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Article: Album Review

Brad Shepik: Places You Go

Read "Places You Go" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland


Gracefully human moments contrast with digital video game syncopation on the Brad Shepik Trio's new album Places You Go. Hammond B3 organist Gary Versace and drummer Tom Rainey join the guitarist on the ten-track journey through quiet times that nod at nostalgia, to full on jam rock ballyhoo. hepik's gorgeous tone and intricate ...

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Brad Shepik Trio: Places You Go

Read "Places You Go" reviewed by Matt Cibula


Brad Shepik is a very good guitarist, but there are a lot of other people out there who can match that description. He has assembled a nice trio here featuring Gary Versace's canny Hammond B-3 work and the nifty drumming of Tom Rainey, but there are a lot of guitar trios fighting for space in the ...

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Brad Shepik Trio: Places You Go

Read "Places You Go" reviewed by Troy Collins


Venturing beyond styles and categories, guitarist Brad Shepik is one of today's pan-stylistic artists. From seminal gigs with trumpeter Dave Douglas' Eastern European folk-influenced Tiny Bell Trio to membership in the collective avant-Balkan trio Babkas, multi-ethnic investigations with the trio Lingua Franca, and his own world music-influenced quintet, the Commuters, Shepik is the quintessential postmodern musician.

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Article: My Playlist

Brad Shepik

Read "Brad Shepik" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


01. Lionel Loueke - Gilfema (Obliqsound - 2005). 02. Ben Monder - Oceana (Sunnyside Records - 2005). 03. Thelonius Monk - Solo Monk (Columbia - 1964). 04. Nelson Veras - Nelson Veras (Label Bleu - 2003). 05. Vincente Amigo - Un Momento en el sonido (Ariola - 2005). 06. Wayne Krantz - 2 Drink Minimum (Enja ...

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Article: Listen To This!

Brad Shepik Blindfolded

Read "Brad Shepik Blindfolded" reviewed by Ryan Burns


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

Brad Shepik Trio & the Mike Mainieri Quartet

Read "Brad Shepik Trio & the Mike Mainieri Quartet" reviewed by David Adler


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, ...

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The Well

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2003

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Article: Interview

Ben Monder: Le Monde du Monder

Read "Ben Monder: Le Monde du Monder" reviewed by Phil DiPietro


With a fittingly well-documented career, boasting a range of stunning appearances on over 50 recordings, including 14 since the year 2000, Ben Monder has solidified his position as one of the finest players of his generation. A chordal and textural master, unafraid to thoroughly explore advanced harmonic concepts, Ben's appearance on a sideman date ...

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Short Trip

Label: Knitting Factory
Released: 2001
Track listing: Lupe, Non, Si Si, Tuck On In, Short Trip Back, The Tiger, Pilgrimage, Tony Tune, Squall, Karedok Luenca

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Brad Shepik Trio: Short Trip

Read "Short Trip" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


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 ...


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