People often ask Who do I listen to? Who do I think has influenced my sound? These questions cause a bit of self reflection, yet never really accurately reflects who has really influenced your sound.

I will make my best go as to who my major influences are, but as surely as I have heard an album or a tune on the radio -- a little bit of everyone I have heard is a part of my sound. 

• Stan Getz 
• Dexter Gordon 
• King Curtis 
• Rusty Bryant 
• Eddie Harris 
• Michael Brecker 
• Tom Scott 
• David Sanborn 
• Paul Desmond 
• Paul Winter

On certain gigs, people say I sound a lot like Lenny Picket. I haven't really made a study of his sound, but I will admit, when I play in the stratosphere -- I understand the comparison. I also wouldn't have the pretense of a direct comparison. I think it's more likely we have been influenced by a similar list of musicians.