Model Musicians

We all need GOOD models on our instruments so we know what we are aiming for. Check out this list of model musicians on YOUR instrument. Make a playlist on Spotify or YouTube of these musicians and listen to them DAILY! You will hear yourself improve drastically!

Model Musician Sounds
by Jim Matthews
Who are YOUR models for music? Which performing artists do YOU listen to? Who do you play
for your students 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 – Emmanuel Pahud, Sharon Bezaly, Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Galway, Nestor Torres, Ian Clarke, Greg Patillo, Thomas Robertello, Mimi Stillman,

Oboe – Albrecht Mayer, John Mack, Joe Robinson, Alex Klein, Eugene Izotov, Heinz Holliger, Elaine Douvas, John de Lancie, Marcel Tabuteau, Andreas Whitteman,

Bassoon – David McGill, Arthur Grossman, Klaus Thunemann, Dag Jensen, Joseph Polisi, Frank Morrelli, Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet,

Clarinet – Julian Bliss, Sabine Meyer, Larry Combs, Stanley Drucker, Alessandro Carbonare, AndrewMariner, Sabine Meyer, John Manasse, Ricardo Morales, Eddie Daniels, Richard Stoltzman,

Saxophone – Fred Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, Sigurd Rascher, Marcel Mule, Don Sinta, Tim McAllister, John Edward Kelly, Stephen Mauk, Daniel Duffayet, Marcel Mule, Mi-Bemol Saxophone Ensemble, Rascher Quartet, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Nuclear Whales, Eastman Saxophone Project – Rite of Spring, Apollo Sax Quartet, Jazz: Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Orenette Coleman, Benny Carter, Stan Getz, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn, Lester Young, Branford Marsalis, Phil Woods, Claude Delangle, Denis Solee

Trumpet – Sergei Nakariokov, Alison Balsom, Chris Martin, Phil Smith, Maurice Andre, Bud Herseth, Ting Thing Helseth, Rafael Mendez, Gabor Tarkovi, Edvard Antonsen, Wynton Marsalis, Ruben Simeo, Matthias Hofs, Jazz: Harry James, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, James Morrison, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Wayne Bergeron, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, Lynn Nicholson, Bud Brisbois, Conrad Gazzo, Pauly Cohen, Bobby Shew, Nat Adderly, Andrea Tofanelli, Allen Vizzutti, Chris Botti, Louis Dowdeswell, Cat Anderson, Bobby Shew, Trombone Shorty,

Horn – Radek Baborak, Stefan Dohr, Dale Clevenger, Dennis Brain, Barry Tuckwell, Philip Farkas, Herman Baumann, Vienna Horns, Sarah Willis,

Trombone – Joe Alessi, Charles Vernon, Jay Friedman, James Markey, Lars Karlin, George Curran, Christian Lindberg, Jorgen van Rijen, Trombone Unit Hannover, London Trombone Sound, Alain Trudel, Ben VanDyke, Jazz: Bill Watrous, JJ Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding, John Allred, James Morrison, Dick Nash, David Steinmeyer, New York Voices, Elliot Mason, Delfeayo Marsalis, Bill Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Trombone Shorty,

Euphonium – David Childs, Steven Mead, Adam Frey, Brian Bowman, Leonard Falcone, Mark Fisher, Patrick Stuckemeyer,

Tuba – Arnold Jacobs, Patrick Sheridan, Warren Deck, Gene Pokorny, Craig Knox, Andrew Hitz, Roger Bobo, Dan Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, Sam Pilafian

Percussion – Must access Vic Firth website for every kind of teaching and performance videos! David Skidmore, Rob Knopper, So Percussion, Third Coast Percussion, Mallets – Ian Rosenbaum, Kieko Abe, Mark Ford, Evelyn Glennie, Chris Lamb, Colin Currie, Alan Abel, Marilyn Mazur, Ludwig Albert, Amsterdam Percussion Group, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Nexus, Jazz – Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Steve Gadd, Jazz Mallets – Milt Jackson!, Rock – Neil Peart, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Mike Portnoy, Ginger Baker, Benny Greb, Tony Royster Jr., Dave Weckl,
Latin – Tito Puente, Horacio Hernandez – “El Negro”
Guitar – John Williams, David Russell, Jason Vieaux, Julian Bream, Strunz and Farah

Violin – Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, Midori Goto, Julia Fischer, Nicola Benedetti, Karen Briggs – Yanni’s Violin player, also gospel player
Viola – Kim Kashkashian, Paul Silverthorne, Tabea Zimmermann, Lionel Tertis, William Primrose, Nobuko Imai, Yuri Bashmet, Lawrence Power
Cello – Pablo Casals, Yo-Yo Ma, Mtislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline Du Pre
Bass – Francois Rabbath, Edgar Meyer
Bands/Ensembles – United States Marine Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Royal Northern College, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, 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, Mnozil Brass, Summitt Brass, London Brass, Empire Brass, Blitz Brass

Orchestras – Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Amsterdam, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic (also Gustavo Dudamel’s Youth Symphony – The System – Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela), Boston Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Jazz – 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, ….

Choirs – Polyphony, Robert Shaw, Bacholian Singers, Eric Whitacre, Chanticleer, The King Singers, St. Olaf Choir, Acapella Groups – Pentatonics, Straight No Chaser, Rockapella, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer, First Call, Red Army Choir (Volga Boatman, Annie Laurie), Eric Whitacre

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