Slavic Soul Party

Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.

Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! 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 American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka)