Besides family, friends, teachers and more here’s a list of pianists, keyboard players, vibraphonists and other musicians that I’ve listened to, been inspired by, learned from in one way or another, copied/transcribed/studied etc. No particular order and they all have played a unique part in my musical journey
Pianists/Keyboard Players
- Michel Sardaby
- Oscar Peterson
- Bill Evans
- Ahmad Jamal
- Bud Powell
- Herbie Hancock
- Chick Corea
- Errol Garner
- Keith Jarrett
- Glenn Gould
- Ramsey Lewis
- Clare Fischer
- Eliane Elias
- McCoy Tyner
- Tania Maria
- Victor Feldman
- Cedar Walton
- Earl Hines
- Horace Silver
- Art Tatum
- Hank Jones
- Wynton Kelly
- Michel Petrucciani
- Hermeto Pascoal
- Elsie Wright
- Brian Auger
- Diana Krall
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Stevie Wonder
- Tommy Flanagan
- Barry Harris
- Red Garland
- Joe Zawinul
- Joe Sample
- Jason Rebello
- Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Rick Wakeman
- Michel Camilo
- Brenda Morrin
Vibraphone Players
- Roy Ayers
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Mike Manieri
- Victor Feldman
- David Friedman
- Stefon Harris
- Tony Miceli
- Milt Jackson
- Anthony Kerr
- Tito Puente
- Cal Tjader
- Orphy Robinson
- Dave Samuels
Other musicians, composers
- Dave Goodier
- Maurice White
- Stevie Wonder
- Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick
- Dave Edge
- Jos Wuytack
- Antonio Clemente Buhlal
- Mike McKoy
- Dave Angol
- Joao Gilberto
- Airto Moreira
- J.S. Bach
- Claude Debussy
- Frederic Chopin
- Erik Satie