WOLFGANG SCHALK quartet at Feinstein's At Vitello's

CD Release Party Word Of Ear

Wolfgang Schalk – guitar
Andy Langham – piano
Michael Valerio – bass
Tom Brechtlein – drums



“Great new album! Solid! I rarely get cd’s by jazz guitarists this good. I am really knocked out. Thanks for your music. It stands out.” - Tom Schnabel, KCRW Radio

Using his keen talent for musical invention, Wolfgang Schalk has garnered international acclaim as a gifted guitarist and composer. Recalling the sounds of esteemed fret-board masters Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Pat Martino and Pat Metheny, Schalk expands on the tradition as one of today’s authentic jazz guitarists....

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CD Release Party Word Of Ear

Wolfgang Schalk – guitar
Andy Langham – piano
Michael Valerio – bass
Tom Brechtlein – drums



“Great new album! Solid! I rarely get cd’s by jazz guitarists this good. I am really knocked out. Thanks for your music. It stands out.” - Tom Schnabel, KCRW Radio

Using his keen talent for musical invention, Wolfgang Schalk has garnered international acclaim as a gifted guitarist and composer. Recalling the sounds of esteemed fret-board masters Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Pat Martino and Pat Metheny, Schalk expands on the tradition as one of today’s authentic jazz guitarists.


Word Of Ear on KJazz Bob Parlocha’s Top 40 New Releases Charts.


Wolfgang Schalk’s new release Word of Ear further showcases his talent as a consummate guitarist, playing with deep soulfulness and feeling. With the follow up to his critically acclaimed release “Wanted” (Frame Up Music 2008) the bi-coastal (NY/LA) jazz guitarist presents new music with an exciting band. Yet, in contrast to the familiar term “word of mouth”, it is the music that speaks with its unique yet familiar language. This embodies the essence of Word of Ear as Schalk reaffirms that “jazz is one of the deepest art-forms”. These concepts are fully realized within the recording’s nine tracks.


Schalk has recorded six albums as a leader with all original music and has worked with an impressive lineup of notable musicians, including 11-time Grammy award-winning Michael Brecker, Dave Kikoski, Geoffrey Keezer, Dave Carpenter and Rick Margitza to name a few. In 2005 Wolfgang Schalk signed a recording deal with Universal Music and in 2008 founded his own record label Frame Up Music.


“A very fluent guitarist (perfectly at ease at rapid tempos) who also has an expressive sound…Schalk’s solos are heated yet relaxed and they build logically. Word Of Ear, which is easily recommended…” - LA Jazz Scene (Scott Yanow)


“Word of Ear, about which he’s rightly excited…Schalk’s style is friendly to mainstream jazz ears, but he’s more inclined to offer up inventive original compositions rather than rely strictly on jazz standards. KCRW’s Tom Schnabel is “knocked out” by Schalk’s new album.” - LAWeekly Music Picks (Tom Meek)


“one of the best jazz guitarists on the US scene…Heartily recommended, and I’ve been playing jazz on the radio for 30 years.” - John Motavalli (WPKN Radio, CT)


“world class in every sense of the term…” - Just Jazz Guitar “Reminiscent of Pat Metheny’s hippest record session.” - KJazz Radio, CA

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