Dave Ferris Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I'm happy in my own skin for the most part but wouldn't mind the chops of someone like Maurizo Pollini in his prime years. https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Roy Bittan and Billy Preston "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Well, at least we made it to the 28th reply before the first list. And 29 before someone had to be an asshole. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well, at least we made it to the 28th reply before the first list. And 29 before someone had to be an asshole. Guess smileys don't count for anything, huh? Fine... let me point out the "Ignore User" feature available to you, so you don't need to be bothered with my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Interesting question, PD. I could name some of the folks already listed, but I'll try to be different: Ben Folds. I just love the fact that he plays the piano like the percussion instrument that it is. Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Warren Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Mike Warren... but able to play properly. DigitalFakeBook Free chord/lyric display software for windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well, since almost everyone I would've said has already been mentioned, I'll go for Chucho Valdez. The speed of that guy is unreal. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I don't know. So difficult. Herbie Hancock. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Ben Folds. I just love the fact that he plays the piano like the percussion instrument that it is. Noah I like Bartok's percussive use of the piano. But for jazz players, I would have to go with Herbie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Gregg Rolie. Tomorrow I'll have a different answer. If it was a list, though, he would always be on it. So would...oh wait, no, it's not a list. Must . . . stop . . . typing . . . --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 John Medeski Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 If I could wake up on fire, I think I'd go right to my office and burn the place down. ("And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...the ratio of people to cake is too big"). Then I'd go home and practice for the rest of my life. And if I sounded anywhere near as cool as ANY of these people mentioned, I'd be a happy m'f'r. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Bruce Hornsby. Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkKeysStuff Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 John Tesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 If I could wake up on fire, I think I'd go right to my office and burn the place down. ("And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...the ratio of people to cake is too big"). Then I'd go home and practice for the rest of my life. And if I sounded anywhere near as cool as ANY of these people mentioned, I'd be a happy m'f'r. I love Kung Fu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 On-Topic: I'd want to play like Jon Lord. He was the first keyboard idol I ever had, and still my favourite today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartRun Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 ...Keith Emerson (y'all too, but you won't say it) Jan Hammer Chick Corea Jimmy Smith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 ...Keith Emerson (y'all too, but you won't say it) Jan Hammer Chick Corea Jimmy Smith... Look, another list (lest anyone think I'm singling them out for being incapable of dealing with an incredibly simple request by the O.P., as though my being an asshole was personally targeted... I'm an equal-opportunity asshole... and the "Ignore User" feature is available to everyone equally, too! :thu: :thu:) (wishing there was a single-finger waving smiley, given the mood I'm in tonight, but this one will have to do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 ...Keith Emerson (y'all too, but you won't say it) Jan Hammer Chick Corea Jimmy Smith... Look, another list Well, if not a list, then how about a Liszt? I'm not old enough to have heard Franz play, but I'm certain his name belongs somewhere in this thread. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 KB players must be like M&Ms...hard to stop at one. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 (wishing there was a single-finger waving smiley, given the mood I'm in tonight, but this one will have to do) At least you've got the patented "Sven-Golly-Disapproves-Smiley" --> <-- , I mean, that's something. It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinio Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 John Mayer... oh shi- George Duke Nord Electro 3 -73 || Korg CX-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 KB players must be like M&Ms...hard to stop at one. I'll play, but I had to think a while.... Yes, it IS hard to just name one. I was going to say James P Johnson because I could be more self entertained and get more solo gigs with my newly invented left hand. :grin: But...I am a group player who enjoys interaction with others so... Michel Camilo, who, although we are the same age, is much better looking than I am. And...well yes, it would also be nice to play like that. Day "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I haven't answered because I keep coming up with several names, aka a list. Let's just say I have an idea of what I'd like to sound like, what kind of music I like to play, and I'll go with something similar to Mike Warren's answer. Me, but able to play it. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoehead Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Steve Walsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTuna Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Well, if not a list, then how about a Liszt? Finally someone catches it! Thank you, Geoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewall08530 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Charlie Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montunoman Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Hard question. I'd be happy with any of the guys listed but I think I might go with Chic Correa. Insane chops, creativity, great composer, very versitle. Really is there anything he can't do pianistically speaking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismo Recording Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Bill Payne Ken Denny Gismo Recording So Cliché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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