Slavic Soul Party! plays their version of the “Far East Suite” by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn on November 20 & 21, 2014, in New York City. FACT: This has only happened twice before in NYC, and both performances sold out. 

There will be 4 shows, at 8:PM and 10:PM on both Nov 20 and 21, in the slightly grimy and entirely awesome backroom of Barbès. Only 45 tickets will be sold for each show. $12.00 per ticket.

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 gypsy music, klezmer, funk, and New Orleans jazz influences. As of 2013 Slavic Soul Party have played a weekly Tuesday night gig at the Park Slope bar Barbes for more than 10 years!

Slavic Soul Party! re-imagines Duke Ellington’s iconic “Far East Suite” as an East European brass band discovering an exotic American sound, reversing the “exotic tinge” and reveling in this subtle, funky, and brilliant music.  

Ellington’s suite was inspired by an extensive State Department tour which was cut short – they didn’t make it to the “Far East” – and serves as a perfect foil for SSP!’s blend of East European, Romani, and American sounds. This is a rare performance of SSP!’s entire Ellington program, and the sets will be recorded for a live album.

SSP! includes Ben Holmes and John Carlson (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (sax/clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and a soon-to-announced new percussionist (bubanj/snare/darabouka)

Press Comments:
“Slavic Soul Party! offers a gutpunch to preconceptions about traditional music, world music, pop music, dance music, but I’ll tell you, this is one gutpunch you’ll enjoy.”  NPR’s All Things Considered

“Of all the NYC dance bands that draw on Eastern European music, Slavic Soul Party! is the coolest.”  TimeOut NY

“A great time.”  NY Times

For further information: info@slavicsoulparty.com