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of todays top players, New York-based John Favicchia has
performed and/or recorded with such greats as Steve Khan,
Tony Levin, Chieli Minucci, Lonnie Plaxico, John Benitez,
Harvie S, Larry Coryell, Dean Brown,Chris Geith and Bob Malach.
His band Dharma All Stars blends various
styles into a powerful blast of fusion that spans the extremes
of the dynamic range.
Favicchia has been busy touring and recording as well
as stepping up to the plate with his own solo releases.
His debut, World Time, earned rave reviews and
was a Top 10 Critics Pick of the Year in Jazziz Magazine.
The latest, Dharma, offers an intriguing mix of melody, eclecticism,
and tight ensemble playing with the likes of all-star guests
including Khan, Brown, Swartz, Dave Mann, and ChieliMinucci. Favicchia
is all about the mindful side of playing drums of making music
from the mind, for the mind. Definitely, he says,Its
all about the soul and the mind, but its very visceral
as well. Im caressing the sounds out of my cymbals in one bar,
but when the music takes off and I start to wail, I take no prisoners."
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