This is a learning experience and an exposure experience for us as a band, you know? Thanks to Lech for taking the time to do this interview! MM: Youre on tour with Bonnie Raitt right now, but I understand you recently did a streak of 28 sold out shows of your own. Singer/trumpeter Lech Wierzynski, a native of Warsaw, Poland, formed the California Honeydrops with drummer Ben Malament in Oakland in the late 2000s. Interested? Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. April 3///Knitting Factory///Brooklyn, NY This title was conferred on "the entire family". But we still recorded it ourselves at the house. Lech Wierzynski is the Polish-born frontman and bandleader of The California Honeydrops. Their rhythms are punctuated by trumpet, piano riffs, and bluesy vocals. May 5///The Foundry///Athens, GA March 24///Tin Angel///Philadelphia, PA So, we did a few three day sessions until the end of the year. Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes a local jazz events calendar. Thank you John Prine and all the musicians that came before us for the gift of music, now as precious and needed as ever. They actually threw us a fundraiser. April 30///House of Blues (Parish Room)///New Orleans, LA A third studio set, Like You Mean It, arrived in 2013, with A River's Invitation appearing in 2015. MM: How did you finance the new album? I do believe I saw these guys busking one time. Reset your passwordClick the eye to show your password. March 15///Sony Centre for the Performing Arts///Toronto, ON* A band whose members play half the instruments under the sun, who call the Bay Area of San Francisco home, they blend everything from old jazz and pre-blues with New Orleans funk and classic R&B. Among the descendants of Stanislaw Leszczyski were four Kings of France and Navarre, two Kings of the Two Sicilies, two Kings of Etruria, two Kings of Italy (simultaneously one Emperor of Ethiopia and one King of the Albanians), six Kings and one Queen of Spain, two Emperors of Brazil (simultaneously one King of Portugal and Algarve), five Kings and one Queen of Portugal and Algarve, one Emperor of Austria (simultaneously one King of Hungary), five Kings of Saxony, four Kings of Belgium, one King of Bavaria, two Tsars of Bulgaria, three Kings of Romania, one King of Yugoslavia, two Princes of Lichtenstein, two Grand Dukes and two Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, several Queen consorts and several titular Kings. Having accompanied artists such as Maria Muldaur, Dan Hicks, and Jackie Payne, Wierzynski has grown equally adept as a trumpeter, singer, and guitarist. Wierzynski traded his semi-hollow body acoustic guitar for shakers to add a percussive element to the 1964 R&B classic . Then I would just bring them to the band. And, yeah, that was how it all began. They came through with us for that. [Laughs] And, yeah, we just started playing out at the BART [commuter rail] stations. }. It's my favorite one that we've made so far. 20 maja 1913 we Lwowie) - polski powieciopisarz, historyk i encyklopedysta, badacz przeszoci kultury polskiej, sekretarz Ossolineum, Prezes Rady Wykonawczej Macierzy Polskiej, kolekcjoner dzie sztuki, czonek Towarzystwa Historycznego we Lwowie. "image": "", And shes still at the top of her game. The whole point is to erase the boundaries between the crowd and us, Wierzynski says. We became The Honeydrops. And pre-blues music. LW: Yeah. I think it's cutting edge but most people think our music is retro. "We don't make set lists. Its very far from California. And it just kind of featured our different musical interests and styles. March 25///Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center///Philadelphia, PA* The family name derives from Leszczyna, now a suburb of Leszno, Greater Poland. We played there once before and it was a fun show. Weve been getting better at it. March 13 ///Eastman Theatre///Rochester, NY* There is another unrelated Leszczyski family with the Abdank coat of arms. They said, Hey, were gonna open our doors on this day that were always usually closed and all youve gotta do is bring as many people threw that door as possible and well give you all the profits. And we did it. April 17 ///Keller Auditorium ///Portland, OR* Do people request a lot of covers then if they dont know your songs? June 3///Cervantes Masterpiece ///Denver, CO Known for bringing vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows, the Honeydrops have taken the party all over the world, touring widely across North America, Europe, and Australia. What are some of your favorite cities to play in? MM: I was going to ask about that because I did read that, but to me it sounds like one of the best produced albums of the year. Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox, Lech Wierzynski Of Bay Area Band The California Honeydrops, On Tour With Bonnie Raitt, Misses Playing In BART Stations, Rogue Butterfly Statue Goes Up in Golden Gate Park, But City Hall Swats It Down, Heklina Memorial Will Be a Block-wide Affair, With Outdoor Stage and Event Projected on a Closed Castro Street, SF Public Library Teaming Up With Amoeba Music To Create Bay Area Artist Streaming Platform. Its a song that i heard Bonnie sing each and every night when we toured with her and her band 3 years ago and i never got tired of hearing it. She's gotta be our biggest fan, or at least our most important fan. The Honeydrops' more unusual instruments include a home-made gutbucket bass, jug, and washboard. Did you take lessons for either of them? Showing Editorial results for lech wierzynski. What can you tell me about the new album? He directed over thirty films between 1959 and 2007. Years later, Me and Lorenzo were grooving on the riff to a song wed heard played by R.L. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues and New Orleans second-line, The California Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. . I enjoy the bigger venues and the smaller venues the only shows I don't enjoy are the ones where people are just standing around talking. We didnt get too deep into that but we kind of loved and respected all of that stuff. The Leszczyski family used the Clan Wieniawa arms, and their motto was Qui Lescynsciorum genus ignorat, Poloniae ignorat. From BART to the big-time, the California Honeydrops stay in touch with their roots Where in the Bay Area have you played recently? Crossing genres from roots and blues to R&B and soul, The California Honeydrops' sound is tied together by their instrumentation, vocal harmonies and New Orleans style. A contemporary soul-blues band that is grounded in tradition and also boasts a modern flair. Its a song that i heard Bonnie sing each and every night when we toured with her and her band 3 years ago and i never got tired of hearing it. Years later, Me and Lorenzo were grooving on the riff to a song wed heard played by R.L. But its also rewarding. Wojtek ze Smolnicy", Wadysaw Lubicz" (ur. Leader Lech Wierzynski, an amazingly pliant, deeply soulful singer who doubles on guitar and trumpet, wrote 11 of the 13 selections. Read Full Biography. Castle in Rydzyna was rebuilt in 1700 by Pompeo Ferrari on his order. King, Allen Toussaint, Buddy Guy, and Dr. John. And we've had the opportunity to play in front of these huge audiences who've never heard our music before. Sign in / sign up and request update access to the Lech Wierzynski page. And then I did spend some time going to school there in fourth and fifth grade because when it opened back up when my parents were allowed back in my dad went back and worked there. So, thats a headliner show in Cambridge? People think of us as sort of a retro band because of the sounds we use, but people who know music can hear that there's a lot of stuff in there just in the way we lay our beats and the bass lines, and just the way we put the music together that's actually pretty new. You got your start with the band in Oakland, but you're originally from Poland? Related: The California Honeydrops Share Live Video Of Live Learn From 2020 Denver Performance [Premiere]. Theres no actual string bass on that record. Theres a few of my own little dream songs on there that I kind of just did myself. We get to watch her every night and she's such an amazing performer. "@context": "https://schema.org", #songoftheday / #amlistening = RED VELVET: UMPAH UMPAH & AN EDITORIAL: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ASIAN MUSIC ON LOVE IS POP? My brother and I had to assimilate to modern American society, Wierzynski explains, so we loved all the popular stuff on the radio too, especially Hip-Hop, R&B. Even a little bit of old time Appalachian music, a little bit. That came probably about two, three, four years into my stay in the Bay. Its hard out there. We want requests. Boyce and Lightnin Malcolm, when Johnny our sax player said hey i can hear Angel from Montgomery over this groove, you should try singin it. France, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus. Thats what makes it interesting to me. 26 Lech Wierzynski Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images All News Archival Browse 26 lech wierzynski photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. [1] Their second album, Spreadin' Honey was released in the summer of 2010. Shes a great artist. Jazz musician Lech Wierzynski's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more. Led by dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski, and drawing on diverse musical influences from Bay Area R&B, funk, Southern soul, Delta blues, and New Orleans second-line, the Honeydrops bring vibrant energy and infectious dance-party vibes to their shows. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Just because we don't use any synths or computer sounds or whatever, people think of our sound as retro. Having accompanied artists such as Maria Muldaur, Dan Hicks, and Jackie Payne, Wierzynski has . The California Honeydrops frontman and founding member Lech Wierzynski may seem like an All-American Blues singer and player, but he was born in Warsaw, Poland. When John Prine passed away last month it seemed like it was time to make the idea come to life as tribute to one of the great song writers of our time. Although Chicago is very Polish. We continued the Honeydrops album tradition of bringing special musical guests to bless the studio with their magic, adds drummer Ben Malament. Multitracked. Tell us why you would like to improve the Lech Wierzynski musician page. The kitchen light in Lech Wierzynski's house hadn't worked in eight years. June 25///Fountain Blues Festival///Los Gatos, CA 29 maja 1843 w Oparach, zm. So, were gonna get to know you guys a little bit better. And then the next album after that, this last one, we said to hell with all that, were not going back in the studio. Yeah. Suffice to say, Im very much looking forward to seeing the Honeydrops live next week on the 29th when they play the Boston Orpheum with Raitt. Very lively bunch. Spent some time with him for like half a school year, a couple years in a row. Those Days. Wadysaw oziski z oziny herbu Lubicz, ps. They released their Like You Mean It on April 19, 2013. Why are you guys still playing here? And we were like, man, you know, we dont have a record label or nothing. Keeping 'em separate so they don't get mad at each other. We want crowd involvement and to make people become a part of the whole thing by dancing along, singing, and generally coming out of their shells., Ineffable Music GroupThomas Cussins / Reid Fosterinfo [at] cahoneydrops [dot] com, MINT Talent GroupJerry Limajerry [at] minttalentgroup [dot] com, Ivey PRMaria Iveymaria [at] ivpr [dot] com, Sugaroo!Michael Nievesmichael [at] sugaroo [dot] com. "When my dad was growing up in communist Poland in the 40's and 50's, old American music was illegal and therefore very cool," said Lech Wierzynski. The Honeydrops have come a long way since guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynkski and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland subway station, but the band has stayed true to that organic, street-level feel. THE THIRD TIMES A CHARM: A NEW INTERVIEW WITH DONNIE VIE. (And, despite the band's party-making ethos, the Bonnie Raitt crowd necessitates a sit-down show, so sadly the floor at the Fox won't be open for bouncing around.). That's been great. But I cant say I enjoy it.