uses the pseudonym "RoyEl", also the name he gave to the keyboard instrument he invented. Wooten's solo albums are experimental and incorporate diverse musical genres and concepts. On Evolution de la Musique, for example, he infuses classical music with jazz elements, especially improvisation, and spoken word. Among extra-musical influences, Wooten describes Pythagorean numerology and Vedic mathematics as influencing his compositions. Wooten's solo works are: The Seamless Script Pi Lullaby Evolution de la Musique The Black Mozart Ensemble See also Afrofuturism References External links Béla Fleck and the Flecktones official site 1957 births Living people American jazz percussionists American jazz drummers African-American drummers Béla Fleck and the Flecktones members Grammy Award winners Norfolk State University alumni 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers Jazz musicians from Virginia American male jazz musicians