– ARTISTS –
Jan Grzywacz – Songwriter / Guitar / Vocals
Mike Westergaard – Keys / Producer
Kevin Hime-Knowles – Bass / Executive Producer
ASSOCIATES:
Miles Bould – Percussion
Geoff Dunn – Drums
Alastair Gray – Bagpipes
Dorie Jackson – Vocals
Ralph Lamb – Brass
Bob McKay – Wind Instruments
Andrew Ross – Baritone Sax
Egils Straume – Saxophone
– ARTISTS –
Jan Grzywacz – Songwriter / Guitar / Vocals
Geoff Dunn – Drums
Miles Bould – Percussion
Dorie Jackson – Vocals
Egils Straume – Saxophone
Kevin Hime-Knowles – Bass
Mike Westergaard – Arranger / Producer / Keyboards
TIMESLICE comprises 3 people:
Jan Grzywacz – Songwriter, Guitar and Vocals
Mike Westergaard – Producer and Keys
Kevin Hime Knowles – Executive Producer and Bass
ASSOCIATES
Around 8 associates collaborate on the albums and these are:
Miles Bould – Percussion
Geoff Dunn – Drums
Alastair Gray – Bagpipes
Dorie Jackson – Vocals
Ralph Lamb – Brass
Bob McKay – Wind Instruments
Andrew Ross – Baritone Sax
Egils Straume – Saxophones
THE EARLY DAYS
Born in Lewisham with a vowel disorder, Jan Grzywacz arrived yellow and dehydrated and was nicknamed Pan Yan the Chinaman by the nurses. Once rehydrated and converted to normal honkey white, he went to school and was beaten up by a bunch of Catholic nuns who discovered he lied, aged 7, about going to church on a Sunday. Undeterred, secondary school beckoned and he responded by sailing through and going on to take two degrees.
He played guitar, wrote lyrics and participated in music making wherever and whenever the opportunity arose. Travelling the world as a geoscientist he was always listening to the earth interpreting the sounds and creating stories about what might be lying just below our feet. The earth has a beautiful vibration. Have you stopped and listened to it?
So now comes a chance meeting – isn’t that always the case? I meet a bass man who says “So you say you write songs? Well let’s do one.” We do one and it’s good. “Got any more?” says the producer. “Loads” he replies. Still a liar after all these years!
Well there you go. The first album, “Time Stealer”, is testament to having more than one song, but it opens up the sluice gates. Album number two, “Old Blood New Tears” is finding a groove. All the tracks on both albums are based on genuine experiences, some very personal and others more of an arresting observation. They try to say what can’t be said any way other than through the emotions of the two worlds, music and lyrics. When these two worlds collide, stand back. Things can suddenly get very real!
On to album three…..let’s see where the journey takes us…….
The latest album is a compilation of experiences.
“Toast” is based on a teenager’s dream, morphing into a sort of hazy reality.
“Fake” is where we all are today, unfortunately.
“Weep for America” is a lament for what might have been.
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Cool driving music and sexy lyrics. A touch of Steely Dan, Santana and even Pink Floyd. I think it’s the second track where you sound like Ian Drury, (before he went mental!) I really think you should get out there – the Edinburgh Festival would be perfect, lots of Jazz / Music venues and you could make some dosh.
Jan – Edinburgh
Good vibes !! Loved the horns and fat song. Will watch for Spotify.
Chuck – California USA
Hi Jan
If “Old Blood…New Tears “ had been a book I would have said: “I couldn’t put it down.”
Even setting aside the great Saxophone playing everything on the whole CD delivered bells-full of nostalgia. “Toast” especially brought back memories from my decadent past of love and loss…always loss.
In spite of my ingrained Classical music background, your music completely grabbed me by the throat (and much lower down!).I’m looking forward to your next ‘oeuvre’. It’s a pity I won’t be able to share it with the people I partied with in my twenties. They will all be dead or in jail by now. Or even worse, they’ll have become respectable.
Thanks a bunch.
Owen
Hi Jan,
Many thanks for the tunes!! I listened to them in the office earlier – sounds great – congratulations on getting the album out. Now, where and when does the 2019 Timeslice tour start? You know I have an interest in a live music bar here in Houston. I can get you on stage there in a heartbeat…..
Thanks again. I will share with my colleagues to brag on you and your band mates!
Tim
Hi Jan
Thanks very much for the CD. I was driving on Saturday, which gave me time to really listen to it – which I did twice straight through. Its wonderful. I’m impressed. It all sounds very professional. The others there obviously were enjoying themselves extemporising. Your song writing in a great piece of work, it sounds like poetry with every word thought through again and again. Did you send a copy to the BBC? The fake news song might make a great and topical intro to one of their programmes! The songs you played to me in unfinished form sounded very familiar again this time around but with a lot of added oomph. You should be well pleased with this work.
Richard – Geophysicist
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