Slavic Soul Party | |
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Origin | New York City, United States |
Genres | Jazz, world music |
Years active | c. 2002 – present |
Website | slavicsoulparty.com |
Members | Matt Moran Ron Caswell Peter Stan John Carlson Chris Stromquist Peter Hess Kenny Warren Tim Vaughn Matt Musselman |
Slavic Soul Party (often stylized as 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 Barbès for more than 10 years.
There have been at least nineteen members of Slavic Soul Party, including:
The band has performed on stages usually known for rock bands, opening for such acts as Arcade Fire and Dresden Dolls. They have also performed at music festivals which highlight their international flavors, such as Chicago's 14th annual World Music Festival in 2012.