Neil Podgurski

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Neil's Solo on I.U.

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Neil's Solo on I.U.
4:41
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Monoliths
4:38
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Traditional Tibetan Melody
5:25
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Prayer-w/ Swana,Settles,Hirlinger,Boone
9:48
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cutting through/requestung blessings
5:19
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General Info

Genre: Jazz
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Profile Views: 14679
Last Login: 3/28/2012
Member Since 8/2/2006
Record Label Dreambox
Type of Label Indie
Bio
....Myspace Graphics......Myspace Layouts...... .. Go to:.. ..Myspace Layouts.... ..Myspace Backgrounds.... ..Myspace Graphics (glitter graphics).... Neil Podgurski lives in Philadelphia where he works as a sideman and leads his own band, New Fire. Neil has performed with Mickey Roker, the late Arthur Harper, Larry Mckenna, Frank Tibiri, George Garzone, David Schnitter, the late Jimmy Oliver, Tim Warfield, Eric Alexander, the late Dennis Charles, Joe Cambers, the late Arnie Lawrence, Byron Landham, and Robert Landham. Neil also acknowledges the great lessons he has learned in rhythm section playing as a pianist from his good friend and mentor Sid Simmons. Neil currently performs once a month with his band, New Fire at the landmark Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in Philadelphia. The band repertoire consists of a steadily growing book of Neil's originals. The band is a quintet comprised of John Swana on trumpet, Brian Settles on tenor saxophone, Mike Boone on bass and Doug Hirlinger on drum set. New Fire has had an amazing opportunity to develop a band sound and concept over several years thanks to Pete Sauders, the owner of Ortlieb's. With a place like Ortlieb's to play regularly, where there is such a strong sense of love and support for and among the musicians, a jazz band can really have a chance to develop. This is rare. With the release of New Fires debut album, "Revolutions", on Dreambox Media, Neil plans to broaden the performance schedule of New Fire and take them to venues in different cities.
Members
Neil Podgurski-piano Brian Settles-tenor saxophone John Swana-trumpet Mike Boone-bass Doug Hirlinger-drums
Influences
John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Elmo Hope, Thelonious Monk, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Nichols, Jackie Byard, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry
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