JG: I have many good memories of Berklee, despite the short amount of time I attended. I think all that music seeped into my subconscious on a daily basis, despite the fact that I was listening to what was on the radio, which was more in the Michael Jackson and Madonna vein.įBPO: Tell me about your experience at Berklee College of Music. My mum was into Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Leonard Cohen and a ton of classical music. I’m not sure that had too much to do with London, but it still had a huge influence on me. JG: I think the biggest thing that affected me musically while growing up was the kind of music my mum was listening to in the house and in the car. Currently, Janek is musical director and bass player for Capitol recording artist V.V Brown.įBPO: How would you say growing up in London affected you musically? He has since performed with some of the most influential names in the international music community, including Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Airto Moreira, Pat Metheny, Flora Purim, Hiram Bullock, Paul Shaffer, Kenwood Dennard, Marcus Miller, Bob James, Billy Cobham, John Patitucci, Eric Johnson, Bob Mintzer, Terri Lyne Carrington, Arturo Sandoval, Danny Gottlieb, Rick Margitza, Lew Soloff, Jeff Lorber, Steve Winwood and many others. Janek left school and moved to New York, where his musical career took off. to study briefly at Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

Janek Gwizdala grew up in south London before moving to the U.S. Heavy-hitting electric player recounts his London influences, Berklee and making it in NYC!Įxclusive interview with FBPO’s Jon Liebman

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