I. My newest CD album "Emerald Waters" is finally out. It is NOT available on any online streaming sites simply because we are planning to release a double-vinyl of it later this summer/fall. But if you are interested in purchasing a copy, email me directly as I have CDs now in my possession. Or you can buy it right now off my ebay site with the rest of my CDs there. Just click on the pic below to do so.
II. The hurricane Helene came at the end of September 2024 and devastated the Asheville region beyond anything we've seen in its history. As a result, all gigs got cancelled within the 200+mile radius as the recovery efforts took months to bring things back to normalcy. Many local businesses shut down completely, some musician friends lost their home or had to move out for months at a time with FEMA's help until their properties were restored. While some venues have recovered since, many didn't bring back live music for obvious financial reasons. I've since turned my focus to writing new music, practicing, and helping students at WCU by sharing my knowledge and wisdom as well as meeting musicians at jam sessions in private to keep the music flowing.
III. I spent two weeks touring Europe in mid October of 2024 and did nine performances in thirteen days in addition to doing a week-long jazz residency at the Academy of Krakow in Poland. In essence, this recharged me for months to come as there had been hardly any gigs around Asheville since. The album I recorded with my Polish connection with the music of Andrej Trzaskowski is pending release in Poland and the tour is scheduled for summer 2025.
IV. There are new live music videos added regularly to my Youtube channel, so please consider subscribing. I'm some 100+ subscribers shy of reaching 1,000 in order to being able to monetize my work on this platform:
V. Here is a live version footage of "Lament For My Father" I composed in my father's honor after his unexpected passing in 2016. It was recorded live to 8-track in March 2023 during my faculty recital and captured via my iPhone 12 Pro. I like the way it turned out, so "czech it out":
Recording Arts News (02/2025)
I. I'm getting ready to record a new album at the end of April, 2025 within the Western NC region featuring some outstanding World-class musicians who recently moved into our area. Stay tuned.
II. I've finished editing, mixing, mastering, and audio-video merging of my most recent faculty recital featuring Glenn Basham on violin, Emilio Terranova on acoustic bass, and Micah Thomas on hand percussion. Here is the first song of that evening:
Photography & Videography News (02/2025)
I. I spent nine days in the Redwoods State Park in California during winter break and took some fabulous shots while there. Click on each screenshot to view the album.
II. I did an outdoor family portrait photoshoot and edits for a WCU colleague of mine whose thirteen family members drove from as far as NJ and NY down to Western NC to celebrate their parents 50th wedding anniversary. Six 18x12 high quality prints were provided along with the original HQ JPEGs to client's full satisfaction.
III. Last year I did yet another portrait session for my daughter Victoria Sara Wlosok to be used for a promotion of her new book "How To Find A Missing Girl" (published on September 17th 2023 by Little, Brown).
