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Vintage Guitar, April 2008 issue

“I Got Your Mantra” received a full page article in the April 2008 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine! It includes excerpts from a great interview with Carl and a cool review of the new album. Thanks!

View a pdf of the review. (pdf format)

June 20–22
Summer NAMM 2008
Welcome to Summer NAMM 2008. Hope to see some friends and check out some cool guitars and amps. Fender, Mel Bay and Dean Markley are first on my list to visit. If you’re going, let me know and I’ll see you there!
I Got Your Mantra

Check out some clips from Carl’s latest release, “I Got Your Mantra” on Art of Life Records. (Art of Life AL1029-2)

Carl Filipiak & the Jimi Jazz Band and Art of Life Records are extremely proud to introduce Carl’s album featuring 10 new tracks of Hendrix inspired music.

Here’s the lineup:
Carl Filipiak: Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Dennis Chambers: Drums
Paul Soroka: Keyboards, Lyricon, Tenor Saxophone
John Thomakos: Drums
Steve Zerlin: Electric Bass, Vocals

You can check out a full-length clip on Carl’s MySpace page!

 

To purchase MP3 digital downloads of any tracks from “I Got Your Mantra”, please click here.

IGYM is now at #3,223 on Amazon.com for MP3 digital downloads!

  To purchase MP3 digital downloads of any tracks from Carl Filipiak's six previous studio recordings, please click here.
Vintage Guitar “I Got Your Mantra ” by Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band has received a great review in the March 2008 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. Download a pdf here. Thanks!
Better Living Through MP3

Ken Micallef gave IGYM an excellent review in his blog “Better Living Through MP3” in November. Read more here >>

Thanks, Ken!

  Carl's CDs are now available for sale on AbstractLogix.com. Check it out!
iTunes web image Carl’s studio albums are now available online worldwide for purchasing via digital downloading as individual tracks and/or full release from places such as Apple’s iTunes Store, RealNetworks RHAPSODY, Emusic, Napster, Verizon V-Cast (Mobile), Amazon.com, Microsoft MSN Music Store, Sony Connect, OD2 and many more. ! All six studio albums are ready to download in high quality digital format.

Check out the iTunes music store.

  “14-15-16” by Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band is now being featured as a Download of the Day at AllAboutJazz.com. The Carl Filipiak Group is #10 in Jazz Downloads at All About Jazz

Check it out!
WTMD web site A big ”Thank You” to Mike Matthews from WTMD for playing ”A Day in the Life” and ”Francesca” from IGYM on his show daily.

Very cool and thanks for your support!

Disk Union—Japan

“I Got Your Mantra” was reviewed for Japanese audiences on the Disk Union web site! Thanks for the great comments from our friend in Japan!

Read an English translation here.

Carl's videos from Jeff Eline

Check out some cool videos of Carl and friends jamming, courtesy of Jeff Eline.

You can also catch some new videos of Carl on YouTube.com.


Carl's MySpace page Check out Carl’s new MySpace page and listen to some cool tracks, find show dates, or send him a message.
Randy Runyon—Arrival

“Arrival” by Randy Runyon. Now available!
This is Carl’s first project for Art of Life Records and features the excellent guitar playing of Randy Runyon. With Todd Harrison on drums and Steve Zerlin on bass.

Solar (MP3)

Witch Hunt (MP3)

Read the review in Just Jazz Guitar, August 2007 (pdf)

Carl's Mel Bay Book My NEW book, “Rock Fusion Improvising” (Mel Bay Publications) was listed as one of the “Top 25 Books and DVDs you must have!” in Guitar One Magazine. Robben Ford, Vic Juris (Mel Bay), Greg Koch (a Fenders endorser also) and many others have made the list.

Now available at Guitar Center! Or purchase my book directly from Geometric Records.

Rock/Fusion Improvising in Japanese

“Rock/Fusion” Improvising has been released in Japan and thanks to Mel Bay Publications for making this happen! The printing is wonderful and I continue to receive e-mails from fans all over the world.

Totally Guitar

Carl has a chapter in Totally Guitar: The Definitive Guide by Dave Hunter and Tony Bacon. Brought to you by Thunder Bay Press.

Buy it from Amazon.com by clicking here.

Hotel Real Music Hotel Real Music

Check out Carl’s updated lessons pages with new Intermediate lessons and free mp3 audio example to download.

Included in this section is some of Carl’s original music transcribed by John McGann.

Two new songs just added: “2PM” & “One For Wes!”


“Carl Filipiak is one serious cat…great sound, a dynamic style,
and killer chops…”
—All About Jazz

Personnel:

Carl Filipiak: guitar

Steve Zerlin: bass

Paul Soroka: sax

and special guest:

Dennis Chambers

 

 
 

 

 

©2005 Carl Filipiak