Jazz Articles about David Fiuczynski

About David Fiuczynski

Interview

David Fiuczynski: Salt, Sweat, Love, Tears

by George Colligan
November 2, 2013

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] David Fiuczynski is a very unique guitarist. Many of you know him from his successful band called Screaming Headless Torsos. He's played with Hasidic New Wave, trumpeter Cuong Vu, and pianist Hiromi. I first met David at a rehearsal with drummer Billy Hart, and then we played a few projects with clarinetist Don Byron over the years. We've been working together in Jack DeJohnette's band ...

Interview

David Fiuczynski: In the In Between

by Daniel Lehner
March 4, 2013

The most recent compositional premiere by guitarist David Fiucyznski has a title that almost manages to sum up his entire sphere of influence. “Flam! Pan-Asian Microjam for J Dilla and Olivier Messiaen" premiered at Berklee College of Music in 2012 and was inspired by a geographically and temporally enormous range of styles. Fiuczynski describes the piece as a trinity of inspirations with respect to rhythm, harmony and melody. “It's kind of a triangle between Pan-Asian music, Messiaen bird ...

Album Review

David Fiuczynski: Planet Microjam

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 10, 2012

David “Fuze" Fiuczynski è uno dei musicisti più prolifici che ci sono in circolazione: leader dei newyorkesi Screaming Headless Torsos e attivo in svariate collaborazioni in ambito jazz (tra le quali quella con Jack DeJohnette) e non solo, porta avanti da diversi anni progetti paralleli dagli approcci stilistici diversi. Planet Microjam è un esempio di come Fuze ami ibridare sapori contrastanti e mettere insieme mosaici fantasiosi, avvalendosi di musicisti preparati e pronti nell'affrontare un repertorio che non conosce confini espressivi. ...

Album Review

David Fiuczynski: KiF Express

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 27, 2009

Allacciate le cinture di sicurezza, sta partendo il KiF Express e mastro Dave ‘Fuze’ Fiuczynski è ai comandi, in cabina. Pronto a lanciare questo treno a folle velocità nelle lande stralunate che nessuno sa come mappare sulle cartine geografiche della musica giovane e rigogliosa. Forse la vera ragione di questa difficoltà topografica sta proprio nella estrema dinamicità di una musica che non si fa mai acchiappare da chi pretende di etichettarla. E allora lasciamo che queste scorribande piene di forza ...

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Album Review

David Fiuczynski: KiF Express

Read "KiF Express" reviewed by Phil DiPietro

by Phil DiPietro
November 21, 2008

David “Fuze" Fiuczynski continues to obliterate the boundaries of modern-day electric guitar styles, pushing himself further forward into the “world" sounds, techniques, scales, and rhythms that now constitute his calling-card. Funk can be 4/4 or 11/8, tone distorted or bone dry, chords root-fifth crunchers or undeniably undecipherable . He can make a fretted guitar sound fretless, but he's also the world's foremost fretless guitarist, rendering him one of the world's premier slide guitarists--but he plays “slide" with his fingertips. All ...

Album Review

Dennis Chambers / Jeff Berlin / Dave Fiuczynski / T Lavitz: Boston T Party

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 12, 2006

Questo album è firmato collettivamente dai quattro musicisti impegnati nei dieci brani qui contenuti, anche se i veri leader sembrano essere il batterista Dennis Chambers, potente macchina del ritmo carica di ottani e il tastierista T Lavitz, già noto per la sua attività con i Dixie Dregs e con i Widespread Panic e produttore di questo Boston T Party. Siamo decisamente dalle parti della musica fusion eseguita da ottimi strumentisti che però non sanno resistere alla parte più truculenta della ...

Live Review

Completing the Current Circuit with Fuze

by Phil DiPietro
March 10, 2004

Guitarist David “Fuze" Fiuczynski has remained somewhat of an incongruously well-kept secret despite his staggeringly complete resume, forward-thinking conceptual approach, and absolutely spine-chilling command of guitar technique. He's also been ahead of the curve on a few things; for one, the funk-metal crossover stylings that have dominated the popular music airwaves for quite some time now. His Screaming Headless Torsos were pumping fresh air into this genre back in 1995 with a major label studio release, and the previously import-only ...