Reynold's Recent New York Appearance

Reynold has recently concluded a special in-store performance at J & R Music in New York in late April to highlight his new CD, All the Things You Are. The new CD was only be available at J & R Music before the formal release date in June 2010. After the formal release date, all Reynold's sites (reynold.com, ITunes and CD Baby) will have it available for purchase. All ten songs are brand new and previously unreleased recordings.The CD combines his love for the guitar and is also a homage to Reynold's Slavic ancestors. He has been continuing to research his ancestry and found his grandparents came from an area in Poland called Upper Silesia. Upper Silesia is situated in the Silesian highlands, between the upper Oder and upper Vistula rivers and is split between Poland and the Czech Republic.

As he states, "With the disappearance of my parents' generation I feel it is time to reconnect with who I really am." To make a long story short, I have worked all winter on integrating some Slavic-based folk music with jazz and this new album is the result."

The formal CD release party was held recently at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior and the new CD was a gift with each admission. A recent review from Andrea Canter, which elegantly captured the evening's events, has appeared on her aptly named JazzInkBlog. Finally, go to the Reviews Page to see other comments about the new CD!

Imagine That

Imagine That indeed! Reynold is pleased to announce a new release over the 2009 holiday season. A VERY limited edition of classics and originals, sung by Reynold. Reynold has picked some classics from Gus Kahn and George Gershwin and has added a few of his own to make "Imagine That" an unexpected departure from his recent work with jazz singers and both individual and group instrumental projects.

This welcome departure provides seven tracks including "Makin' Whoopie" and "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" and gives the listener an elegant mixture of song selection. Currently, Imagine That is available on  reynold.com , ITunes and CD Baby.

East Side is Here

The new quartet of Reynold (guitar), Clint Hoover (chromatic harmonica), Matt Senjem (acoustic bass) and Michael Bissonnette (percussion) make up EAST SIDE and their new CD has six original tunes with influences from Piazzolla to Miles Davis and in extended forms (7 and 8 minutes) with lots of interplay and improvisation. Reynold has made several albums within the gypsy guitar a main focus but this collaboration with chromatic harmonica virtuoso Clint Hoover finds the music in a more contemporary vein. Reynold and Clint have put together a stellar quartet with Matt Senjem on acoustic bass and percussion expert Michael Bissonnette.

Catch the recent performance on Kare 11's Showcase Minnesota by clicking here and several articles and reviews in the StarTribune, Vita.MN and MinnPost. The CD is currently available at CD Baby 

Anthology...Forty Years in the Making

In October 2008, Reynold celebrated 40 years since he joined the Musician's Union at the age of fourteen. To celebrate this special occasion, Reynold has released a new CD compilation entitled "Anthology." This new CD has sixteen tracks: four new and previously unreleased tracks and twelve newly re-mastered selections.

On Thursday, September 11th at 8:00 pm, Reynold performed and hosted a CD Release event at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior, Minnesota. You can check it out on You Tube!

The CD is also available at both CD Baby and iTunes. Reynold also visited the set of Showcase Minnesota KARE 11 to promote the CD Release Event. More information about the show, including the YouTube link, is below.

Reynold in New York (and other things...)

• Reynold encourages all his fans to support the KBEM pledge drive. KBEM has been a vital resource for introducing the Twin Cities to the incredible music generated by our local music community. Also, many teens have been introduced to broadcasting and jazz through the KBEM program at North High School.
• Reynold recently returned to New York to perform four acoutisic songs and some selected cuts from East Side at the request of Irene Trudel (see left) of WFMU. Irene has been a friend of Reynold's for some time and has played his music on the New York area station for a few years. Rob Weisberg and Irene host this Saturday night show. The show was taped at WNYC and will be aired on wfmu.org in mid-June.
• Reyold was in New York last May to promote What It Is. Part of that promotion was his performance on a live broadcast on WFMU from the Brooklyn club Barbes. Reynold performed songs on solo acoustic guitar (Butterfly, Nuages, Sans Souci) . The broadcast is archived at WFMU
• Also, Reynold's new CD Tempus Fugit (tribute to Joe Pass) was featured on the podcast "No Idle Frets" on April 22nd and will be featured again in the future. No Idle Frets can be heard every Tuesday or on archive. Three tracks from Grey Chalet have made it to the iTunes Essentials compilation in Gypsy Jazz. Douce Ambiance is actually #5 in the 75 track compilation (Manoir is #33 and Les Yeux Noir is #44). This selection is based solely on download sales so thanks to all of you who download and use iTunes .
• The origin of this CD began when Reynold was asked to provide some music for a Jazz Guitar Podcast in Tribute to the late jazz great, Joe Pass. Joe Pass was an early influence on Reynold. They met in Los Angeles in the late 1970's. Reynold's past recordings have been in the gypsy jazz vein but this new CD is straight ahead jazz in a trio format (acoustic bass, percussion and guitar). The recording for the Podcast went so well that Reynold decided to release the material in album form. Reynold will be joined by Matt Senjem on bass and Michael Bissonette on percussion. Finally, Reynold loved seeing his fans and friends there!

Reynold Remasters Legacy Tracks
Long Ago, Far Away Recalls Singer/Songwriter Phase

As Reynold's music journey continues to evolve into jazz and gypsy jazz, an opportunity to remaster a select group of tracks from his singer/songwriter phase became available. The chance to remaster some favorite tracks to give them a little more contemporary sparkle and to finally make them for digital download was too good to pass up. This limited edition CD, "Long Ago, Far Away" brings a chance to hear nine Reynold tracks far cleaner and more powerful than ever before.

These songs are available on CD Baby, iTunes, MusicMatch, Rhapsody and other digital outlets.

Reynold's Releases What It Is
New CD "What It Is" Now Available!

As promised, Reynold's new CD "What It Is" is now available. This is a solo acoustic guitar work containing thirteen tracks, eleven of which are original tunes, was born from a series of Spring 2007 sessions in preparation for some Summer solo gigs.

Mastered by John Woodland (producer of CDs by Tim O'Reagan, Molly Maher and Patrick Eckart), this new release captures the energy and spontaneity of a first-take improvisational style usually reserved only for live performances. Check it out at CD Baby , Target and iTunes. Listen to a few tracks of "What It Is" at CD Baby.

Events and News!

• Reynold has taped an MPR interview for Radio Heartland: it will be aired during the week of July 31st.
• Reynold will be appearing on KARE 11 Minnesota Showcase on July 20 (between 10 and 11 AM)
• Reynold now has a Wikipedia page: check it out!
• Great article from the online St. Cloud Times worth reading; featuring Reynold, Glen Helgeson ,Jeff Brueske and violinist Gary Schulte in Gypsy Mania (part of the Local Roots Concert Series).
• For the historical trivia buffs, a YouTube link of Cure of Ares , Reynold's first bands (he was 15) was discovered. They actually performed on Dick Clark's Saturday morning "Happening '69" show. Groovy.
• Welcome EAST SIDE: The quartet of Reynold (guitar), Clint Hoover (chromatic harmonica), Matt Senjem (acoustic bass) and Michael Bissonnette (percussion) make up EAST SIDE. The new CD will have six original tunes and the music is a blend of influences from Piazzolla to Miles Davis with some tunes in a very extended forms (7 and 8 minutes) with lots of interplay and improvisation.
• Sidewalk Cafe can be seen on North Metro Channel 14 with their recently broadcast "Sounds of the City" show as part of the station's Performance in the Park series. Click here for the show (Windows Media Player needed).
• Reynold just returned from Denver after a successful live in-studio performance with Connie Evingson. Connie and Reynold were Connie were at Denver's Public Radio KUVO jazz89 for a live on-air concert to help celebrate jazz appreciation month. Click here to see photos from the performance.
• Check out a recent Munsinger Garden gig featuring Reynold and the Asmus Quartet
• Check out the recent Sidewalk Cafe gig (with Rhonda Laurie) at the Dakota
• Check out the recent TCHC gig at Lake Harriet Bandshell
• Check out a recent EAST SIDE gig at Hell's Kitchen .
• Check out a picture from a recent Sidewalk Cafe gig with Regina Carter
• Reynold has been featured again in Eden Prairie Magazine, this time in the Cityscope section.
• Reynold has been recently featured in a news story from the St. Cloud Times
• Reynold has a new link on iLike!
  Check out Reynold's recent performance on KARE 11's Showcase Minnesota! Click hereto see Reynold and friends perform Anthology's opening cut, "Astoria."
• Four songs from Sidewalk Cafe and Rhonda Laurie available for your listening by clicking here!
• A TCHC DVD is here! Aptly named, "Live at the Times," the DVD has live performance, band and fan interviews and a band history. It was shot at the Times during a recent gig and turned out great. Click here for some more information and r emember that the Twin Cities Hot Club CD is now available at CD Baby!

Reynold continues to stay busy: feel free to check both his solo work and other collaborations below:

Explore Artifacts and Curiosities!

The CD is an odds and ends compilation that has been made available for sale immediately through the site and is now available at both CD Baby and Gypsyjazz and the CD Baby site has four sound clips to sample!

This new work features four new never-released-before versions of his compositions, an assortment of remixed tracks and some surprise additions.Click here to read the February 2007 review from Vintage Guitar magazine. He wanted to present his "best" pieces without merely recycling old recordings and therefore, creating something new from the old.

25

Reynold has released a CD with the multi-purpose title of "25." He has named it "25" because not only it is his 25th release but will also celebrate 25 years since his treatment for cancer. This is also highlighted with a recent review in Vintage Guitar as well as one in the Minneapolis StarTribune.

$5.00 from each CD will go to the American Cancer Society and he recently had his CD release gig  with the Minnesota Guitar Society. Gary Schulte, Patrick Harison, Al Asmus, Mike Zeleny, Robert Bell and Matt Senjem all appear on this CD. 25 is available from several sources: CD Baby, direct from Rephi, iTunes, Target, gypsyjazz.net and djangobooks..

Reynold Announces Credit Card Partnership with Amazon

Themes for Imaginary Movies, Guitar, House of Curiosities, Paris Suite, Global Home Movie, Paint Your Own World, The First Hundred Years and Old Ghosts are  all available now through Amazon!

Direct sales for all titles are $15.00 postpaid (check or money order made to Reynold Philipsek) and all credit card sales now routed to Amazon. Search under popular music, then "Reynold Philipsek."

Check Out Themes for Imaginary Movies!

"Themes for Imaginary Movies," is still available. It is available from both Reynold direct (checks/money orders) and Amazon (credit cards). The new CD has eleven instrumental tracks featuring guitar and orchestra and recreates movie-like themes from a faux James Bond to Spaghetti Western to film noir. Most of the tracks are new but Spaghetti Western, Bangkok Sunset and Hong Kong Harry are included. New tracks are: Trailer, July, Sunbeam, Roma, Sidewalk Cafe and a totally new version of Lisbon '65. Click on either the CD cover art or the Amazon logo above to get your copy now!