Composer, musician, instruction, transcriptions
TIMO SHANKO
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"Shanko provides Hobbs with a rollicky foundation that encourages exploration while laying down his own monstrous roller coaster runs and hard bop plucks, revealing a technical virtuosity at the highest level."
"One need look no further than the improvisatory masterpiece “Trials and Temptations” to grasp the excellence of this album. Here the sound of Shanko’s bass – meaty, wooden Hadenesque - shines through. As the number progresses, Shanko attacks the strings of his instrument with extreme precision. And towards the end, he is constantly on the move up and down the neck, playing inside and outside – his fingers always moving. Hobbs lets Shanko carry the piece, choosing to play above the raging river of Shanko’s sound. However, Hobbs’ wailing phrases, while melancholy, embody grace. Together, the two musicians create stunning musical poetry." --www.freejazzblog.org
Boston-based Timo Shanko plays tenor sax, electric bass and acoustic bass. His music is available at your favorite digital outlet or at:
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT
TIMO SHANKO
REVIEWS
“The double CD Waxing Philosophic/Eulogy for a Dying Planet is the rare venue spacious enough to feature the full spectrum of saxophonist Timo Shanko’s compositions. Shanko’s influences are myriad; he seems to have ingested every bit of good music recorded over the last half century. Yet the music featured here is original in that word’s truest sense: it sounds only like Shanko. Aided by the astonishingly limber hands and feet of both Hammond organist Ken Clarke and drummer Luther Grey, Shanko’s enormous tenor sound shines like a lighthouse beacon through tunes that invoke memories of the meeting Ammons, Sanders, and Kuti never had.” -- REVERB NATION
“Bassist and saxophonist Timo Shanko presents an exhilarating set of songs on Freedom Right Now... ...As good a bassist as he may be, Shanko is a demon on reeds. Playing both tenor and baritone saxophones on this album, he scorches the mind with soulful radiance...
...An album well worth the trouble to find, Freedom Right Now will hopefully bring Shanko and his men some deserved recognition... -- ALL ABOUT JAZZ
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“G. Love took the stage... with standout Shanko rippin’ it up technically and creatively. ...After that, Special Sauce rejoined G. Love onstage... with the highlight being virtuosic bass player Timo Shanko’s heady tenor sax solo.” -- THE REGISTER HERALD