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Enter the "Wolfgang Schalk - Word of Ear" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Enter the "Wolfgang Schalk - Word of Ear"  Giveaway at All About Jazz!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Wolfgang Schalk - Word of Ear“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select TEN winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 21st. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Wolfgang Schalk at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Word ...

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Article: Album Review

Wolfgang Schalk: Word of Ear

Read "Word of Ear" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


As if to quietly utter “enough with talking about the music...," guitarist Wolfgang Schalk gets to the heart of the matter with Word of Ear and lets his playing speak loud and clear. This is his sixth recording as a leader and he continues to reveal expressive phrasing and piercing solos on hollow body electric and ...

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News: Recording

A New Recording By Guitarist/Composer Wolfgang Schalk

A New Recording By Guitarist/Composer Wolfgang Schalk

Wolfgang Schalk's latest release Word of Ear further showcases his talent as a consummate guitarist, playing with deep soulfulness and feeling. He delivers hard swinging and emotive compositions in the vein of the patriarchal jazz guitarist lineage while highlighting his membership in the elite club of today's creative voices. With the follow up to his critically ...

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Wanted

Label: Frame Up Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Wanted; A New Something; Monroe Street; W 46 (for Wes Montgomery); What Makes Me Think; A Hip Bop; And Harry Said Goodbye (for Harry Pepl); Last Minute.

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Wolfgang Schalk: Wanted

Read "Wanted" reviewed by John Barron


Guitarist/composer Wolfgang Schalk draws inspiration from his experiences on the New York and Los Angeles jazz scenes. These varied musical environments have led the Austrian native down a divergent musical path, colored with a variety of textures and moods. For Wanted, his fifth release as a leader, the guitarist teams up with pianist Geoffrey Keezer, drummer ...

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Wolfgang Schalk: Wanted

Read "Wanted" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


With full hollow-bodied goodness, guitarist Wolfgang Schalk delivers his most heartfelt recording to date with Wanted. Recorded in Los Angeles, Schalk not only switched locations from his bi-coastal residencies in New York but also sports a new quartet with veteran aces Geoffrey Keezer (piano), Marvin “Smitty" Smith (drums) and bassist Dave Carpenter, who sadly passed away ...

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News: Recording

Wolfgang Schalk New CD Release "Wanted"

Wolfgang Schalk New CD Release "Wanted"

A new recording by guitarist Wolfgang Schalk Wanted Frame Up Music Street Date: September 2nd 2008 Wolfgang Schalk: guitar Geoffrey Keezer: piano Dave Carpenter: bass Marvin “Smitty" Smith: drums Recorded at Encore/Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA “Schalk creates impressive structures for improvisation, and he fits each and every structure with ...

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Space Messengers

Label: Universal Music Group
Released: 2005
Track listing: Space Messengers; Gossip; The Bell Song; Anyways; Why Ypsilon; Hi There; Peoples; Frame Up.

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Wolfgang Schalk: Space Messengers

Read "Space Messengers" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


The music on guitarist Wolfgang Schalk's new release sounds as if it could have been recorded decades ago, and that's not a bad thing. Like older guitarists such as Jim Hall and Pat Martino and younger players such as Adam Rogers and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Schalk clearly deserves greater recognition for his own soulful articulation and deep ...


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