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Mark Wingfield: The Gathering

by Glenn Astarita
Mark Wingfield's The Gathering is not for the faint of heart or those who prefer their music neatly categorized. This is not background music--it is a sonic assault course demanding your full attention. Wingfield, a British guitar hero who clearly enjoys pushing boundaries, has assembled a supergroup of instrumentalists who seem to be having as much fun defying expectations as creating them. Gary Husband, a musical chameleon who switches from delicate piano to thunderous drums in the blink of an ...
Continue ReadingPAKT: No Steps Left To Trace

by Glenn Astarita
When four highly regarded musicians like Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer join forces, expectations run high for an album like No Steps Left to Trace--and it delivers, effortlessly blending daring and organic soundscapes. PAKT's 2024 release defies easy classification, weaving progressive rock, jazz fusion and avant-garde experimentation into a tapestry of sound as unpredictable as it is mesmerizing. The first CD features studio recordings, while a second captures live performances in Buffalo, New York ...
Continue ReadingPercy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer: PAKT

by Mark Sullivan
It was the Plague Year, and musicians denied the ability to tour and play in front of a live audience quickly began to pivot to virtual concerts. As early as April performances from musician's homes started (including one large series that was titled Live From Our Living Rooms). By August some conventional performance venues had gotten into the act, including the Village Vanguard and Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. But this ShapeShifter Lab concert felt like a real ...
Continue ReadingKazumii Watanabe, Simon Phillips Protocol, Percy Jones and Aaron Lebos Reality

by Len Davis
Jones / Skolnick / Grohowski / Motzer: PAKT

by Mike Jurkovic
Recent internal polling serves to prove that most actively conscious homo sapiens are seriously seeking out a few more hours of headspace a day. With that comes the need to fill it with anything but blinks, tweets, notifications or the incessant slate of current events. And with that comes a soundtrack: equal measures invention, noise, humor, daring. With that in mind, MoonJune Records presents this twin-disc set from guitarists Alex Skolnick, Tim Motzer (who kindly handles electronics), drummer Kenny Grohowski ...
Continue ReadingPercy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer

by Len Davis
Brand new music from PAKT featuring Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzerit's improvised music at it's best. Also, new releases from David Binney and James Francies. Playlist Junior Braghuina Goonies" from Quinteto (Alpha Technologic) 00:00 Damien Erskine Asiant" from So To Speak (Notnek) 06:24 Alex Skolnick Trio Unbound" from Conundrum (Skol Productions) 12:50 Percy Jones"Cosmic Fire" from PAKT (Moonjune) 19:22 Percy Jones" Restore Order In The Gallery" from PAKT Live in Pawling (Moonjune) 25:37 David ...
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