Askold Buk by Askold Buk Askold Buk : Askold Buk.
 Guitar-driven, groove-oriented feel-good jazz/r&b tunes.

"I think a lot of today's instrumental music takes itself so seriously that it intimidates people - it's quite different from the great instrumentals I remember that were catchy, feel-good tunes with no pretense," observes guitarist Askold Buk. "My goal is to recapture that vibe by writing music that is as much fun to listen to as it is to play."

Buk certainly creates a fun, unpretentious mood on his critically-acclaimed debut album, which is chock full of melodic, guitar-driven, groove-oriented jazz/r&b tunes.

Songs:

1. Bella Luna
2. Iguana
3. Volcano
4. Without You
5. Big Slinky
6. One More Bar
7. Picklehead
8. Wondering
9. AFB
10. Downtime

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 6/12/2010
Askold Buk lives in New York USA

Tagged as: Jazz, Other

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