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cool!! strat power..thru a musicman 130 amp?
nice pics!!
cheers
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08-13-2019 04:08 PM
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That's a partscaster Brad put together. The body and hardware came from an '80s Fernandes copy. Pickups and pickguard are a pre-wired assembly from Lindy Fralin. Roasted maple neck with oil finish from USA Custom Guitars. Locking tuners.
Originally Posted by neatomic
Pedals: Xotic RC booster (almost always on) > EHX Soul Food > EHX Freeze > Ernie Ball volume pedal > TC Flashback.
Amps were '65 reissue Deluxe Reverbs in London and Manchester. In Nottingham we borrowed a Musicman 112 RD 65 from a local musician.
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Set lists included
Ask Me Now (Monk)
Blindspot (from Human Activity Suite)
Drip (from Drip)
Evidence (Monk)
Episode (from Flower Starter)
Frank (unrecorded)
Friday (from Top Down)
Pilgrimage (from Short Trip)
Reve Pour Louis (from Drip)
Take the Coltrane (Ellington)
Temoin (from Places You Go)
The South (from Places You Go)
Two Door (from Lingua Franca)
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After gigs were there groups of middle aged males standing around staring at his pedal board and looking vaguely disappointed? Originally Posted by David B
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Pedalboard? Try a carrier bag.
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Brad Shepik is my spirit animal Originally Posted by David B
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Shepik is a major part of 'Naked Lore', the new album from trumpeter Ben Holmes. It's a trumpet/guitar/percussion trio. Released last Friday, 24 April and currently riding high in the top 10 jazz chart on Bandcamp.
https://benholmes.bandcamp.com/album/naked-lore
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Brad Shepik's new album, as a co-leader of the trio Believers, with Sam Minaie and John Hadfield, is released on 29 through Orenda Records.
It's available for pre-order now on Bandcamp: Believers | Orenda Records
You get one tune, 'Seven Crotales', to download immediately when you pre-order. It RIPS! Shepik getting gnarly on a Strat!
A mixture of originals from the trio, two tunes from Ralph Towner and an Armenian traditional.
Believers is a world-influenced jazz/fusion trio that brings together three musicians who have spent years performing music on the borders of jazz, fusion and world music. Guitarist Brad Shepik has performed with Paul Motian and Yuri Yunakov. Percussionist John Hadfield has toured and recorded with Nguyen Le and Kinan Azmeh. Bassist Sam Minaie has spent time in the bands of Tigran Hamasyan and Melody Gardot. Though their influences are global, their aesthetic is rooted in jazz, blues, rock and the art of improvisation. Their collective compositions are influenced by diverse musical traditions such as Balkan music, South Indian Carnatic music, and North and West African folk music.
"In late 2018 Joel Harrison invited me to perform at the Alternative Guitar Summit concert honoring Ralph Towner. Ralph’s music has had a huge influence on my playing and writing since I studied composition with him in the late 80’s while attending Cornish College of the Arts. For the concert I wanted to highlight how Ralph’s music could work in a guitar trio format since much of his music is written for solo guitar or the incredible quartet, Oregon. I had played for a few years with both John and Sam in different situations but they had yet to meet or play together. I felt they would really hit it off musically and this would be a great opportunity. We performed “The Sigh” and “Water Wheel” at the concert for Ralph on March 24, 2019. As soon as we started playing I immediately knew that I wanted to try playing our original music with this trio. Within weeks we found ourselves in the studio, recording what would become this album."
–Brad Shepik
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thanks for the updates david b...makes such sense he'd be into towner!
shepiks organ trio date-top down- has been getting lotsa play here recently...great recording...
i remember when john abercrombie was set to do his first record for ecm..he was going to do a traditional organ trio date...but with jan hammer & jack dejohnette, it went elsewhere...same applies to shepiks trio...not your typical old school organ trio!! haha
cheers
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some hard driving recent shepik...under heavy manners
cheers
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An extended video interview from this summer.
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thanks david...enjoyed that interview...took me back to the days of babkas, tiny bell trio, tridruga (yuri), pachora...the old knit...the bell cafe (down the block from the ear inn) and a quick walk to walkers!...great days
fan of samo as well...enjoyed his enthusiasm in this interview...perfect foil for low key brad
cheers
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if you like Brad, check out this nice interview with him:
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News from Brad that Chris Speed is making some out-of-print Pachora recordings available for digital purchase on Bandcamp. So far, 'Unn' and 'Ást' are up there, together with a live track from the Knitting Factory.
https://pachora.bandcamp.comLast edited by David B; 04-02-2021 at 06:48 PM.
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good news...hard to believe those recordings are both over 20 years old!! ast is a particular fave!
nice to hear the remastered live track as well!! (tho i believe that is on the first pachora cd...cut live jan 1997)... great band...four of the ol' downtown scenes best players
cheers
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Brad Shepik has just released a remastered version of his 2003 album 'Drip'. With Scott Colley on bass and Tom Rainey on drums.
Bandcamp: Drip (Remastered) | Brad Shepik Trio | Brad Shepik
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Cool, that's a great trio! Thanks for posting!
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Some great live footage (a full set) from Barbès in Brooklyn last week: Ben Holmes' Naked Lore, with Brad Shepik on guitar and Shane Shanahan on percussion.
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A heads-up that a reunited Pachora (save for Phil Donkin stepping in to sub for Skuli at short notice) are playing all this week at A-Trane in Berlin. (Jim Black has been living in Berlin for several years.)
They're on every night through Saturday. There is a ticketed live-stream for 10 Euros, which gets you a private YouTube link. Watching tonights show right now. Great to see them together, with Shepik tearing it up - is there anything with strings that he can't play?
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Brad Shepik has a new album, 'Human Activity: Dream of the Possible', available for pre-order on Bandcamp ahead of its release on 11 October (both digital download and CD). You get three tracks to download immediately upon pre-ordering.
Bandcamp link: Human Activity: Dream of the Possible | Brad Shepik | Shifting Paradigm Records
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Music from Brad's new album (the album is great by the way!) and an interview with Neon Jazz.
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Brad Shepik's co-operative trio, Believers, with bassist Sam Minaie and percussionist John Hadfield, just released their second album, 'Hard Believer', last week on Shifting Paradigm Records.
CDs and downloads available on Bandcamp at Hard Believer | Believers feat. Brad Shepik, Sam Minaie, John Hadfield | Shifting Paradigm Records
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Yep, already received the CD! Great album! Originally Posted by David B
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