Peter Hess (alto sax and clarinet)
Peter Stan (accordion)
Matt Moran (bass drum)
Chris Stromquist (snare)
Ronald Caswell (tuba)
Ben Holmes (trumpet)
John Carlson (trumpet)
Eva Primack (vocals)
Timothy Vaughn (trombone)
Roland Barber (trombone)
Influences
Peter Stan, Vranjski Biseri, Kocani Orkestar, who is Chris Sauer?, Missy Elliott, Boban Markovic Orkestar, the Meters, Banda El Recodo, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ekrem Sajdic, McCollough Sons of Thunder, Lee Dorsey, Goran Bregovic, Saban Bajramovic, Osman Zekov, Madison's Lively Stones, James Brown, The Tzampazis, Busta Rhymes, Johnny Cash, Rebirth Brass Band, Yuri Yunakov, Nicolae Gutsa, Stevie Wonder, Jova Stojiljkovic, Adrian Simionescu, Andrew Thompson, The Hungry March Band, Biggie Smalls, Bon Marley, Ciguli, Beyonce, Dick Connette, The Dresden Dolls, Granville Williams Orchestra, the Luminescent Orchestrii, Eugene Hutz, Extra Action Marching Band, Neil Young, Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, Esma Redzepova, Led Zeppelin, Orkestar Salijevic, the Venetian Snares.
Sounds Like
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul – and “developed a reputation for delivering a great time.” (NY Times)
REMIXED - Available at the iTunes store now!
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From Serbian schoolyards and skate punk tours to symphony halls and sketchy bars, Slavic Soul Party! has made fans and friends in a variety of scenes. In 2007 the band invited new and old friends to put their own spin on the SSP! sound; the result will be released by Barbès Records on February 26, 2008 as Remixed: ten tracks of brass band energy filtered through the ears of DJs, composers, audio experimenters, and bad-ass musicians from Bulgaria to Seattle. SSP!'s previous albums have reflected their powerful live mash-up of Balkan brass, funk grooves, and Gypsy accordion wizardry, but Remixed weaves an electronic fabric of dance clubs and dreamscapes, burbling brooks and intoxicating parties.
Remixed includes tracks by Bulgarian DJ and EthnoMesh pioneer Joro-Boro, Seattle musicians Casey Foubert and James McAlister of Sufjan Stevens' band, Bellyhouse guru DJ Alex Alot, composer and multi-instrumentalist Curtis Hasselbring, Brooklyn drummer EJ Fry, Grammy Award-winning engineer Marc Urselli, and even Slavic Soul Party! re-imagining itself.
Looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland when you play the Cleveland Museum of Art's Summer Solstice Celebration on June 20th! Are you guys excited??
Carnegie Hall - VERY impressive!! I added it to my calendar. Haven't seen any SSP since Matt played w/Boban Markovic last summer. Blagodarya, Hvala, Blagodaram, Dziekuje, y muchas gracias mis amigos!
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