Home » Search Center » Results: Chris M. Slawecki
Results for "Chris M. Slawecki"
Skip Heller: Fakebook
by Chris M. Slawecki
When you read that youngblood guitarist Skip Heller has played with a wide range of musicians, it means a wide range of musicians – Todd Rundgren to Yma Sumac to Big Jay McNeely to Susanna Hoffs to NRBQ and more. On Fakebook , Heller leads John Wicks on drums, Robert Drasnin on flute, ...
The Green Possibilities of Spring
by Chris M. Slawecki
Few things engender that “great wide open” spirit of unlimited possibility as does the dawn of a new spring. It presents this perfect opportunity to explore possible musics. Skip Heller Fake Book (Hyena) When you read that youngblood guitarist Skip Heller has played with a ...
Victor Feldman: Latinsville!
by Chris M. Slawecki
In December 1958, Victor Feldman—pianist, percussionist, and vibes player—began work on a project as a leader for Contemporary Records. He continued work on this project for nearly a year, ultimately recording two different quintets plus a ten-piece unit with contributions from bassists Al McKibbon and Scott LaFaro, soloists Walter Benton (tenor sax), Conte Candoli (trumpet), and ...
Francisco Aguabella: Ochimini
by Chris M. Slawecki
Aguabella has worn the mantle of Afro-Cuban percussion royalty for about half a century since he arrived in New York City from Matanzas, Cuba, in the late 1950s. Among the first generation of Afro-Cuban percussionists who emigrated to the States, his legend stands from his work inside and outside Latin jazz spheres: He has worked with ...
Cal Tjader: Cuban Fantasy
by Chris M. Slawecki
George Shearing's bands with percussionists Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza, and Mongo Santamaria also featured Cal Tjader. After his time with Shearing, Tjader employed his drums, timbales, percussion and vibes as a longstanding pillar of the San Francisco jazz scene. Bobo and Santamaria would later realign with Tjader in some of these bands. So did Vince Guaraldi, ...
Classical Echoes: Feldman, Tjader and Aguabella
by Chris M. Slawecki
In December 1958, Victor Feldman – pianist, percussionist, and vibes player – began work on a project as a leader for Contemporary records. He continued work on this project for nearly a year, ultimately recording two different quintets plus a ten-piece unit with contributions from bassists Al McKibbon and Scott LaFaro, soloists Walter Benton (tenor sax), ...
Various Artists: Rewind3! Original Classics Reworked, Remixed, Reedited and Rewound 3
by Chris M. Slawecki
“The Rewind concept is simple—a selection of our current favorite artists, producers, and bands record new versions of tunes that inspired them to make the music you love ‘em for now.” On Rewind3, Ubiquity’s international roster of jazz and electronic artists from the US, England, Portugal, Italy, and Sweden, puts their unique spin on ...
Various Artists: Verve//Remixed2
by Chris M. Slawecki
“When we first started working on the Verve Remixed project four years ago, we were excited at the chance to have some of our favorite DJs and producers apply their unique musical ideas to the classic, timeless jazz in the Verve vaults,” co-producers Dahlia Ambach Caplin and Jason Olaine wrote in the liner notes to Remixed2. ...
Various Artists: Verve//Unmixed2
by Chris M. Slawecki
This compilation presents the source material, the original Verve sessions (most produced by Norman Granz or Creed Taylor) for the Verve//Remixed2 project. Female vocalists dominate, with two songs each from Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald plus tracks by Astrud Gilberto, Betty Carter, and Sarah Vaughan. Unmixed2 cuts from Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, and Dizzy Gillespie also ...
The Holmes Brothers: Simple Truths
by Chris M. Slawecki
The Holmes Brothers play rock 'n’ roll like a band that grew up playing the blues on Saturday night and then gospel in church on Sunday morning. Drummer Popsy Dixon, guitarist/keyboardist Wendell Holmes, and bassist Sherman Holmes play rough and tumble with the blues—but their vocal harmonies, most often casting Sherman’s baritone and Popsy’s falsetto in ...
Album Showcase
Trending
Interview
Lou Marini: A Solo Career Starting At The Age Of 80
Jazz Raconteurs
Julius Hemphill: Marty Ehrlich and Tim Berne Remember a...
In Tribute To...
John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective
History of Jazz
John Coltrane in Detroit: A Brief History
Live Review
Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: A Gathering in a Great Jazz City
Interview
Jasur Khalilov: From Falak to Fusion
Profile
Sequoia Snyder: Growing in the Light of the Masters
VOTE!
