Slavic Soul Party!
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Origin | New York City |
Genres | Jazz, world music, brass band |
Years active | 1999 – present |
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Website | slavicsoulparty |
Slavic Soul Party (often stylized Slavic Soul Party!) is an American Balkan brass/jazz band.[1][2] The band borrows from Balkan brass, dixieland, New Orleans Second Line, funk, klezmer, and Roma music.[3][4]
The band has performed on stages usually known for rock bands, opening for such acts as Arcade Fire and Dresden Dolls.[3] They have also performed at music festivals which highlight their international flavors, such as Chicago's 14th annual World Music Festival in 2012.[1]
Members
There have been at least nineteen members of Slavic Soul Party,[3] including:[1]
- Matt Moran, bandleader (drums, percussion)[4]
- Roland Barber (trombone)
- John Carlson (trumpet)
- Ron Caswell (tuba)
- Brian Drye (trombone)
- Shane Endsley (trumpet)
- Jacob Garchik (trombone)
- Curtis Hasselbring (trombone)
- Peter Hess (saxophone, clarinet)
- Ben Holmes (trumpet)
- Matt Musselman (trombone)
- Oscar Noriega (saxophone, clarinet)
- Ted Reichman (accordion)
- Chris Speed (clarinet)
- Peter Stan (accordion)
- Chris Stromquist (snare drum)
- Take Toriyama (snare drum)
- Kenny Warren (trumpet)
- Tim Vaughn (trombone)
- Rossen Zahariev (cornet, trumpet)
Discography
- In Makedonija (Knitting Factory, 2002)[5]
- Bigger (Barbes, 2005)
- Teknochek Collision (Barbes, 2007)[3]
- Taketron (Barbes, 2009)
- New York Underground Tapes (Barbes, 2012)[1]
- Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite (Ropeadope, 2016)
References
- ^ a b c d Margasak, Peter (18 September 2012). "The World Music Festival: Down but not out". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Slavic Soul Party!". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Slavic Soul Party: The Bayou Meets Bratislava". NPR.org. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Slavic Soul Party: Heart and Feet Music". NPR.org. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Bardeen, Sarah (19 June 2002). "In Makedonija". NPR.org. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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