However, his influences are diverse and include jazz artists, John Cage, Charles Ives, and Paul Hindemith.
The term also refers to a circle of composers in the 1950s which included John Cage, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown and Christian Wolff.
Formative influences on Skempton's music included Erik Satie, John Cage and Morton Feldman.
Alumni include John Cage and others who went on to collaborate with Off Off Broadway folks.
His early influences included Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and John Cage, whom he heard lecture at Darmstadt.
Alumni and former teachers include Ravi Shankar, Benjamin Britten and John Cage.
Composers featured include John Cage, Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, and Harry Partch.
During this period, his notable students included John Cage, Lou Harrison, and H. Owen Reed.
Other composers he had become acquainted with at Columbia-Princeton include John Cage, Aaron Copland, and Leonard Bernstein.
Early artists and performers included Laurie Anderson, John Cage and David Salle.
