", And their performance style can only be described as trying to get a party started. "We've played to crowds with screaming girls and places with old people falling asleep - it doesn't matter, we'll play," said vocalist, trumpeter, and guitarist Lech Wierzynski. Friday Night Livestream Sessions with Lech Wierzynski of The California Honeydrops!25% Of All proceeds donated to our charities at www.cahoneydrops.com/sprea. How does that work? What are the advantages to being her opening act as opposed to headlining? April 27///ACL Live at The Moody Theater///Austin, TX* Under San Francisco's current street tree policy, having a tree in front of your building can be costly. We kind of went with a go with the flow kind of approach to it. When my dad was growing up in communist Poland in the 40s and 50s, old American music was illegal and therefore very cool, said Lech Wierzynski. And it keeps it interactive. All About Jazz musician pages are maintained by musicians, publicists and trusted members like you. Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you. With some exceptions, the property owner is responsible for care and maintenance of the tree. Were going out with her for about two months. The Leszczyski family was a magnate family. LW: Weve been once only. King, Allen Toussaint, Buddy Guy, and Dr. John. Manor House of Rafa Leszczyski in Lublin. Sousaphones, strings, space echoesits all here. Soft Spot comes on the heels of Covers from the Cave, a cover album born out of pandemic livestream videos; live albums Remember When: Vol. Very lively bunch. 1-2. 2,561 Followers, 785 Following, 36 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Antoni Lech Wierzynski (@thepolishhoneydrop) [1] Their second album, Spreadin' Honey was released in the summer of 2010. In a way that, luckily, the stage doesnt allow you. Although Chicago is very Polish. Its not like they say Mustang Sally and we say OK. Its not quite like that. On today's show I speak with Lech Wierzynski of the California Honeydrops.. And he taught at Oberlin and so I studied with him. Early History of the Leszczynski family. All funds raised from the donation-based event will be split evenly between the artists on the bill and thePLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund. Lech Wierzynski. The band followed the release by embarking on their eighth European tour, a West Coast tour, and a performance at New Orleans Jazz Fest.[2]. Also in the group are Charlie Hickox on keyboards and Bo Bradberry on bass. Its hard out there. Adding pianist Chris Burns and multi-instrumentalist Nansamba Ssensalo, the group released its debut, Soul Tub!, in 2008. For the most part. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Boyce and Lightnin Malcolm, when Johnny our sax player said hey i can hear Angel from Montgomery over this groove, you should try singin it. 2013 LoveIsPop - part of the CollectionDX Network, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino: Grand Theatre, A Conversation with Adam Jensen (Exclusive Interview), CANDID CONVERSATION: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ADRIANA MATHER. Their rhythms are punctuated by trumpet, piano riffs, and bluesy vocals. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. Witold Leszczyski (16 August 1933 - 1 September 2007) [1] was a Polish film director and screenwriter. Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox, Lech Wierzynski Of Bay Area Band The California Honeydrops, On Tour With Bonnie Raitt, Misses Playing In BART Stations, Rogue Butterfly Statue Goes Up in Golden Gate Park, But City Hall Swats It Down, Heklina Memorial Will Be a Block-wide Affair, With Outdoor Stage and Event Projected on a Closed Castro Street, SF Public Library Teaming Up With Amoeba Music To Create Bay Area Artist Streaming Platform. June 18///Live Oak Music Festival///Santa Barbara, CA Click herefor a full list of participating artists. They said, Hey, were gonna open our doors on this day that were always usually closed and all youve gotta do is bring as many people threw that door as possible and well give you all the profits. And we did it. His friend Yanos Lustig composed the soul-blues ballad 'Let It Go.' The disc's only 'cover' is of Johnny Adams' classic 'Hell Yes, I Cheated.' So, that we can stay in touch with whats actually going on in the room instead of just trying to nail a perfect set or something. When I first came out here I started working with some older R&B musicians. In other words, its colorful, soulful and super cool. MM: Do you have any particular memories of Boston? "The whole point is to erase the boundaries between the crowd and us," Wierzynski says. Were definitely looking forward to coming back again. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Leader Lech Wierzynski, an amazingly pliant, deeply soulful singer who doubles on guitar and trumpet, wrote 11 of the 13 selections. "name" : "Lech Wierzynski", June 30July 1///High Sierra Music Festival ///Quincy, CA, https://www.youtube.com/user/californiahoneydrops, Tags: 2016, blues, Bonnie Raitt, California, feature, features, interview, interviews, jazz, New Orleans, San Francisco, soul, The California Honeydrops. The California Honeydrops have a light sound, but are anything but light weight. There is a great deal of New Orleans in them, but the Piedmont and West Coast Blues also inform the band. Every crowd has different energy. It keeps the audience involved. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leszczynski research. And then the next album that came out the Like You Mean It record was crowd funded through Kickstarter. ", This year, they're excited to be touring as the opening act for the great Bonnie Raitt, with whom they'll be playing at the Fox Theater in Oakland their hometown on April 23. We never did anything with the idea even though it sounded cool and until the times of quarantine i never had the time to work it out. In 2016 and 2017, the Honeydrops were honored to play with Bonnie Raitt on her North America release tour, and in the past have been privileged to support the likes of B.B. They released their fifth album on September 11, 2015. I was very deep into old, old American music. Wierzynski is now free to sing and play American musicand how he does. 1959-2007. The family name derives from Leszczyna, now a suburb of Leszno, Greater Poland. Get me outta here, please. . The California Honeydrops, led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, draw on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line. They actually threw us a fundraiser. A lot of them kind of start out in my head or I write a lot of songs in my dreams. April 26///Winspear Opera House///Dallas, TX* Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes a local jazz events calendar. So, we couldnt do more than like a few days at a time or Id start going crazy. We get to watch her every night and she's such an amazing performer. France, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus. So, its pretty amazing. Jugband tunes. LW: Its been good for us. We continued the Honeydrops album tradition of bringing special musical guests to bless the studio with their magic, adds drummer Ben Malament. The young Wierzynski was three years old. Lech Wierzynski & Lorenzo Loera of The California HoneydropsSteve Height of T Sisters, Emily Day & The Knights, Cosmo AlleycatsThe Fox Den, Piedmont CANovemb. Coat of Arms of King Stanisaw I Leszczyski, Coat of Arms of Stanisaw I Leszczyski as King of Poland and Prince of Lorraine, Coat of Arms of Maria Leszczyska as Queen of France. LW: I was born there and I lived there until I was only three. Having accompanied artists such as Maria Muldaur, Dan Hicks, and Jackie Payne, Wierzynski has grown equally adept as a trumpeter, singer, and guitarist. Although he plays a wide variety of genre, theres no mistaking guitar, harmonica, banjo and ukulele player Taj Mahal. Modeled afterBrooklyn Comes AliveandDenver Comes Alive, Quarantine Comes Alive was conceived as a way to celebrate and support musicians, provide fans with unique musical experiences from the comfort of their couches, and raise money for comprehensive COVID-19 relief during this time of uncertainty. Its all tub bass. Whatever. The California Honeydrops played a U.S. & Spain tour in 2012 including appearances at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival. Place Stanislas in Nancy was constructed between 1751 and 1755 . Its the closest thing, [Laughs]. I really like it. }. 1-2. MM: At what point did you decide to make the first California Honeydrops album? 4/7/23 - Jackson Hole, WY - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/8/23 - Ketcham, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/9/23 - Eden, UT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/14/23 - Chico, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/15/23 - Arcata, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/16:/23 -Ashland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/18/23 - Bend, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/19/23 - Bellingham, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/21/23 - Seattle, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/22/23 - Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/23/23 -Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/25/23 - Boise, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/26/23 - Missoula, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/27/23- Bozeman, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/29/23 - Paonia, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/4/30/23 - Morrison, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/Follow The California Honeydrops:Website: http://cahoneydrops.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cahoneydropsInstagram: http://instagram.com/cahoneydropsTwitter: https://twitter.com/cahoneydropsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21t0aavYGSGFkYYFhu6urk?si=njhaUusgQRqdaSyl2VQqzQYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXXGooAa1kes5bEUvxakagSubscribe to The California Honeydrops official YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXXGooAa1kes5bEUvxakag#TheCaliforniaHoneydrops #CaliforniaHoneydrops Upcoming Tour Dates:Apr 14: Chico, CA Apr 15: Arcata, CA Apr 16: Ashland, OR +Apr 18: Bend, OR ^Apr 19: Bellingham, WA ^Apr 21: Seattle, WA ^Apr 22: Portland, OR ^Apr 23: Portland, ORApr 25: Boise, ID Apr 26: Missoula, MT +Apr 27: Bozeman, MT +Apr 29: Paonia, CO ~Apr 30: Morrison, CO*May 12-14: Placerville, CA May 26-28: Cumberland, MD July 7: Marshfield, MAJun 15: San Diego, CA*Jun 16: San Diego, CA*Jun 17: Avila Beach, CA* Jun 18: Saratoga, CA* Jun 21: Salt Lake City, UT* Jun 22: Dillon, CO*June 23: Santa Fe, NM* Jun 24: Phoenix, AZ* Jun 26: Oklahoma City, OK*Jun 28: St. Paul, MN* Jun 29: Chicago, IL* Jun 30: St. Louis, MO* Jul 1: Cincinnati, OH*Jul 3: Canandaigua, NY* Jul 5: Branford, CT* Jul 6: Hampton Beach, NH* Jul 7: Marshfield, MAJul 8: Richmond, VA* Jul 9: Asheville, NC* Jul 11: Atlanta, GA* Jul 13: St. Petersburg, FL* Jul 14: Cocoa Beach, FL* Jul 15: Daytona, FL* Jul 16: Jupiter, FL*July 16: Jupiter, FL*Oct 7: Monterey, CA * With Trevor Hall+ With Scott Pemberton^ With Reb And The Good News~ With Sunny War And we've been jumping up on her set sometimes, and we've had some of her band members come up and play with us during our set. And youve just gotta roll with whatever that is. And it was a cooperative. THE THIRD TIMES A CHARM: A NEW INTERVIEW WITH DONNIE VIE. My brother and I had to assimilate to modern American society, Wierzynski explains, so we loved all the popular stuff on the radio too, especially Hip-Hop, R&B. Released", The California Honeydrops on ReverbNation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_California_Honeydrops&oldid=1119818230, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles lacking in-text citations from November 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 3 November 2022, at 15:50. While frontman and trumpet player Lech Wierzynski sings and plays trumpet, he's joined by Johnny Bones on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Lorenzo Loera on keys, and Beau Bradbury and Ben Malament on tub bass and various percussion, including washboards, jugs, and drums. I started playing in school and I had a great teacher, whose name was Vince McCool and then I had another great teacher, Marcus Belgrave, who was a well-known jazz musician. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. And shes still at the top of her game. Friday Night Livestream Sessions with Lech Wierzynski of The California Honeydrops!25% Of All proceeds donated to our charities at www.cahoneydrops.com/spreadinhoneyDigital Tip Jars:Paypal: https://bit.ly/3ah7dVlVenmo: @benjamin-Malament More from The California Honeydrops:'Under The Boardwalk' (cover): https://youtu.be/QOvkHkQtdss'Carolina Peach': https://youtu.be/55DKJD4_xm4'Just One More' (Official Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/x5SxZGbU_tU'Long Way' (Official Live Video): https://youtu.be/9eLORYegFQg'Live Learn' (Official Music Video): https://youtu.be/z3_6oUS_JB4The Soft Spot tour continues! When the Honeydrops released their debut, Soul Tub!, in 2008, they specialized in straightforward re-creations of classic blues sounds, spending as much time playing boisterous New Orleans R&B as they did laying back in a West Coast style, but as the 2010s progressed, they synthesized their disparate influences, culminating in the ambitious 2018 double album Call It Home, Vols. If your Netflix queue is beginning to bore you, head out and see some of the many films showing about town this week. Unlike many lead singers with his amount of talent, I found him to be very down to earth and an all around nice guy. They were magnates in the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth and later became royal family of Poland. Years active. And Ive gotten better at it. April 22///Grand Sierra Resort & Casino: Grand Theatre ///Reno, NV* Its just after three days locked up in the studio I start losing my damn mind. Lech Wierzynski. MM: How does the songwriting process work for you? Wierzynski spoke to SFist via phone, from his house in Oakland. The Honeydrops have come a long way since guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynkski and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland subway station, but the band has stayed true to that organic, street-level feel. We recorded it in my living room. We played there once before and it was a fun show. Thanks to Lech for taking the time to do this interview! MM: When you were doing that were you just jamming, or were you doing covers, or had you already started writing songs? I studied. In 2022, the California Honeydrops celebrate their fourteenth year together with the forthcoming release of their latest studio album, Soft Spot. 2005-2023The California Honeydrops, All Rights Reserved. Website - https://www.thebrotherscomatose.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherscomatoseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/broscomatose/Twitt. Lech Wierzynski. The recording process can be tedious and perfectionistic and you get really far in your head. For more information, visitQuarantineComesAlive.com. "But I always think, 'Hey, I'm probably going to do it a slightly different way.'" And that was it. They've taken the party all over the world, playing festivals of all . [Laughs] And, yeah, we just started playing out at the BART [commuter rail] stations. March 28///The Middle East///Cambridge, MA Thats something that we really aim to do. What can you tell me about the new album? They came up to me one day and they were like, Hey, whats it gonna take? An internationally touring band, the Honeydrops draw upon elements. Til about December. Its not a song I ever planned on playing myself because her version seemed like the only one. His immersion in American culture was sought out and not inherited. He played with Ray Charles. Our solo shows, the main thing that I like about that is that I get to play for as long as I feel like it. And we did a Kickstarter. Sign in / sign up and request update access to the Lech Wierzynski page. Their first album, Soul Tub!, with all original songs was released in November 2008. You just go with the flow and if you make a mistake then you move on and no one even notices sometimes. Inspiration for the guitarists duet take alongside a bassist of John Prines beloved country tune made famous byBonnie Raittwas inspired by The California Honeydrops tour alongside Raitt a few years back. Do people request a lot of covers then if they dont know your songs? Theres a few of my own little dream songs on there that I kind of just did myself. REVISIT AND REVISE: "I love old music, and I respect it a lot," says vocalist and trumpet player Lech Wierzynski. March 18///Peabody Opera House ///St. Louis, MO* And then I hash them out. A contemporary soul-blues band that is grounded in tradition and also boasts a modern flair. Their latest album, A River's Invitation, has been described by one critic as "a fabulous, feel-good, fun-fest album of joyous musical partying.

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