musician
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, keyboard, xylophone, dobro guitar
- Genres:
- Alternative, punk rock, hardcore, rock and roll, blues, bluegrass, Hip-Hop, Indie, reggae, motown, funk (all), ragtime, folk, rockabilly, tex-mex, oldies, classical, tejano, salsa, jazz (all), polka, new orleans contemporary brass band, soul, country, mariachi
- Influences:
- Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Clash, Outkast, Buddy Holly, Box Car Racer, Minor Threat, John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, Rancid, The Cure, John Coltrane, The Strokes, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash, Modest Mouse, Ryan Adams, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Black Lips, J Dilla, Sade, Janis Joplin, Miles Davis, Tokyo Police Club, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, NOFX, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Flaming Lips, The Rolling Stones, Pantera, Refused, Saves The Day, Hank Williams Sr., The Zombies, The White Stripes, Blink-182, At The Drive-In, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Stray Cats, Carlos Santana, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Sublime, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, Weezer, Beck, Roy Orbison, Marty Robbins, The Guess Who, Curtis Mayfield, The Delfonics, Lupe Fiasco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, The Doors, The Grass Roots, Marvin Gaye, Simon & Garfunkel, Sam Cooke, Primus, Fugazi, Hot Water Music, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Earl Scruggs, Nickel Creek, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Bill Monroe, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Duke Ellington, Otis Redding, The Beach Boys, Ghostface Killah, Norah Jones, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Ink Spots, A Tribe Called Quest, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Operation Ivy, Coldplay, Gorillaz, Just Blaze, Black Flag, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Eazy-E, My Morning Jacket, Green Day, Al Green, Sly & The Family Stone, Dexter Gordon, Bad Religion, Bad Brains, The Germs, GG Allin, Born Ruffians, Black Sabbath, Sonny Rollins, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Devo, The Cars, The Police, Propagandhi, Afi, The Byrds, New Found Glory, Brand New, The Yardbirds, George Harrison, The Smiths, Earth Wind & Fire, Brian Wilson, The Velvet Underground, The Mars Volta, Dave Matthews Band, Steve Miller Band, The Mamas & the Papas, Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo, Fugees, New Order, Joy Division, Gin Blossoms, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blind Melon, Hector Lavoe, John Mayer, MGMT, The Postal Service, Oasis, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Cream, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Daniel Johnston, Muddy Waters, The O'Jays, The Temptations, ZZ Top, 9th Wonder, Chet Atkins, Kings Of Leon, TV on the Radio, Frank Zappa, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Ray Price, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Herman's Hermits, Scarface, Z-Ro, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Big L, Rick James, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Fats Domino, The 5th Dimension, Ted Nugent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tupac, Ray Charles, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Grateful Dead, Ramones, The Cramps, Tiger Army, The Damned, Alkaline Trio
