Spajazzy
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Bassist, Drummer Combine With Fusion Greats
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Italian musicians Tino D'Agostino and Sergio Bellotti have teamed with guitarists Mike Stern and Jim Kelly to release their first collaborative CD, entitled Spajazzy. A powerful fusion workout from these two Berklee College of Music graduates, all instrumentalists are given plenty of space to strut their stuff. For example, on the Jim Kelly penned "Six For Costas" the guitar and sax trade scorching leads while the bass (D'Agostino) and drums (Bellotti) compete for the listener's ear with a furious rhythmic bed that is full of surprises. D'Agostino and Bellotti have put together some great fusion tracks on Spajazzy, with an interplay and rhythmic communication that sustains the soul and stimulates the consciousness.
In the winter of 1997, Sergio and Tino talked about putting together a CD with a "very special guest", perhaps Mike Stern. These dreams started to became reality when guitarist Jim Kelly (Berklee guitar professor) showed interest in contributing several songs and his guitar playing ability. After a few rehearsals with other Berklee alumni, the band finally recorded three songs with the guitar legend Mike Stern, added Kelly and D'Agostino originals and two standards to complete their debut CD. In March of 1998, the band toured Switzerland, Italy and Ireland in support of the record.
The band (with Anthony Law on piano/keys and Rocco Zifarelli on guitar) will hit the U.S. scene in December of 1998 after a European promotional tour celebrating the major distribution with Onofaro in Europe and Virtual Voices in the United State.
Contact Information
Spajazzy
651 Boylston Street, Suite #2
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Web site:
www.spajazzy.com
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Dr. Frankenshred
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Heavy Metal Guitar Instrumentals
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Arizona-based Dr. Frankenshred (the band) recently submitted an advance CD-R copy of their upcoming heavy metal instrumental release entitled Evil Shred. Featuring the explosive guitar playing of Dr. Frankenshred (the man), the eight tracks offer not evil per se, but dark, ominous melodies, crashing, aggressive metal rhythms, and a heaping helping of haunting fretburning designed to hasten stereo speaker meltdown. Songs like "Night Of The Bat", "Judge Shred" and "Curse Of The Baron" are guaranteed head-bangers that demonstrate the pointlessness of the growling, cartoonish vocals found on many metal releases. Dr. Frankenshred prefers the powerful, expressive voice of the guitar -- a refreshing and compelling alternative.
Formed in 1996, Dr. Frankenshred (the band) is a three piece instrumental group from Phoenix, Arizona consisting of Dr. Frankenshed (the man) on guitar, World War Spencer on bass and Kelly Kuskie on drums. After ten months of rehearsals and numerous live shows, which included opening for Tony MacAlpine, Lynch Mob, Fates Warning and Sacred Reich, Dr. Frankenshred released its first, self-titled demo in 1997, allowing a wider audience to get a taste of what the band is about. This led to a spot on a Guitar 2001 CD compilation produced by guitarist/editor Michael Knight.
Currently, Dr. Frankenshred is preparing to release Evil Shred, their first full length CD. Dr. Frankenshred is also featured on 6 tracks of the latest St. Madness CD Release "God Bless America" on Nasty Prick Records which was released October, 1998. He is also preparing to mix 15 more songs on the next St. Madness release, tentatively titled "Scare the World", to be released in January of 1999.
Contact Information
Dr. Frankenshred
5501 North 7th Avenue, Dept. #727
Phoenix, AZ 85013-1755
United States
Web site:
www.madness667.com
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