Jazz Articles about Brad Shepik

Brad Shepik Blindfolded

by Ryan Burns
May 15, 2004

NYC-based, Seattle-raised guitarist rates tracks by Metheny/Coleman, Chris Potter, Wes Montgomery, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Miles Davis.“Listen To This!" is relative to the popular “Blindfold Test" of Down Beat Magazine, with the added element of a musician-to-musician interview, as inspired by Drummer Art Taylor's book Notes and Tones (Da Capo 0526). The “blindfolded" featured artist is asked to identify the players and tunes they are listening to, as well as rate each performance on a scale of 1-5 ...

Brad Shepik Trio & the Mike Mainieri Quartet

by David Adler
March 8, 2004

Cornelia Street Caf', New York City Brad Shepik Trio, January 6, 2000Cornelia Street Caf' is a jazz treasure, one of lower Manhattan's best kept secrets. Upstairs it's a classy restaurant; downstairs it's a modest but comfortable performance space where excellent straight-ahead and avant-garde players do their thing almost every night of the week. And no, you don't have to drop $50 a head: The cover can sometimes climb to $10 but is often less, and there's a one-drink minimum. ...

Brad Shepik Trio: Short Trip

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2001

Much more than your standard state-of-the-art guitar driven jazz trio, Short Trip signifies New York City-based guitarist Brad Shepik's inaugural stab at straight-ahead or what might be considered mainstream fare. Here, Shepik deviates a bit from his Balkan and North African derived statements, witnessed on his fine 'Songlines' solo recordings and long term involvement with the band, 'Pachora' and trumpeter Dave Douglas' now historic 'Tiny Bell Trio' outfit.

While Brad Shepik looms as one of the future stars of modern ...

Brad Shepik: The Well

by David Adler
April 1, 2000

Taking a cue from his work with the Paradox Trio, guitarist Brad Shepik continues to delve into Balkan and Middle Eastern sounds on this follow-up to 1997's The Loan (also on Songlines). Aiding Shepik are Peter Epstein on alto and soprano saxophones, Skuli Sverrisson on electric bass, Michael Sarin on drums and percussion, and fellow Paradoxer Seido Salifoski on dumbek and percussion. Tracks like “The Flood," “Zephyr," and “Vapor Oro" zip along with head-spinning odd meters and fast unison melodies ...