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Nicholas Krolak

Bassist Nicholas Krolak is a young veteran of the Philadelphia jazz scene. He has spent the last decade working as a side-man, experiencing new styles, and studying with the masters. Now, he has taken all he has learned and is applying it to his own group. Tracing the lineage of bebop into the contemporary, his compositions celebrate the city and honor nature. He is also the host of the Voice = Power Podcast in which he interviews visionaries of the Jazz world, pursuing the question: How does an artist find their voice?

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Nicholas Krolak Interview

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In this wide-ranging interview, the boys talk with bassist Nicholas Krolak, a Philadelphian with insights on pacing a set, marketing difficult-to-publicize music like jazz, the cost of including standards on a CD, and the oblique thinking of Bad Plus pianist Orrin Evans. There's also some discussion of “bachelor cookies" (not a euphemism) in there. Playlist Interview with Nicholas Krolak (2:30) Discussion of Nicholas Krolak's album Voice = Power (Self Released) 39:35 Discussion of Booker Ervin's album Tex Book ...

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Bassist Nicholas Krolak Inspires Listeners To Find And Use One’s Voice To Impact The World Around Oneself With His Sophomore Album, 'Voice = Power.

Bassist Nicholas Krolak Inspires Listeners To Find And Use One’s Voice To Impact The World Around Oneself With His Sophomore Album, 'Voice = Power.

Source: Outside in Music

Bassist, composer, and lyricist Nicholas Krolak is no stranger to the complexities of the modern world in which we live. As a musician, Krolak understands it is not enough for him to merely preserve tradition, but it is not possible to move forward without it. As a person, he understands the dual necessity of walking in modernity while maintaining healthy roots firmly in the natural world. Voice = Power, Krolak’s sophomore album, represents the path he has walked to reconcile ...

Terell Stafford: "so exciting yet passionate; always telling a story."

Ben Schachter: "thoughtful, sensitive, and humble" —- "will undoubtedly be a contributor to the music world at large"

David Wong: "As a composer he has strong ties to the history of jazz while still sounding original and fresh. There is a wonderful sense of freedom along side clear melodies and strong harmonies."

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Mycological

Self Produced
2022

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Voice = Power

Next Level
2020

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Mycological

From: Mycological
By Nicholas Krolak

This is Our Moment

From: Voice = Power
By Nicholas Krolak

This Is Our Moment

From: This Is Our Moment (single)
By Nicholas Krolak

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