Influences and Mentors
Influences and Mentors
John has studied music composition with Salvatore Martirano, C. James Sheppard, Paul Steinberg, G. Roger Davis, John Melby, Paul Martin Zonn, Morgan Powell, and Elliott Del Borgo.
He studied musical analysis and theory with G. Roger Davis, Claire Boge, John Melby, Zachary Browning, musical formalism with Sever Tipei, and electronic music with Scott Wyatt and Paul Steinberg.
He has studied in master classes with Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell.
He studied musicology and ethnomusicology with Pamela Fox and Herbert Kellman, saxophone performance with James Stoltie and percussion with William Albin.