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	Alex Skolnick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alex Skolnick (born September 29, 1968, grew up in Berkley, Califnornia) is a noted jazz and rock guitarist.
		Recently Skolnick relocated to New York City and began devoting all of his energies to jazz, enrolling in the jazz program at The New School.
		Most recently, he has been touring and recording with the Alex Skolnick Trio, a jazz group known for playing rousing bebop renditions of classic rock and heavy metal tunes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Skolnick (259 words)

	CD Baby: ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alex Skolnick Trio, (aka Skol Trio), is a New York based group consisting of guitar, upright bass and drums.
		Alex, Matt and John are representative of many young players today who, at one time, were mainly interested in hard rock before moving on to explore jazz and other styles.
		Alex continues to be a featured member of the smash hit holiday show Trans-Siberian Orchestra, performing to sold out crowds across the U.S. as well as appearing in local and national radio and television appearances.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/skolnick (2094 words)

	MAGNA CARTA RECORDS > Alex Skolnick Trio
		It was here where Alex hooked up with two fiery young prodigies in their early 20’s on upright bass and drums; the three began practicing composition assignments and jazz standards.
		Alex Skolnick, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and at age sixteen, became lead guitarist for the metal band Testament, whom he was with for seven years and five albums, touring the world with acts such as Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and others.
		Alex also plays with folk legend Debbie Friedman, Paris based pop/world music superstar Ishtar: The Voice Of Alabina (where he plays Spanish guitar), numerous New York based improvisational artists and when not on tour, is on staff at American Institute Of Guitar in New York City.
	www.magnacarta.net /artists/alexskolnicktrio.html (643 words)

	Alex Skolnick - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		It was also during this time that Skolnick began being recognized for his six-string talents, racking up awards in polls held by such renowned guitar publications as Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Guitar World (the latter for which Skolnick contributed an instructional column for a spell).
		Skolnick immediately became a much in-demand guitarist, as he either performed or recorded with the likes of Primus bassist Les Claypool and Primus/Guns N' Roses drummer Brain, bassist Michael Manring, Ozzy Osbourne, Miles Davis, keyboardist Adam Holzman, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and even Les Miserables/Jeckyl and Hyde Broadway actor Rob Evan, among others.
		Relocating to New York City during the late '90s, Skolnick began performing regularly in the area as the Alex Skolnick Trio, in addition to earning a BFA in jazz performance from Manhattan's New School University (where he studied with Richie Beirach, George Garzone, Hal Galper, and Cecil McBee).
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,493985,00.html (658 words)

	[Scott Tribble] Publications - 10 Questions w/ Alex Skolnick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Skolnick presently performs in a variety of improvisational outfits, including The Alex Skolnick Trio and the Skol Patrol.
		In 2002, The Alex Skolnick Trio released the acclaimed Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation; the album re-interpreted arena-rock classics by The Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, and others—in jazz and swing fashion.
		Skolnick: Everybody should develop their own setup, sound, and gear, but you can start with a basic jazz setup, like the Heritage guitar that I play [Heritage H575 hollow-body], which is similar to a classic Gibson ES175.
	www.stribble.com /showarticle.asp?ID=39 (1080 words)

	Montreal Mirror : Music : Alex Skolnick
		Alex Skolnick's story is dangerously similar to that of "the Taps," but miraculously enough, he comes out the other side with substantially different results.
		Skolnick is best known as the former guitarist for thrash metal band Testament.
		Despite Skolnick's lofty intentions looking horrible in fl and white, he has managed to win praise from both moshers and the rather snooty jazzbo rag Downbeat.
	www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/2004/081904/music2.html (575 words)

	Blistering.com :: Music :: Reviews :: Alex Skolnick Trio - Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		When guitarist Alex Skolnick left Testament in 1992 to pursue other avenues of guitar playing, many thought his career would comprise solely of playing around his local New York neighbourhood with friends to a few devoted fans in tow.
		As the title suggests, this really is a set of new standards from a generation that grew up within the rock resurgence of the late seventies and the early eighties, with a couple of old classics from the sixties to spice up the set.
		By taking essentially the most basic of riffs, Alex seems to strip the track downs to its raw elements and allows both himself and his two accomplices the room to improvise and broaden the song well beyond expectations, while still retaining the essential backbone of melody.
	www.blistering.com /reviews/album.php3?ID=4202 (477 words)

	The Official Savatage Homepage
		Alex Skolnick was only 16 when he hit the scene with Testament in 1986, a prodigy with brilliant technique and a big musical appetite.
		While Skolnick's sophisticated playing helped distinguish the band's music from the crude poundings of many of their speed metal counterparts, it also generated internal conflicts, - particularly between Skolnick and guitarist/co-founder Eric Peterson, whose more traditional heavy riffing approach often made Skolnick feel like the class outsider.
		The new Alex develops his ideas more deliberately than in the past, often incorporating sustain in place of the rapid-fire runs he would have employed with Testament.
	www.savatage.com /multimedia/articles/gtrw_10.94.html (2808 words)

	Alex Skolnick \| Transformation
		Skolnick's strength in the nascent part of his jazz career is as an arranger.
		The exception is “Scorch,” which features Hunter and is an extended funky romp that is the closest Skolnick comes to fusion on the disc.
		Probably the best thing that Skolnick could do for himself at this point is to begin playing with some of the bigger straightahead jazz names in order to hone his craft with experienced musicians.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=16034 (530 words)

	Alex Skolnick :: The Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Skolnick's revved-up trio stunningly reconfigures tunes by rock icons into jazz-based, guitar trio fare.
		In early 2002, Alex Skolnick Trio emerged as a refreshing and surprising new voice of improvisation: a former speed metal guitar virtuoso who had fallen in love with jazz, gone back to music school in New York, and hooked up with a fiery young rhythm section.
		Their debut recording marked the first time such a group had used heavy metal songs as standards, incorporating lush arrangements and sonic textures that run the gamut from soft and delicate to loud and intense.
	www.alexskolnick.com /index.asp (190 words)

	8/17/2005 - Alex Skolnick Visits Barking Legs Theater Aug. 18 - Happenings - Chattanoogan.com
		Skolnick first shot to fame as a member of the heavy metal group, Testament.
		The Alex Skolnick Trio was formed in 2001.
		Alex and the Trio performed at such notable music industry conferences as CMJ (New York, NY, 2002) and at SXSW (Austin, TX, 2003) and toured throughout the country to packed houses in such places as Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Texas, New York City and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
	www.chattanoogan.com /articles/article_71015.asp (542 words)

	MAGNA CARTA RECORDS > Artists > ATTENTION DEFICIT - Alex Skolnick, Michael Manring, Tim Alexander
		The group is an exotic amalgam of bass, guitar and drums, a necessary far-flung exploration that sprung naturally and spontaneously from the collective mindmeld of three diverse and divergent talents, guitarist Alex Skolnick, drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander, and bassist Michael Manring.
		After experiencing the revelation that was KISS in the late '70s, Alex dove fervently into that heady mix of thrash and power metal that became the Bay Area sound.
		Alexander's recorded legacy is highly appreciated, his geometric rhythms being a regular topic of discussion amongst drum magazines, possibly his greatest acclaim being named as one of the "most influential drummers of all-time" by Drum magazine.
	www.magnacarta.net /artists/attentiondeficit.html (593 words)

	Alex Skolnick Trio \| Transformation
		That Skolnick comes to jazz from rock as opposed to the other way around means that while he has a firm grasp on harmony and is capable of navigating odd meters and shifts in feel, there is a certain energy and, in particular, attitude that is missing from your typical fusion player.
		If Skolnick has any precedent in jazz, it would have to be Larry Coryell, who has blended a true rock and roll attitude with a far broader reach over the course of his career, demonstrated to great effect at this summer's Ottawa International Jazz Festival.
		Like Coryell, Skolnick demonstrates that translating the energy of rock to a jazz context can be a more subtle thing, showing that you can imbue more traditional trappings of swing, modal playing and richer harmony with an edge that doesn't spoil their essential purity.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=15309 (405 words)

	Jambands.com \| Columns::Mike Gruenberg \| Transformation by Alex Skolnick Trio \| 2005-03-06
		At the time, Alex confided that he had just signed a new record deal and was about to go into the studio and record a new album.
		However in addition to his usual array of interpretive jazz of other peoples' work, Alex and the group has mixed in a healthy dose of original tunes and has also invited a number of guest musicians to make this album even more appealing than the first one.
		Alex has always referred to The Scorpions as having a profound influence on him.
	www.jambands.com /Columns/MGruenberg/content_2005_03_06.00.phtml (720 words)

	The Premier eZine for the Underground Scene.
		Alex Skolnick is one of the most diverse guitarists you will ever come across.
		But, Skolnick and band were to part due to musical differences.
		Skolnick also formed his own group, The Alex Skolnick Trio, to record modern music in a classic jazz trio format.
	www.wormwoodchronicles.com /interviews/alexskolnick/text.html (1218 words)

	JamBase \| JAKE EZRA PERFORMS WITH CHILDHOOD IDOL
		NEW YORK, NY: Jake Ezra, NYC guitarist, will be teaming up with his childhood hero Alex Skolnick (of '80s metal band Testament fame) to present a night of guitar-driven fusion at New York City's renowned Knitting Factory.
		Alex Skolnick eventually left Testament after getting bitten by the "jazz bug." He moved to NYC to pursue a degree in jazz at the New School, where he met the musicians who would become the rhythm section of the Alex Skolnick Trio.
		Like Skolnick, Jake Ezra initially was drawn to rock music, and he spent a few years gigging and touring with a local rock band.
	www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=4621 (526 words)

	Alex Skolnick Review
		Alex Skolnick became famous as one of the top virtuosos in genre of Speed Metal.
		His latest foray is a mixture of jazz originals and jazz remakes of heavy metal standards.
		Perhaps this album would have been more cohesive if Skolnick just did an entire album of meal classics but in the end, Transformation is just damn cool as it is. This is one of those albums you will love to play around your rock nerd friends.
	www.classicrockrevisited.com /reviews/Reviews_04/skolnick.htm (159 words)

	Amazon.com: Transformation: Music: Alex Skolnick Trio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Even more unusual was the fact that this combo was led by a former speed metal guitar hero who had traded his electric guitar for a hollowbody archtop (known as a jazz box’), moved to New York and studied with legendary musicians through the jazz department of New School University, where he earned his BFA.
		Skolnick from his stellar guitar work in Testament years ago as well as his work with Trans-Siberian Orchestra's East Cost touring company.
		Alex is joined on the CD by Nathan Peck (Double Bass) and Matt Zebronski (Drums/Percussion).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002VL0ME?v=glance (1955 words)

	Alex Skolnick Trio - Post Testament Jazz Feature Interview At Blistering.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Perhaps having a dream of The Scorpions performing their classic 'No One Like You' in a bossa nova groove is not your typical catalyst for a career change, but it sure did the trick for former Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick.
		He left the classic heavy metal founders in 1992, went back to school in New York to get his music degree, and is now performing your (and his) favorite classic heavy metal tunes in acoustic jazz flare with his trio (John Graham Davis on double bass and Matt Zebroski on drums).
		He also recently issued his first Alex Skolnick Trio CD, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation.
	www.blistering.com /fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/5311/menuid/3 (343 words)

	THE Alex Skolnick Correspondence Page
		I’m wondering if you are the Alex Skolnick who used to play in Testament.
		Alex and I are the only Alex Skolnicks in the world so you had a 50-50 chance
		There are exactly 2 Alex Skolnicks in this world and you found the wrong one.
	psyphz.psych.wisc.edu /~skolnick/skolnickcorrespondence.htm (1106 words)

	Jambands.com \| Columns::Mike Gruenberg \| Alex Skolnick \| 2004-01-27
		For every young person who ever picked up an electric guitar and imagined what it would be like to be a rock star, Alex did it.
		After graduating from High School, the band changed its name to Testament and Alex found himself in a recording studio playing on their first album.
		I had the opportunity to interview Alex in New York to talk about his life experiences and his latest album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation by the Alex Skolnick Trio.
	www.jambands.com /Columns/MGruenberg/content_2004_01_27.00.phtml (3363 words)

	UnEarthed Archive :: News :: Alex Skolnick Talks About His Relationship With Former Testament Bandmates ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		UnEarthed Archive :: News :: Alex Skolnick Talks About His Relationship With Former Testament Bandmates ::.
		Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick.
		Alex: "Yes...also, it was a very difficult time in the music industry.
	archive.unearthed.com /?news,2005,02,0000045489 (558 words)

	Parker Guitars Forum - Alex Skolnick
		I recently saw Alex again with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and he once again made my jaw drop.
		I always have been listening to his jazz trio and this guy is one of the most well-rounded and gifted guitarists I have ever heard.
		I live in Montreal, and have seen nothing at Alex's website about him coming to Canada...
	www.parkerguitars.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=955 (286 words)

	Guitar Nine Records - Alex Skolnick Trio "Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation"
		Alex Skolnick Trio "Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation"
		At age eighteen, Alex Skolnick became a guitar hero with the metal band Testament.
		Included are several Skolnick originals, "Ofri" and "Skol Blues".
	www.guitar9.com /goodbyetoromance.html (235 words)

	ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Goodbye To Romance, Standards For A New Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		And how far he has come; playing the sort of music you would never expect a man of his stature to be playing.
		Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with wanting to broaden your horizons and explore different avenues at all, but you have to understand that being a huge Testament fan and regarding Skolnick as one of my heroes, this was a bit hard to swallow.
		It may take a few listens before you can actually tell what the songs are, but persevere and you will enjoy it as much as I have.
	www.stormbringerwebzine.co.uk /Reviews/S/Alex_Skolnick_Trio.htm (379 words)

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