I grew up with modern, avantgarde and free jazz, but also with the guitar heavy, experimental rock and playful pop of the 70’s and 80’s
Bands and Artists like J.J.Cale, Miles Davis or Frank Zappa influenced my musical development, while guitarists like J.Hendrix, Grant Green or Ry Cooder directly formed my bluesy guitar sound.
Additionally music-videos like „Woodstock“ (the music festival), „Yellow Submarine“ (by the Beatles) or „Crossroads“ (by Ry Cooder) played an important role in my musical development when I was a young guitarplayer.
I connects my style of playing to players like Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, Frank Zappa, Eric Gale, Robben Ford, Grant Green, Ry Cooder, J.J.Cale, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Guitar Watson, John Scofield etc….