New York Times critically acclaimed bassist, composer, producer, and bandleader, Dan Chmielinski has a heightened awareness that we should all strive for. In this episode, we chat about a budding collaboration that resulted in one of Dan’s oldest and deepest relationships, adapting parts of our musical personality to accommodate any given ensemble, and the startling sights New Yorkers might see at the midnight deli. Watch the interview on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/ChristianWiggs
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New York Times critically acclaimed bassist, composer, producer, and bandleader, Dan Chmielinski has a heightened awareness that we should all strive for. In this episode, we chat about a budding collaboration that resulted in one of Dan’s oldest and deepest relationships, adapting parts of our musical personality to accommodate any given ensemble, and the startling sights New Yorkers might see at the midnight deli.
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Circuit Kisser
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Getting to Know: Chimy!
Dan “Chimy” (shim'-ee) Chmielinski is a New York Times critically acclaimed, award winning bassist, composer, producer and bandleader who consistently creates original projects under his own brand, Chimy Music. He first began his love affair with the bass at the young age of 3.
Now 27, Dan has traveled the world, performing, collaborating and recording with world class musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Joey Alexander, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Marc Cary, Chase Baird, Brad Mehldau, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jon Batiste, Beka Gochiashvili, Antonio Sanchez, Ulysses Owens Jr., Nir Felder, Etienne Charles, Camille Bertault, Mike Moreno, Bryan Carter, Eric Harland, and Carl Allen and The New York Jazz Symposium, to name a few.
Dan founded and leads several groups of his own, including “Four by Four,” an octet innovatively showcasing jazz quartet alongside string quartet, and “Circuit Kisser,” an electronic ensemble consisting of five synthesizers, electric bass and drums, combining jazz harmonies and electronic music; both showcasing Dan’s original compositions.
Dan teamed up with vocalist Martina DaSilva to form the viral sensation, “ChimyTina,” a bass and vocal duo featuring tight-knit arrangements of classic jazz standards, folk tunes and popular music. In December 2019, ChimyTina released the winter holiday-inspired album A Very ChimyTina Christmas. The album received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, The New York Times and more.
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