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Nicholas Krolak

Bassist Nicholas Krolak is a young veteran of the Philadelphia jazz scene. He has spent the last decade working as a side-man, experiencing new styles, and studying with the masters. Now, he has taken all he has learned and is applying it to his own group. Tracing the lineage of bebop into the contemporary, his compositions celebrate the city and honor nature. He is also the host of the Voice = Power Podcast in which he interviews visionaries of the Jazz world, pursuing the question: How does an artist find their voice?

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Mycological

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Mycological

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Mycological

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Duration: 10:14

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Article: AAJ PRO

Jazz vs. Classical Funding

Read "Jazz vs. Classical Funding" reviewed by Nicholas Krolak


Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As Dr. Billy Taylor explains, “Classical music must be time-tested; it must serve as a standard or model; it must have established ...

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This Is Our Moment (single)

Label: Next Level
Released: 2020
Track listing: This Is Our Moment

Album

Voice = Power

Label: Next Level
Released: 2020
Track listing: Providence; Speaking Back Through Time; Interlude 1; Stargazer II; 3; Interlude 2; A Mannequin's Hands; Crucian Lullaby; Interlude 3; This is Our Moment.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nicholas Krolak Interview

Read "Nicholas Krolak Interview" reviewed by Patrick Burnette


In this wide-ranging interview, the boys talk with bassist Nicholas Krolak, a Philadelphian with insights on pacing a set, marketing difficult-to-publicize music like jazz, the cost of including standards on a CD, and the oblique thinking of Bad Plus pianist Orrin Evans. There's also some discussion of “bachelor cookies" (not a euphemism) in there.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Douglas Honours Dizzy

Read "Dave Douglas Honours Dizzy" reviewed by Bob Osborne


A selection of new and not so new this week: New releases feature: Dave Douglas with his new album shining a light on the legacy of the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. Nicholas Krolak a great sophomore album from the Philadelphia-based bassist. Krolak is a young veteran of the Philadelphia jazz scene. He has ...

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News: Recording

Bassist Nicholas Krolak Inspires Listeners To Find And Use One’s Voice To Impact The World Around Oneself With His Sophomore Album, 'Voice = Power.

Bassist Nicholas Krolak Inspires Listeners To Find And Use One’s Voice To Impact The World Around Oneself With His Sophomore Album, 'Voice = Power.

Bassist, composer, and lyricist Nicholas Krolak is no stranger to the complexities of the modern world in which we live. As a musician, Krolak understands it is not enough for him to merely preserve tradition, but it is not possible to move forward without it. As a person, he understands the dual necessity of walking in ...

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This Is Our Moment

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Label: Next Level
Released: 2020
Duration: 05:16


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