the list is numerous & many influences are not musicians: mingus, prince, morricone, fellini, stevie, marx, coltrane, calexico, guevara, jarmusch, lurie, waits, hitchcock, rota, kuti, hancock, roach, parliament, brecht, funkadelic, hendrix, zeppelin, curtis, neruda, marvin, hathaway, jacksons, baca, ngugi, byard, morton, marley, weill, whitman, radiohead, ndegeocello, blake, shorter, rivera, mclean, beatles, beach boys, kahlo, velvets, moncur... many others have resonated with me as well--all my friends and frequent collaborators should be here too...

washington square park, nyc. santa anna wildlife refuge, south texas. raven run, central kentucky. mlk, jr. memorial, atlanta. museum of the moving image, queens, ny. macroplaza, monterrey, mexico. berliner ensemble, berlin. the streets of prague.