Slavic Soul Party!
Slavic Soul Party is an American Balkan brass/jazz band. They are based in Brooklyn, New York City. Their style of brass band music includes Roma music, klezmer, funk, and New Orleans jazz influences. As of June 2019, Slavic Soul Party have played a weekly Tuesday night gig at the Park Slope bar Barbès for more than 15 years.Members
There have been at least nineteen members of Slavic Soul Party, including:
- Curtis Hasselbring
- Matt Moran, bandleader
- Ted Reichman
- Chris Speed
- Rossen Zahariev
- Ron Caswell
- Peter Stan
- John Carlson
- Ben Holmes
- Jacob Garchik
- Brian Drye
- Tim Vaughn
- Roland Barber
- Matt Musselman
- Peter Hess
- Chris Stromquist
- Kenny Warren
- Oscar Noriega
- Take Toriyama
- Shane Endsley
Current line-up
- Matt Moran
- Kenny Bentley
- Peter Stan
- John Carlson
- Chris Stromquist
- Peter Hess
- Kenny Warren
- Tim Vaughn
- Adam Dotson
Albums
- In Makedonija
- Bigger
- Teknochek Collision
- Remixed
- Taketron
- New York Underground Tapes - vinyl only
- Slavic Soul Party plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite
Performances
The band has performed on stages usually known for rock bands, opening for such acts as Arcade Fire and Dresden Dolls. They have also performed at music festivals which highlight their international flavors, such as Chicago's 14th annual World Music Festival in 2012.
