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Alex Skolnick
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Alex Skolnick, born in 1968, grew up in Berkeley, California. At age nine, a fascination with the rock group Kiss led to a desire to learn guitar. At age sixteen, Alex tried out for a local band called Legacy. Shortly after graduating from high school, he found himself recording his first album with the group, who by this time had changed their name to Testament. What followed were five albums and countless tours with, among others, Megadeth, Slayer, Judas Priest, and White Zombie. Alex received critical acclaim for his lead guitar work, which had been inspired by heroes such as Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, ranking high in many guitar magazine polls, often as 'Best Thrash Guitarist' and 'Most Underrated Guitarist.' In addition to his metal accomplishments, Alex has made a mark that no one would have predicted: as a jazz guitarist
No Steps Left To Trace
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: No Steps Left To Trace, Part 1; No Steps Left To Trace, Part 2; On The Other Side, Part 1; Wormhole; On The
Other Side, Part 2; Spontaneous Combustion; The Ghost Mills; NYC III; NYC IV; NYC V; Solar Myth.
PAKT: 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 ...
Linder Brothers, John Scofield, David Sancious, Allan Holdsworth and Brandon Coleman Quartet
by Len Davis
The Linder Brothers, Alex Skolnick, Cosmosquad, John Scofield, David Sancious, Evan Marien and Spanish guitarist Chema Vilchez. Allan Holdsworth, Brandon Coleman quartet and bassist Damien Erskine. Playlist Linder Brothers “When I Was 16" from Linder Brothers (Verve) 00:00 Alex Skolnick Trio “Scorch" from Transformation (Magnatude) 06:23 Cosmosquad “Epapo Funk" from Cosmosquad (Marmaduke) 12:44 John ...
Percy 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 ...
Alex Skolnick Trio, Mark Lettieri, Jan Hammer and Erik Escobar
by Len Davis
Music from Alex Skolnick, Mark Lettieri and Cory Wong. Jan Hammer, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Steve Khan.Playlist Grafitti “Good Groove" from Good Groove (Lipstick) 00:00 Alex Skolnick Trio “Key Of Sea" from Conundrum (Palmetto) 06:03 Mark Lettieri “Magnetar" from Deep: The Baritone Sessions (Leopard) 12:18 Cory Wong “Concrete" from Power Station (Self Produced) 18:26 Jan ...
New music from Cameron Graves, Timothee Robert, Andy Timmons and David Binney
by Len Davis
New music from pianist Cameron Graves with his new release Live From Seven Spheres. French Bassist Timothee Robert, and guitarist Andy Timmons, plus Jane Getter, Adam Holzman, Alex Skolnick and David Binney.Playlist Cameron Graves"Red" from Live From Seven Spheres (Mack Avenue) 00:00 Timothee Robert"Le Chemin du peril" from Quark (La Pluie Chante) 05:41 Andy ...
PAKT
By PAKT
Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Disc One: Emergence; Over Strange Land; The Mystery; Nigh Crossing; Brothers of Energy.
Disc Two: Perserverance; The Sacred Ladder; Drifts and Alignments; Night Crossings; The Great Spirit;
Departure Sanctuary; Cosmic Fire.
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, ...
More from PAKT plus Adam Holzman and John McLaughlin
by Len Davis
On today's program we feature more music from PAKT, Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Tim Motzer, Kenny Grohowski from their album recorded in August 2020 and the more recentPAKT Live in Pawling. Also John McLaughlin and Liberation Time, Adam Holzman fromThe Last Gig. The new one from Band Of Other Brothers and Australian progressive music from The ...
