Joe Chawki: can you hear him


News:
23-01-2007:
A chance for you to hear just how good Joe Chawki is with his playing on the stellar CD The Alchemists II is now available to order from the Guitar 9.



The CD will also be available from CD Baby, Abstract Logix, Guitar Euroshop and others... It will also be available in download format from all the major download sites. Check out the TAII order page for a current list of stores.

You can also read news and hear clips on the TAII artist website, including TAII song details.

I hope you enjoy the CD as much as I do!

01-11-2006:
Joe Chawki is one of the many players soon to be featured on The Alchemists II on liquid Note Records. Hopefully we'll see the amazing Alchemists vol 2 CD released on LNR this side of Christmas. Its all sounding beautiful. Here's the official tracklisting:

1. Unruly Elements - Chris Brooks ft. Joe Chawki
2. One Legged Chicken - Pascal Vigné ft. Christophe Godin
3. Threehunderdpointtwentyone - Terry Syrek ft. Bumblefoot
4. Under The Influence - Richard Hallebeek & Antti Kotikoski
5. Space Antz - Carlos Creator ft. Robert Rodrigo
6. Stratosphere - William Stravato ft. Brett Garsed
7. At Last - Stefan Rosqvist ft. Bo Eriksson
8. The Puffball That Ate My Village - Phi Yaan-Zek ft. Chanan Hanspal
9. Last Minute Call/The Saviour - Milan Polak & Marco Sfogli
10. Fumble Fingers - Dave Martone & Chris Buono
11. Tango Schizophrenia - Si Hayden ft. Michael Berk
12. Warp Drive - Gianluca Ferro ft. Scott McGill
13. In The Beginning - Sven Stichter ft. Thorsten Koenhe
14. Butterfly/Free Love/Fruit Frenzy - Geoff Tyson ft. Doug Doppler
15. Georgia In My Heart - Dr Ika & Temur Kvitelashvili"

25-08-2006:
Joe Chawki has added some samples of his upcoming EP CD, highlighting his amazing playing technique, listen to tem here: http://www.myspace.com/joechawki

29-04-2006:
Joe Chawki will be appearing on a CD near you soon. He is swapping leads with Chris Brook's track for "Alchemists II" called "Unruly Elements". A sample should be on Chris Brooks web site soon. Joe remined me that he is also in the process of composing some works for a debut EP, due for a release this June along with a new web site. More when it arrives

Background:
Joe Chawki is one of those rare talents who can combine amazing technique with a broad depth of musicality. He is a lfet handed player who has been playing guitar for ten years, since the age of 13.

He was active in the progressive music scene from the age of 16 being the star guitar player for "October Thorns". This band have a myspace web site: http://www.myspace.com/octoberthorns and it is worth checking out the mp3s, particularly if your a progressive music fan. Check out this metal-observer.com article to find out more about this band.

He left the band and music scene for a musical hiatus and a voyage of self discovery and now it look like he's back again with a powerful musical offering. He was set to take part in the Shawn Lane memorial benefit concert along with players like Ed Degenaro, Craig Erickson, Brett Garsed, Ray Gomez, Jason Macedo, Jon Paget, Sean Rickman and Andy Timmons. Unfortunately due to reasons beyond his control he was unable to attend. However, he still keeps in contact with the Lane family.

To understand his depth of musicallity,check out some of musical influences:

Shawn Lane,John Coltrane, L. Subramaniam,The Sabri Brothers,Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman, Pharoah Sanders, Vladimir Horowitz, Jean Luc Ponty,Brian May,Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, James Brown, Return to Forever, The Tony Williams Lifetime, Chick Corea, Peter Gabriel, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Keith Jarrett, Djivan Gasparian, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, LaMonte Young, Steve Reich, Pandit Pran Nath, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Simon Posford/Shpongle,Hallucinogen,Philip Glass, Olivier Messiaen,Stravinsky, Ozric Tentacles, Autechre, Squarepusher

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