Sam Trapchak & Q Morrow: Traq Ataq!
($15-$30 | 7pm & 9pm Shows) Bassist Sam Trapchak and guitarist Q Morrow join forces to bring us their power trio Traq Ataq, all the way from NYC!
**Traq Ataq**
“It’s the HIPPEST guitar-led grouping I’ve heard in 2018…”
“The sensitive beauty expressed through Q’s guitar on “Sueño de Miel” will totally blow you away… this track is absolutely the best jazz guitar I’ve listened to in 2018.”
“Defines the “hip” that is NYC – this is it, folks!”
*- Dick Metcalf-Contemporary Fusion Reviews*
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDoJWyJPm60&authuser=1*
**Sam Trapchak**
Sam Trapchak was born in 1984 in Livonia, Michigan. When he expressed an interest in music his father dissuaded him from the electric guitar with these words of wisdom: “Everyone always needs a bass player.” From there, Sam was nurtured by the rich musical tradition of Detroit. He took up the double bass after being accepted into the jazz studies program at Wayne State University in Detroit. He won successive scholarships while enrolled there, and freelanced throughout the Metro-Detroit/Windsor area.
In 2007 Sam was awarded a full scholarship to continue his studies at William Paterson University in New Jersey. There, he studied with Mulgrew Miller, Steve Laspina, and other legendary jazz musicians. Upon completing his degree in 2009, Sam moved to downtown Jersey City and later New York City. In August of 2010 he recorded his first album as a leader with his band “Put Together Funny” featuring Arthur Vint on drums and Greg Ward II on saxophone.
**Q Morrow**
Q Morrow is a NYC based guitarist who plays jazz, latin, and Brazilian music. As a sideman he’s worked with artists such as the Fugees, Lauryn Hill, and Chabuco to name a few and performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Monterey Jazz Fest, San Jose Jazz Fest, Healdsburg Jazz Fest, NYC clubs like Zinc Bar, 55 Bar, SOBs, Cellar Dog, Cornelia St Cafe, and clubs and festivals in Europe and South America as well. He has released two albums of original music, “All Around Dude” snd “There Are Stars in Brooklyn”, both available on Bandcamp. Q co-leads the trio TRAQ ATAQ with NYC bassist Sam Trapchak.
“Free-wheeling and smart feel straight out of the NYC jazz scene”
“This daring musician produces almost hypnotic strains of pure beauty”
“This daring musician has arrived at the next level and has given us something full of imagination”