Home » Search Center » Results: Brad Shepik
Results for "Brad Shepik"
It's The Drummer, Stupid
by Mark Corroto
If you're a jazz misanthrope you probably think first to “shoot the pianist," a saying taken from the Francois Truffaut film of the same name, Tirez sur le pianiste. Truth be told, the most effective way to pull the plug on a jazz band, a very good jazz band, is to take out the drummer. An ...
Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado - World Premiere of Noneto Iberico
Bassist/Composer ALEXIS CUADRADO - World Premiere of NONETO IBERICO A New Nine Movement Composition Commissioned by The Chamber Music America-Doris Duke Foundation “New Works" grant program Friday + Saturday, October 2nd + 3rd @ The Jazz Gallery The Jazz Gallery is located at 290 Hudson St, NYC Tel (212) 242-1063 ...
James Carney Group: Ways & Means
by Matt Marshall
It's good to see the jazz community is not shying away from pressing political and social issues of the day. Guitarist Brad Shepik, with his Human Activity Suite (Songlines, 2009), and drummer Alex Cline, with Continuation (Cryptogramophone, 2009), have both made musical pleas for the environment in 2009, following in the socially conscious footsteps of Max ...
Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Revolution on the F Train
by J Hunter
Some of 2009's jazz is being made far from Manhattan Island, home to a number of the genre's biggest labels. However, the revolution is also happening on the other side of the East River, where the artist collective Brooklyn Jazz Underground is making its own breaks and its own discs. BJU just released their second brace ...
Matt Darriau Paradox Trio: Gambit: Brooklyn to Bulgaria
by Elliott Simon
Among multi-reedist Matt Darriau's many projects and collaborations his Paradox Trio stands out as a forum for his own creativity. Darriau is an alto man and clarinetist who has also mastered several Eastern European instruments such as the gaida (bagpipe) and Bulgarian wood flute or kaval. On this offering, he and his band are joined by ...
Announcing the Winners of the "Brad Shepik - Human Activity Suite" Giveaway!
Dave Sumner, Jackie Diprimo, Joseph Groff, George Korval and Jesse McBee, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Songlines Recordings “Brad Shepik - Human Activity Suite“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Songlines Recordings for more jazz releases. ...
Il jazz ecologico di Brad Shepik
by AAJ Italy Staff
Intervista di Franz A. Matzner All About Jazz: La scorsa estate ho avuto la fortuna di assistere al debutto della tua nuova suite intitolata Human Activity, da poco pubblicata dalla Songlines. Si tratta di un lavoro ispirato ai problemi causati dai cambiamenti climatici, commissionato dall'organizzazione Chamber Music America e che ha beneficiato del supporto della Fondazione ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by Jerry D'Souza
In June 2008, Brad Shepik premiered his work Human Activity Suite: Sounding a Response to Climate Change in New York. It was born out of his concern for the environment and the impact of climate change. Shepik, who is drawn to the music of other countries, wrote one tune for each of the seven ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by Stuart Broomer
Brad Shepik's Human Activity Suite is a ten-part mingling of world music materials from various cultures and ecological concerns. Sponsored by Chamber Music America's New Works program, the project sees guitarist Shepik enlarging his usual trio with Gary Versace on keyboards and Tom Rainey on drums to include trumpeter Ralph Alessi and bassist Drew Gress. The ...
Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite
by J Hunter
Theoretically, it should be difficult to do protest music without lyrics; nevertheless, that hasn't stopped Terence Blanchard, Ben Allison, and--most recently--Jeff “Tain" Waits from launching heat-seeking discs aimed right at the heart of some of this decade's most sensitive political issues. Now it's guitarist Brad Shepik's turn at bat with Human Activity Suite, only he's done ...
Showcase
Giveaway
