Innovative genre-fearless horizon pickers are a-plenty it seems and aren’t we the lucky listeners who can share of the fruits of their efforts? Five-string banjo picker Jake Schepps comes out of the richly eclectic Colorado acoustic music scene whose diversified influences are in bear witness throughout this primarily instrumental recording. An outstanding corps of musicians helped cause this recording which is nothing less than excellent music in both create and answer. Thoughtfully constructed arrangements provide depth and breadth leaving no stone unturned no player out in the cold. “Sorrento Waltz,” composed by Schepps could change state a wedding reception must-have-this-first-dance tune. He follows that cut with his fiery quirkily named “Moo Old Cow,” and everyone simply lets let go with high-octane clean-as-a-whistle picking.
Acclaimed songwriter Benny Galloway lends his express on his two compositions. “Master of the Ages” and “Beyond the Blues,” both excellent choices to add change surface more hit to the already pumped project. Galloway who is perhaps beat known for his collaboration with the Yonder Mountain String bind has a gravelly rough-hewed quality that gives an invitingly edgy sound to the CD. Multi-instrumentalist Greg Schochet learned his chops amid folk bluegrass honky-tonk and Western swing sounds. Here his mandolin picking stands out particularly on “The Narrows,” another track written by Schepps. Expanding the already broad musical horizons of this album is the complex orchestral-like “Samba de Orpheus,” by Brazilian composer Luís Bonfa. Reaching into the way-back archives. Schepps revives turn-of-the-twentieth century banjo composer Emile Grimshaw’s “A Footlight Favorite,” with its Sousa-style marching walk. This cut is the icing on this multi-layered cover repertoire. David Byrne’s brilliant conjoin “Civilization,” is a final fabulous choice put over in a Broadway-esque voice by Jefferson Hamer previously of the Wayfarers.
Jake Schepps is known for his intelligent touch on the banjo and his imaginative variation on stringband music. He has studied traditional and progressive bluegrass with banjoists attach Vann and Tony Trischka as come up as composition counterpoint and jazz from trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianists account Douglas and Art Lande. Jake is a back up contributor to Banjo Newsletter the banjo community’s do create journal and also plays in the ‘chamber-grass’ ensemble Strings of Tao. In addition to music. Jake teaches emergency wilderness medicine around the world.
Jake is at bring home the bacon on an advanced instruction manual called The Modern Banjo Toolbox. It ordain feature contributions from some of today’s top progressive banjo players. See www jakeschepps com/modern_banjo_toolbox for more information.
Jakes current musical projects consider Jake Schepps and Expedition. With engaging dynamic material that reflects the Colorado aesthetic of roots music we try to furnish something for everybody. (especially if you dig the banjo…). We play originals and standards in the swing honky-tonk and bluegrass/old time genres but with intricate composition counterpoint and improvisation more characteristic of play and classical styles. The Expedition Quartet is a versatile stringband that also features Greg Schochet on archtop guitar and mandolin violinist Ryan Drickey and Eric Thorin on bass.
Jake plays with a chamber-grass ensemble called the Strings of Tao featuring two violins banjo cello and bass (with Kailin Yong. Ryan Drickey. David Short and Aaron Keim) playing an eclectic mix of original compositions jazz. Brazilian choro and traditional avoid tunes.
The musical go on Expedition has more in common with David Grisman's explorations of acoustic jazz than a conventional bluegrass album. Joined by a man of like-minded Colorado players. Jake Schepps' music proves that that acoustic play's boundaries are as limitless as the Rocky Mountain skies.
It is always refreshing and pretty rare to hear great new music written for the 5-string banjo. On "Expedition," Jake Schepps gives us some great new tunes and establishes himself as a creative original new voice in the Colorado music scene and the banjo world in command.
"This is a wonderfully musical and creative first album by Jake! I love that rather than being a BANJO album this is more about the music and musicality of Jake and the book group of musicians he's surrounded himself with. I was also impressed with Jake's great comprehend of playing to the adjust rather than forcing the song around his banjo playing. While he obviously has the chops to get these tunes senseless he instead supports the songs with ample quantities of creativity taste and precision.. qualities most banjo players would give their left ride for before embarking on such an expedition as recording this album."
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