PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LIST
Model Musician Sounds
(List Complied by Jim Matthews, *adaptions and additions by S.L., P.C, E.C., A.T., T.S. )
Who are YOUR models for music? Which performing artists do YOU listen to? Who do
you play for yourself as a STANDARD – model of excellence? This certainly is NOT
a complete list as there are many models which are not listed. This is simply a start.
FLUTE -Classical
Emmanuel Pahud, Andreas Blau, Sharon Bezaly, Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre
Rampal, James Galway, Ian Clarke, Thomas Robertello, Mimi Stillman, Aurele Nicolet,
Jasmine Choi, Paula Robison, Andrea Griminelli, Jane Rutter, Jeanne Baxtresser, Sefika
Kutluer,
FLUTE- Jazz: Sarpay Ozcagatay, Hubert Laws, Nestor Torres, Greg Patillo (beatbox),
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Herbie Mann, Dave Valentine, Leo Wright,
OBOE - Albrecht Mayer, Marcel Tabuteau, John Mack, Joe Robinson, Alex Klein, Eugene
Izotov, Heinz Holliger, Elaine Douvas, John de Lancie, Andreas Whitteman, Richard
Woodhams, Ralph Gomberg, Katherine Needleman, Marc Lifschey, David Weiss, Liang
Wang, Francios Leleux, Henric Chaim,
BASSOON - David McGill, Arthur Grossman, Klaus Thunemann, Dag Jensen, Joseph
Polisi, Frank Morrelli, Judith LeClair, Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, Albrecht Holder,
Milan Turkovic, Gustavo Nunez, Antoine Bullant, Bill Douglas, Julie Price, Asger
Svendsen, Carl Almenrader, Karen Geoghegan, Aligi Voltan,
CLARINET- Clasical – Andrew Marriner, Sabine Meyer, Martin Frost, Julian Bliss,Rolf Smedvig,
Larry Combs, Stanley Drucker, Alessandro Carbonare, John Manasse, Sharon Kam, Karl
Leister, Ricardo Morales, Jack Brymer, Yehuda Gilad, Harold Wright, Robert Marcellus,
Richard Stoltzman,
CLARINET- Jazz: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Paquito D’Rivera, Eddie Daniels,
Pete Fountain, Buddy DeFranko, Woody Herman, Eric Dolphy – Bass Clarinet, Evan
Christopher, Anat Cohen, Jimmy Hamilton, Barney Bigard, Doreen Ketchens – New
Orleans, Martin Frost, Dorene Ketchens,
SAXOPHONE- Classical –
German/Austrian Sound/School of Thought- John Edward Kelly, Sigurd Rascher, Wildy Zumwalt, Michael Hernandez, Michael Mortarotti, Eric Barreto-Maymi, David Cortez, Elliot Riley, Christine Rall, Andreas van Zoelen, Oscar Trompenaars, Harry White, Patrick Meighan
French Sound/School of Thought- Nobuya Sugawa, Arno Bornkamp, Fred Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, Donald Sinta, Marcel Mule,Timothy McAllister, Stephen Mauk, Daniel Duffayet, Jean-Marie Londeix, Larry Teal, Claude Delangle, Vincent David, Jean-Yves Formeau, Debra Richtmeyer, Robert Black, Otis Murphy, Taimur Sullivan, Nathan Nabb, Amy Dickson, Jess Gillam, Mi-Bemol
SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE- Classical, Rascher Quartet, Mana Saxophone Quartet, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Nuclear Whales, Eastman Saxophone Project – Rite of Spring, Apollo Sax Quartet,
SAXOPHONE- Jazz: Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Orenette Coleman, Benny Carter,
Stan Getz, James Moody, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn,
Lester Young, Branford Marsalis, Phil Woods, Denis Solee, Dexter Gordon, Coleman
Hawkins, Sonny Stitt, Wayne Shorter, Ben Webster, Hank Mobley, Chris Vadala, Johnny
Hodges, Grover Washington Jr., Zoot Sims, Maceo Parker, Gato Barbieri, Archie Shepp,
Jimmy Heath, Paul Gonsalves, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Candy Dulfer, Tom Scott, David
“Fathead” Newman, Dr. Ed Calle,
TRUMPET- Classical– Rolf Smedvig, Maurice Andre, Gabor Tarkovi, Sergei Nakariokov, Alison
Balsom, Chris Martin, Phil Smith, Bud Herseth, Esteban Batallan, Rafael Mendez, Mark
Ridenour, John Hagstrom, Tine Thing Helseth, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Hakan
Hardenberger, Wynton Marsalis, Timofei Dokshitser, Allen Vizzutti, Matthias Hofs, Paco
Flores, Ludwig Guttler, Ruben Simeo, Amy Nelson, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Caleb
Hudson, Jeffrey Work, Tomas Medina, Werlink Casanova,
TRUMPET- Jazz/Latin: Harry James, Al Hirt, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Freddie
Hubbard, Guido Basso, James Morrison, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Wayne
Bergeron, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, Lynn Nicholson, Bud Brisbois, Roger
Ingram, Conrad Gazzo, Pauly Cohen, Bobby Shew, Jack Sheldon, Ira Sullivan, Carl
Saunders, Vaughn Nark, Nat Adderly, Andrea Tofanelli, Chris Botti, Louis Dowdeswell,
Cat Anderson, Bobby Hackett, Trombone Shorty, Ray Noble (Cherokee!), Yturvides,
Terell Stafford, Till Bronner, Vance Nimtz, Claudio Roditi, Tom Harrell, Kenny Wheeler,
Jeff Oster, Tony Guererro, Hugh Masekela, Perez Prado’s lead trumpet players! – Luis
Valizan,
FRENCH HORN- Radek Baborak, Stefan Dohr, Dale Clevenger, David Cooper, Dennis Brain, Barry
Tuckwell, Philip Farkas, Herman Baumann, Vienna Horns, Sarah Willis, Radovan
Vlatkovic, Alan Civil, Philip Myers, Frank Lloyd, Peter Damm, Aubrey Brain (Dennis
Brain’s father), William Purvis, Katy Woolley,
TROMBONE- Classical - Joe Alessi, Charles Vernon, Jay Friedman, Christian Lindberg, James
Markey, Lars Karlin, George Curran, Jorgen Van Rijen, Ralph Sauer, Trombone Unit
Hannover, London Trombone Sound, Alain Trudel, Ben VanDyke, Ian Bousfield (good
breathing clinic!), Paul Milner (Bass Trombone LSO), Robert Tindle (bass trombone),
Gene Watts, Mayumi Shimizu,
TROMBONE- Jazz: Bill Watrous, JJ Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, Frank
Rosolino, Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding, John Allred, James Morrison, Bob Brookmeyer,
Michael Dease, Dick Nash, David Steinmeyer, New York Voices, Elliot Mason, Delfeayo
Marsalis, Bill Burgess, Trombone Shorty, Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton,
Wycliff Gordon, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Russo, Conrad Herwig, Kid Ory, Melba Liston, Harry
Waters, Raul De Souza, Carol Jarvis, Scott Whitfield,
EUPHONIUM - David Childs, Steven Mead, Adam Frey, Brian Bowman, Leonard Falcone,
Mark Fisher, Patrick Stuckemeyer, Ann-Julie Skarpmo, Demondrae Thurman, Michael
Dodd, Anthony Caillet,Gail Robertson, Jazz: Rich Matteson,
TUBA – Arnold Jacobs, Patrick Sheridan, Alan Baer, David Zerkel, Oystein Baadsvik, Tim
Buzbee, , Floyd Cooley, Warren Deck, Gene Pokorny, Craig Knox, Andrew Hitz, Roger
Bobo, Dan Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, Sam Pilafian, Oystein Baadsvik, Carol Jantsch,
Mike Roylance, Yasuhito Sugiyama, Velvet Brown, Heiko Triebener, Kenneth Amis,
Hidehiro Fujita – Principle Singapore Symphony Jazz: Check out Howard Johnson, Jon
Sass, Joe Murphy, Nate Mcintosh, Leswi Pantoja,
PERCUSSION – Must access Vic Firth website for every kind of teaching and performance
videos! David Skidmore, Rob Knopper, So Percussion, Third Coast Percussion,
Mallets- David Skidmore, Ian Rosenbaum, Kieko Abe, Mark Ford, Evelyn Glennie, Chris Lamb, Colin Currie, Alan
Abel, Marilyn Mazur, Ludwig Albert, Gene Koshiniski, Brian Blume, Kevin Bobo, Andrea Venet, Ivan Trevino
Percussion Ensembles- Amsterdam Percussion Group, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Nexus, Yale Percussion Collective,
Jazz- Drumset (old school): - Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes
Jazz- Drumset (modern):- Benny Greb, Tony Royster Jr., Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Larnell Lewis, Mark Guiliana, Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz- Mallets (vibes) - Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Christian Tamburr
Rock Drumset - Neil Peart, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Mike Portnoy, Ginger Baker, Benny Greb, Tony
Royster Jr., Dave Weckl,
Jazz- Latin – Tito Puente, Horacio Hernandez – “El Negro”,
Marching Percussion- Ralph Hardimon, Paul Rennick, Bret Kuhn, Tom Aungst, Scott Johnson, Jim Casella, Colin McNut
COLOR GUARD/ WINTER GUARD- Onyx, Pride of Cincinnati, Fantasia, Paramount, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blessed Sacrament, Northern Lights, Braddock Independent, Corona, The Light Brigade, Diamante, Etude, Mayflower, Aimachi, Zydeco, UCF Pegasus, USF Winterguard
GUITAR – John Williams, David Russell, Jason Vieaux, Julian Bream, Strunz and Farah
Sharon Isbin, Alaxandra Whittingham, Laura Gonzalez, Wawau Adler, Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Ron McFarlane – Renaissance Lute, Joe Pass
VIOLIN - Joshua Bell, Midori, Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, Midori Goto, Julia
Fischer, Nicola Benedetti, Karen Briggs - Yanni’s Violin player - also gospel player, Sarah
Chang, Cory Cerovsek,
VIOLA – Kim Kashkashian, Paul Silverthorne, Tabea Zimmermann, Lionel Tertis, William
Primrose, Nobuko Imai, Yuri Bashmet, Lawrence Power
CELLO - Pablo Casals, Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Mtislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline Du
Pre, Julian Llyod Webber, Steven Isserlis, Enrico Dindo, Lynn Harrell – professor USC,
Anner Bylsma, Janos Starker,
BASS- Classical– Francois Rabbath, Edgar Meyer
BASS- Jazz- Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ray Brown,
Jaco Pastorius, Rodney Whitaker, Stanley Clarke, Christian McBride, Paul Chambers,
Esperanza Spalding, Oscar Pettiford, Eddie Gomez, Flea – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Percey
Heath, Verdine White – (Earth, Wind and Fire), Victor Wooten, Lauren Pierce, Kristin Korb
PIANO-Classical – Vladimir Horowitz, Arturo Benedetti Michelangelli, Jozef Hofmann, Vladimir
Ashkenazy, Andre Watts, Andras Schiff, Evgeny Kissin,
PIANO- Jazz: Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans
BANDS/ENSEMBLES – United States Marine Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Royal
Northern College, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, University of Texas Wind Ensemble –
Jerry Junkin, Belgian Guides, Cleveland Winds with Frederick Fennell, Northwestern
University Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Mallory Thompson, Dallas Wind Symphony,
University of Michigan Symphony Band – William Revelli and H. Robert Reynolds, Tokyo
Kosei, Japanese Bands, NHK Symphony Orchestra Winds!!!, Mnozil Brass, Summit
Brass, London Brass, Empire Brass, Blitz Brass, Carion – woodwind quintet, Hercules
Brass Ensemble!!! – Spain, Venezuelan Brass Ensemble!!!!!!,
ORCHESETRAS – Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, St.
Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Los Angles Symphony, Cleveland Symphony,
Boston Symphony, Berlin Symphony, London Symphony, Academy of Saint Martin in the
Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra – Amsterdam, (also Gustavo Dudamel’s Youth Symphony –
The System – Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela), Camerata Nordic String
Orchestra, Beaux Arts Trio,
JAZZ BANDS– Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Airmen of Note, Stan Kenton, GRP Jazz
Band, Big Phat Band, North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, Boss Brass – Rob McConnell,
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Bands, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller,
Modern Jazz Quartet, New Orleans Styles - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band,
Young Blood Brass Band, New Orleans Night Crawlers, Individual Artists – Oscar
Peterson!!!, Louis Armstrong!!!, Harry James, Billie Holiday!!!, Ella Fitzgerald!!!,
Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Brecker Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Santa Fe & The Fat
City Horns, Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra, John LaBarbera Big Band, Perez Prado –
old latin jazz, Buena Vista Social Club – Latin Jazz, Kermit Ruffins – New Orleans,
VOCAL
Soprano
Kathleen Battle, Julia Varady, Leontyne Price, Beverly Sills, Anna Netrebko, Rene
Fleming, Renata Tebaldi, Jessye Norman, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marina Poplavskaya,
Sabine Devieilhe, Maria Callas, Joyce DiDonato, Cecilia Bartoli (Riedi al soglio!!!! -
Rossini), Sarah Brightman, Lucia Popp, Aida Garifullina, Katherine Jenkins, Shirley
Verrett, Sumi Jo, Angela Gheorghiu, Joan Sutherland, Lise Davidsen, Golda Schultz,
Mezzo-Soprano
Cecilia Bartoli, Joyce DiDonato, Marilyn Horne, Christa Ludwig, Vessalina Kasarova, Janet Baker, Katherine Jenkins, Grace Bumbry, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Denyce Graves
Counter-Tenor
Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max Emanuel Cencic, Derek Lee Ragin, Bejun Mehta, Michael Chance
Tenor
Enrico Caruso, Lauritz Melchior, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Yusif Eyvazov, John Vickers, Nicolai Gedda, Beniamino Gigli, Jonas Kaufman*, Juan Diego Florez, Bryn Terfel, Jussi Bjorling, Carlo Bergonzi, Alfredo Krauss, Lawrence Brownlee, Franco Corelli, Mario Lanza, Peter Schreier, Fritz Wunderlich, Rudolf Schock
Baritone
Simon Keenlyside, Gerlad Finley, Matthias Goerne, Christian Gerhaher, Dimitri Hvorostovsky, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Herman Prey
Bass
Thomas Quasthoff, Bryn Terfel, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Boris Christoff, Paul Robeson, Samuel Ramey, Nicolai Ghiaurov (check out Verdi’s Requiem), Rene’ Pape, Jd Sumner (lowest voice I have ever heard), John Tomlinson, Alexander Kipnis, Cesare Siepe, IIdebrando D’Arcangelo, Sergei Leiferkus
Bass-Pop/Modern
Barry White, Melvin Franklin - Temptations, Michael McCary – Boyz II Men, Thurl Ravenscroft, Avi Kaplan, Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci
Choirs
Polyphony, Robert Shaw, Bacholian Singers, Eric Whitacre, Chanticleer, The
King Singers, St. Olaf Choir, Acapella Groups – Pentatonics, Straight No Chaser,
Voctave, Rockapella, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer, First Call, Red Army Choir (Volga
Boatman, Annie Laurie), Florida State University Chamber Choir – Andre’ Thomas
Conductor, Cantus, BYU Singers, Dale Warland Singers, Lincoln University Concert
Choir, Discovery Singers, Sanctus,
CONDUCTORS
Orchestra Conductors - Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Gustavo Dudamel, Lorin Maazel, Sir Colin Davis,
Marin Alsop, Herbert von Karajan, Carlos Klieber, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein,
Eugene Ormandy, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Claudio Abbado,
Simon Rattle, Halldis Ronning, Seiji Ozawa, Carlo Maria Giulini, Xian Zhang, Sejie
Ozawa, Myung-Whun Chung, Alondra de la Parra, Thomas Wilkins, Tony Anthony
Maiello, Dr. Cynthia Johnson Turner, Alan Gilbert, Thomas Clamor
Band Conductors – Jerry Junkin, Allan McMurray, H Robert Reynolds, Mallory Thompson, Kevin
Seditall, Rob Carnihan, Paula Crider, Keiko Kobayashi, Frederick Fennell, Gary Green,
Thomas Clamor – Venezuelan Brass, European Brass, J. Eric Wilson – Baylor University,
John Paynter, William Revelli, Ray Cramer, Paula Crider, Arnold Gabriel, David McGill,
check out: BandDirector.com for tons of information, clinics, rehearsals etc.
Choir Conductors – Eric Whitacre, Robert Shaw, David Bruner, Kevin Fenton, David Barra, Steven
Layton - Polyphony, Anton Armstrong – St. Olaf, Alan Zebriskie,
Singers You MAY NOT KNOW but who are great at what they do:
Jazz
Johnny Hartman - Jazz
Emilie-Claire Barlow – Folk, jazz
Stacey Kent – Jazz
Eva Cassidy – pop, jazz
Kevin Mahogany – Jazz, Lite
Diana Panton – Folk, Jazz
Shirley Horn – Jazz
Renee Olstead – Jazz, mainstream
Cassandra Wilson – Jazz
Nicki Parrott – Jazz
Sara Gazarek – Jazz, Folk
Maureen Budway – Jazz
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
St. Andreau Jazz Band – Bareclona Spain – kids through Pro’s all playing together! A must for Jazz Directors!
Melody Gardot – jazz, pop
Chantal Chamberland – Jazz, lite pop
Dorothy Dandridge – Jazz
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Jazz
Celtic
Caren Casey – Celtic
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Gaelic Storm – Celtic, Irish
Solas – The best Celtic, Irish!
Kate Rusby – Celtic
Deanta – Celtic, Irish
POP
Eva Cassidy – pop, jazz
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Trijnte Oosterhuis – Scandinavian, pop
Jasmine Thompson – Lite pop
Melody Gardot – jazz, pop
Chantal Chamberland – Jazz, lite pop
FOLK
Emilie-Claire Barlow – Folk, jazz
Diana Panton – Folk, Jazz,
Sara Gazarek – Jazz, Folk
Imelda May – Rock, Folk
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
The Wailin’ Jennys – Folk
ROCK
Beth Hart – Rock, Soul
Morgan James – Rock, Soul
Imelda May – Rock, Folk
Rumer – Soft Rock
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
Leonid and Friends – Covers of Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire etc. – hot group!
SOUL
Beth Hart – Rock, Soul
Morgan James – Rock, Soul
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
Bobby “Blue” Bland – Soul
GOSPEL
Donnie McClurkin – Gospel
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
IRISH
Gaelic Storm – Celtic, Irish
Anuna – Irish
Solas – The best Celtic, Irish!
Deanta – Celtic, Irish
CHEROKEE
Walela – Cherokee vocal group
(List Complied by Jim Matthews, *adaptions and additions by S.L., P.C, E.C., A.T., T.S. )
Who are YOUR models for music? Which performing artists do YOU listen to? Who do
you play for yourself as a STANDARD – model of excellence? This certainly is NOT
a complete list as there are many models which are not listed. This is simply a start.
FLUTE -Classical
Emmanuel Pahud, Andreas Blau, Sharon Bezaly, Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre
Rampal, James Galway, Ian Clarke, Thomas Robertello, Mimi Stillman, Aurele Nicolet,
Jasmine Choi, Paula Robison, Andrea Griminelli, Jane Rutter, Jeanne Baxtresser, Sefika
Kutluer,
FLUTE- Jazz: Sarpay Ozcagatay, Hubert Laws, Nestor Torres, Greg Patillo (beatbox),
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Herbie Mann, Dave Valentine, Leo Wright,
OBOE - Albrecht Mayer, Marcel Tabuteau, John Mack, Joe Robinson, Alex Klein, Eugene
Izotov, Heinz Holliger, Elaine Douvas, John de Lancie, Andreas Whitteman, Richard
Woodhams, Ralph Gomberg, Katherine Needleman, Marc Lifschey, David Weiss, Liang
Wang, Francios Leleux, Henric Chaim,
BASSOON - David McGill, Arthur Grossman, Klaus Thunemann, Dag Jensen, Joseph
Polisi, Frank Morrelli, Judith LeClair, Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, Albrecht Holder,
Milan Turkovic, Gustavo Nunez, Antoine Bullant, Bill Douglas, Julie Price, Asger
Svendsen, Carl Almenrader, Karen Geoghegan, Aligi Voltan,
CLARINET- Clasical – Andrew Marriner, Sabine Meyer, Martin Frost, Julian Bliss,Rolf Smedvig,
Larry Combs, Stanley Drucker, Alessandro Carbonare, John Manasse, Sharon Kam, Karl
Leister, Ricardo Morales, Jack Brymer, Yehuda Gilad, Harold Wright, Robert Marcellus,
Richard Stoltzman,
CLARINET- Jazz: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Paquito D’Rivera, Eddie Daniels,
Pete Fountain, Buddy DeFranko, Woody Herman, Eric Dolphy – Bass Clarinet, Evan
Christopher, Anat Cohen, Jimmy Hamilton, Barney Bigard, Doreen Ketchens – New
Orleans, Martin Frost, Dorene Ketchens,
SAXOPHONE- Classical –
German/Austrian Sound/School of Thought- John Edward Kelly, Sigurd Rascher, Wildy Zumwalt, Michael Hernandez, Michael Mortarotti, Eric Barreto-Maymi, David Cortez, Elliot Riley, Christine Rall, Andreas van Zoelen, Oscar Trompenaars, Harry White, Patrick Meighan
French Sound/School of Thought- Nobuya Sugawa, Arno Bornkamp, Fred Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, Donald Sinta, Marcel Mule,Timothy McAllister, Stephen Mauk, Daniel Duffayet, Jean-Marie Londeix, Larry Teal, Claude Delangle, Vincent David, Jean-Yves Formeau, Debra Richtmeyer, Robert Black, Otis Murphy, Taimur Sullivan, Nathan Nabb, Amy Dickson, Jess Gillam, Mi-Bemol
SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE- Classical, Rascher Quartet, Mana Saxophone Quartet, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Nuclear Whales, Eastman Saxophone Project – Rite of Spring, Apollo Sax Quartet,
SAXOPHONE- Jazz: Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Orenette Coleman, Benny Carter,
Stan Getz, James Moody, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn,
Lester Young, Branford Marsalis, Phil Woods, Denis Solee, Dexter Gordon, Coleman
Hawkins, Sonny Stitt, Wayne Shorter, Ben Webster, Hank Mobley, Chris Vadala, Johnny
Hodges, Grover Washington Jr., Zoot Sims, Maceo Parker, Gato Barbieri, Archie Shepp,
Jimmy Heath, Paul Gonsalves, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Candy Dulfer, Tom Scott, David
“Fathead” Newman, Dr. Ed Calle,
TRUMPET- Classical– Rolf Smedvig, Maurice Andre, Gabor Tarkovi, Sergei Nakariokov, Alison
Balsom, Chris Martin, Phil Smith, Bud Herseth, Esteban Batallan, Rafael Mendez, Mark
Ridenour, John Hagstrom, Tine Thing Helseth, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Hakan
Hardenberger, Wynton Marsalis, Timofei Dokshitser, Allen Vizzutti, Matthias Hofs, Paco
Flores, Ludwig Guttler, Ruben Simeo, Amy Nelson, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Caleb
Hudson, Jeffrey Work, Tomas Medina, Werlink Casanova,
TRUMPET- Jazz/Latin: Harry James, Al Hirt, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Freddie
Hubbard, Guido Basso, James Morrison, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Wayne
Bergeron, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, Lynn Nicholson, Bud Brisbois, Roger
Ingram, Conrad Gazzo, Pauly Cohen, Bobby Shew, Jack Sheldon, Ira Sullivan, Carl
Saunders, Vaughn Nark, Nat Adderly, Andrea Tofanelli, Chris Botti, Louis Dowdeswell,
Cat Anderson, Bobby Hackett, Trombone Shorty, Ray Noble (Cherokee!), Yturvides,
Terell Stafford, Till Bronner, Vance Nimtz, Claudio Roditi, Tom Harrell, Kenny Wheeler,
Jeff Oster, Tony Guererro, Hugh Masekela, Perez Prado’s lead trumpet players! – Luis
Valizan,
FRENCH HORN- Radek Baborak, Stefan Dohr, Dale Clevenger, David Cooper, Dennis Brain, Barry
Tuckwell, Philip Farkas, Herman Baumann, Vienna Horns, Sarah Willis, Radovan
Vlatkovic, Alan Civil, Philip Myers, Frank Lloyd, Peter Damm, Aubrey Brain (Dennis
Brain’s father), William Purvis, Katy Woolley,
TROMBONE- Classical - Joe Alessi, Charles Vernon, Jay Friedman, Christian Lindberg, James
Markey, Lars Karlin, George Curran, Jorgen Van Rijen, Ralph Sauer, Trombone Unit
Hannover, London Trombone Sound, Alain Trudel, Ben VanDyke, Ian Bousfield (good
breathing clinic!), Paul Milner (Bass Trombone LSO), Robert Tindle (bass trombone),
Gene Watts, Mayumi Shimizu,
TROMBONE- Jazz: Bill Watrous, JJ Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, Frank
Rosolino, Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding, John Allred, James Morrison, Bob Brookmeyer,
Michael Dease, Dick Nash, David Steinmeyer, New York Voices, Elliot Mason, Delfeayo
Marsalis, Bill Burgess, Trombone Shorty, Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton,
Wycliff Gordon, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Russo, Conrad Herwig, Kid Ory, Melba Liston, Harry
Waters, Raul De Souza, Carol Jarvis, Scott Whitfield,
EUPHONIUM - David Childs, Steven Mead, Adam Frey, Brian Bowman, Leonard Falcone,
Mark Fisher, Patrick Stuckemeyer, Ann-Julie Skarpmo, Demondrae Thurman, Michael
Dodd, Anthony Caillet,Gail Robertson, Jazz: Rich Matteson,
TUBA – Arnold Jacobs, Patrick Sheridan, Alan Baer, David Zerkel, Oystein Baadsvik, Tim
Buzbee, , Floyd Cooley, Warren Deck, Gene Pokorny, Craig Knox, Andrew Hitz, Roger
Bobo, Dan Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, Sam Pilafian, Oystein Baadsvik, Carol Jantsch,
Mike Roylance, Yasuhito Sugiyama, Velvet Brown, Heiko Triebener, Kenneth Amis,
Hidehiro Fujita – Principle Singapore Symphony Jazz: Check out Howard Johnson, Jon
Sass, Joe Murphy, Nate Mcintosh, Leswi Pantoja,
PERCUSSION – Must access Vic Firth website for every kind of teaching and performance
videos! David Skidmore, Rob Knopper, So Percussion, Third Coast Percussion,
Mallets- David Skidmore, Ian Rosenbaum, Kieko Abe, Mark Ford, Evelyn Glennie, Chris Lamb, Colin Currie, Alan
Abel, Marilyn Mazur, Ludwig Albert, Gene Koshiniski, Brian Blume, Kevin Bobo, Andrea Venet, Ivan Trevino
Percussion Ensembles- Amsterdam Percussion Group, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Nexus, Yale Percussion Collective,
Jazz- Drumset (old school): - Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes
Jazz- Drumset (modern):- Benny Greb, Tony Royster Jr., Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Larnell Lewis, Mark Guiliana, Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz- Mallets (vibes) - Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Christian Tamburr
Rock Drumset - Neil Peart, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Mike Portnoy, Ginger Baker, Benny Greb, Tony
Royster Jr., Dave Weckl,
Jazz- Latin – Tito Puente, Horacio Hernandez – “El Negro”,
Marching Percussion- Ralph Hardimon, Paul Rennick, Bret Kuhn, Tom Aungst, Scott Johnson, Jim Casella, Colin McNut
COLOR GUARD/ WINTER GUARD- Onyx, Pride of Cincinnati, Fantasia, Paramount, Santa Clara Vanguard, Blessed Sacrament, Northern Lights, Braddock Independent, Corona, The Light Brigade, Diamante, Etude, Mayflower, Aimachi, Zydeco, UCF Pegasus, USF Winterguard
GUITAR – John Williams, David Russell, Jason Vieaux, Julian Bream, Strunz and Farah
Sharon Isbin, Alaxandra Whittingham, Laura Gonzalez, Wawau Adler, Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Ron McFarlane – Renaissance Lute, Joe Pass
VIOLIN - Joshua Bell, Midori, Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, Midori Goto, Julia
Fischer, Nicola Benedetti, Karen Briggs - Yanni’s Violin player - also gospel player, Sarah
Chang, Cory Cerovsek,
VIOLA – Kim Kashkashian, Paul Silverthorne, Tabea Zimmermann, Lionel Tertis, William
Primrose, Nobuko Imai, Yuri Bashmet, Lawrence Power
CELLO - Pablo Casals, Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Mtislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline Du
Pre, Julian Llyod Webber, Steven Isserlis, Enrico Dindo, Lynn Harrell – professor USC,
Anner Bylsma, Janos Starker,
BASS- Classical– Francois Rabbath, Edgar Meyer
BASS- Jazz- Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ray Brown,
Jaco Pastorius, Rodney Whitaker, Stanley Clarke, Christian McBride, Paul Chambers,
Esperanza Spalding, Oscar Pettiford, Eddie Gomez, Flea – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Percey
Heath, Verdine White – (Earth, Wind and Fire), Victor Wooten, Lauren Pierce, Kristin Korb
PIANO-Classical – Vladimir Horowitz, Arturo Benedetti Michelangelli, Jozef Hofmann, Vladimir
Ashkenazy, Andre Watts, Andras Schiff, Evgeny Kissin,
PIANO- Jazz: Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans
BANDS/ENSEMBLES – United States Marine Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Royal
Northern College, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, University of Texas Wind Ensemble –
Jerry Junkin, Belgian Guides, Cleveland Winds with Frederick Fennell, Northwestern
University Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Mallory Thompson, Dallas Wind Symphony,
University of Michigan Symphony Band – William Revelli and H. Robert Reynolds, Tokyo
Kosei, Japanese Bands, NHK Symphony Orchestra Winds!!!, Mnozil Brass, Summit
Brass, London Brass, Empire Brass, Blitz Brass, Carion – woodwind quintet, Hercules
Brass Ensemble!!! – Spain, Venezuelan Brass Ensemble!!!!!!,
ORCHESETRAS – Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, St.
Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Los Angles Symphony, Cleveland Symphony,
Boston Symphony, Berlin Symphony, London Symphony, Academy of Saint Martin in the
Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra – Amsterdam, (also Gustavo Dudamel’s Youth Symphony –
The System – Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela), Camerata Nordic String
Orchestra, Beaux Arts Trio,
JAZZ BANDS– Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Airmen of Note, Stan Kenton, GRP Jazz
Band, Big Phat Band, North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, Boss Brass – Rob McConnell,
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Bands, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller,
Modern Jazz Quartet, New Orleans Styles - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band,
Young Blood Brass Band, New Orleans Night Crawlers, Individual Artists – Oscar
Peterson!!!, Louis Armstrong!!!, Harry James, Billie Holiday!!!, Ella Fitzgerald!!!,
Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Brecker Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Santa Fe & The Fat
City Horns, Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra, John LaBarbera Big Band, Perez Prado –
old latin jazz, Buena Vista Social Club – Latin Jazz, Kermit Ruffins – New Orleans,
VOCAL
Soprano
Kathleen Battle, Julia Varady, Leontyne Price, Beverly Sills, Anna Netrebko, Rene
Fleming, Renata Tebaldi, Jessye Norman, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marina Poplavskaya,
Sabine Devieilhe, Maria Callas, Joyce DiDonato, Cecilia Bartoli (Riedi al soglio!!!! -
Rossini), Sarah Brightman, Lucia Popp, Aida Garifullina, Katherine Jenkins, Shirley
Verrett, Sumi Jo, Angela Gheorghiu, Joan Sutherland, Lise Davidsen, Golda Schultz,
Mezzo-Soprano
Cecilia Bartoli, Joyce DiDonato, Marilyn Horne, Christa Ludwig, Vessalina Kasarova, Janet Baker, Katherine Jenkins, Grace Bumbry, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Denyce Graves
Counter-Tenor
Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max Emanuel Cencic, Derek Lee Ragin, Bejun Mehta, Michael Chance
Tenor
Enrico Caruso, Lauritz Melchior, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Yusif Eyvazov, John Vickers, Nicolai Gedda, Beniamino Gigli, Jonas Kaufman*, Juan Diego Florez, Bryn Terfel, Jussi Bjorling, Carlo Bergonzi, Alfredo Krauss, Lawrence Brownlee, Franco Corelli, Mario Lanza, Peter Schreier, Fritz Wunderlich, Rudolf Schock
Baritone
Simon Keenlyside, Gerlad Finley, Matthias Goerne, Christian Gerhaher, Dimitri Hvorostovsky, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Herman Prey
Bass
Thomas Quasthoff, Bryn Terfel, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Boris Christoff, Paul Robeson, Samuel Ramey, Nicolai Ghiaurov (check out Verdi’s Requiem), Rene’ Pape, Jd Sumner (lowest voice I have ever heard), John Tomlinson, Alexander Kipnis, Cesare Siepe, IIdebrando D’Arcangelo, Sergei Leiferkus
Bass-Pop/Modern
Barry White, Melvin Franklin - Temptations, Michael McCary – Boyz II Men, Thurl Ravenscroft, Avi Kaplan, Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci
Choirs
Polyphony, Robert Shaw, Bacholian Singers, Eric Whitacre, Chanticleer, The
King Singers, St. Olaf Choir, Acapella Groups – Pentatonics, Straight No Chaser,
Voctave, Rockapella, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer, First Call, Red Army Choir (Volga
Boatman, Annie Laurie), Florida State University Chamber Choir – Andre’ Thomas
Conductor, Cantus, BYU Singers, Dale Warland Singers, Lincoln University Concert
Choir, Discovery Singers, Sanctus,
CONDUCTORS
Orchestra Conductors - Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Gustavo Dudamel, Lorin Maazel, Sir Colin Davis,
Marin Alsop, Herbert von Karajan, Carlos Klieber, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein,
Eugene Ormandy, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Claudio Abbado,
Simon Rattle, Halldis Ronning, Seiji Ozawa, Carlo Maria Giulini, Xian Zhang, Sejie
Ozawa, Myung-Whun Chung, Alondra de la Parra, Thomas Wilkins, Tony Anthony
Maiello, Dr. Cynthia Johnson Turner, Alan Gilbert, Thomas Clamor
Band Conductors – Jerry Junkin, Allan McMurray, H Robert Reynolds, Mallory Thompson, Kevin
Seditall, Rob Carnihan, Paula Crider, Keiko Kobayashi, Frederick Fennell, Gary Green,
Thomas Clamor – Venezuelan Brass, European Brass, J. Eric Wilson – Baylor University,
John Paynter, William Revelli, Ray Cramer, Paula Crider, Arnold Gabriel, David McGill,
check out: BandDirector.com for tons of information, clinics, rehearsals etc.
Choir Conductors – Eric Whitacre, Robert Shaw, David Bruner, Kevin Fenton, David Barra, Steven
Layton - Polyphony, Anton Armstrong – St. Olaf, Alan Zebriskie,
Singers You MAY NOT KNOW but who are great at what they do:
Jazz
Johnny Hartman - Jazz
Emilie-Claire Barlow – Folk, jazz
Stacey Kent – Jazz
Eva Cassidy – pop, jazz
Kevin Mahogany – Jazz, Lite
Diana Panton – Folk, Jazz
Shirley Horn – Jazz
Renee Olstead – Jazz, mainstream
Cassandra Wilson – Jazz
Nicki Parrott – Jazz
Sara Gazarek – Jazz, Folk
Maureen Budway – Jazz
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
St. Andreau Jazz Band – Bareclona Spain – kids through Pro’s all playing together! A must for Jazz Directors!
Melody Gardot – jazz, pop
Chantal Chamberland – Jazz, lite pop
Dorothy Dandridge – Jazz
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Jazz
Celtic
Caren Casey – Celtic
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Gaelic Storm – Celtic, Irish
Solas – The best Celtic, Irish!
Kate Rusby – Celtic
Deanta – Celtic, Irish
POP
Eva Cassidy – pop, jazz
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Trijnte Oosterhuis – Scandinavian, pop
Jasmine Thompson – Lite pop
Melody Gardot – jazz, pop
Chantal Chamberland – Jazz, lite pop
FOLK
Emilie-Claire Barlow – Folk, jazz
Diana Panton – Folk, Jazz,
Sara Gazarek – Jazz, Folk
Imelda May – Rock, Folk
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
The Wailin’ Jennys – Folk
ROCK
Beth Hart – Rock, Soul
Morgan James – Rock, Soul
Imelda May – Rock, Folk
Rumer – Soft Rock
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
Leonid and Friends – Covers of Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire etc. – hot group!
SOUL
Beth Hart – Rock, Soul
Morgan James – Rock, Soul
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
Lizz Wright – Soft Rock, jazz, soul
Bobby “Blue” Bland – Soul
GOSPEL
Donnie McClurkin – Gospel
Postmodern Juke Box – Everyone!
IRISH
Gaelic Storm – Celtic, Irish
Anuna – Irish
Solas – The best Celtic, Irish!
Deanta – Celtic, Irish
CHEROKEE
Walela – Cherokee vocal group