"Happy" Wlosok/McGuirk/Riley Trio Live

The Wlosok/McGuirk/Riley Trio performs Pavel's original tune "Happy" during its US CD release concert at the Czech Center New York. Trio's CD album "Jubilee Suite - Live at the Grey Eagle" (released 2012 on NewPortLine) can be purchased on www.pavelwlosok.com website or in online stores, such as iTunes, Amazon, Ebay.
Pavel Wlosok (piano, composition)
Mike McGuirk (acoustic bass)
John Riley (drums)
Recorded live to 6-track at the Czech Center New York, DEC 14 2012.
VIDEO: Nikon D800 with Sigma 85mm f1.4 lens.
AUDIO: Mixed to tape at sonicADventures.
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[@HarryJoiner]

John Riley’s playing is sick.

[@82stuntman]

You guys are the kind of bands that should be played main stream. The lyrics are meaningful, the musicianship is outstanding. You guys are seriously on point!

[@allthatjazz4you]

Marco, thank you for your kind words. The only legit help we can get these days is when those who like our music spread the word and/or bring it to attention to the powers in charge. But we are neither young, or pretty looking, or a circus act of some sorts (a lot of those out there), so the chances are rather slim. Fortunately, that doesn't impact our goal of sharing our art with the rest. It's a privilege to play this music and a lifelong (and never ending) pursuit for excellence and truth.

[@martinferroni8325]

Amazing! The ride cymbal work from Riley is truly inspiring.

[@webstercat]

John book The Jazz Drummer's Workshop is piece of work! He takes a four bar phrase. Has you learn it then move the entire phrase over one quarter note and learn it again. Sounds very different. Then to get deeper take the entire phrase and learn to play it backwards. Lean how play each bar backwards. Learn to loop each bar. Lean how to loop half of each bar. Learn how to play each half a bar backwards. It creates all kinds of new stickings and challenges the ears. Smoke coming from ears.

[@davidcipolla4036]

Awesome vid, great playing by everyone. John Riley is beyond amazing!!!

[@Mistah00d]

Wow. Pavel, Mike, and John are all amazing.

[@arturwachowski6827]

Riley : ) and Jeff Hamilton my favourite jazz drummers great !!

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Riley, Hamilton and Erskine to me. :)

[@adjiedesalic]

Amazing, its very difficult, but riley looks so easy to handle this

[@Layinthegroove]

You are a true artist John Riley.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Excellent!

[@allthatjazz4you]

thank you, Mike. glad you like it. make sure to check out my music on Spotify and the likes. all the best!

[@NavySeal6474]

Man, that Riley is somethin' else I tell ya. Look at him go!

[@musomuzo]

woo! love good brushes

[@ricardomagalhaesbateria3991]

❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

[@markielinhart]

Great audio‼️not to mention performance 👏👏👏🌻✌️

[@allthatjazz4you]

much obliged. glad you like the music.

[@toneyam3643]

I don't know who this pianist is but he stepped out of a dream I mean he's about to put his own mark on jazz.

[@georgerynar8785]

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE JOHN RILEY WITH CHICK COREA... BE LIKE A HAND IN A MIT ..PERFECT FIT...

[@allthatjazz4you]

Chick is my favorite musician and I'm sure it would be splendid, no doubt. I've got two new records coming out in 2019 with John on them. Stay tuned...

[@georgerynar8785]

@@allthatjazz4you please let me know.. you sound great..

[@allthatjazz4you]

@@georgerynar8785 , feel free to subscribe. I usually announce these on my youtube channel. There is already a video preview of one of these albums on it, posted last week I believe. Enjoy and thanks for your compliments. The recording above was done six+ years ago, so I hope I've gotten better since...

[@estefaniachamorropadilla184]

Riley's cymbals???

[@sigrai]

Is this Pavel's original tune for sure? Sounds like "Again and Again" by Chick Corea.....

[@allthatjazz4you]

it is for sure. "Again and Again" is a Latin-based tune around C concert with no be-bop lines involved. look up my website to connect and forward me your email there. I'll then gladly forward you PDFs of both songs for comparison - that is if you read music and can go through your own analysis based on the notation provided. most certainly Chick is one of my early inspirations, so there is a connection no doubt, albeit more abstract at that.

[@bowbay]

I don't believe 'acoustic bass' is the right term here

[@allthatjazz4you]

one of the more common ones actually. one can also use upright bass or double-bass.