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Publications (Valley Advocate, The Republican, Music Revue Magazine, the Reminder) Articles written 1995-2006

Chris Hamel – Local legend Jo Sallins meets up with Stanley Clarke at his home in Beverly Hills, California

Burlington, VT Press – “Jo Sallins is a player’s player. Virtuoso bass and piccolo, keyboards and percussion is bound to satisfy and even blow away the most critical of jazz afficianados.”

Paul Burton – “Ripple Effect” the two CD set is a musical tidal wave. The song “Breathe, Smile, Play” a tour de force with some impossible and monstrous playing. The over dubbed piccolo basses and deep 7/4 groove are spine chilling, totally out crunching the heaviest heavy metal, but with a jazz sensibility and positive vibe.

Justin Galenski – “this is one of the best tapes I’ve ever heard” Jo Sallins “Side Effects of Jazz”

Keith J. O’Connor – “Sallins thrives without a major record label, carving out a career of his own. While a lot of players trying to fuse elements of jazz and rock get into a self indulgent mess. Sallins blends his styles with class and grace.

Donnie Moorhouse – Good music is timeless and ageless. Just ask Jo Sallins who has been making good music in the Pioneer Valley for more then 30 years. Sallins has been especially prolific over the last few years releasing a multitude of discs and performing all over the world.

John Stifler – “In particular, we marveled at Sallins double CD “Ripple Effect” Sallins’ seems to play more instruments than ever.”

John Stifler – Sallins’ music has direction, expression. The CD-DVD “Mr. Cool” shows the breadth of Sallins’ range. Besides the bass grooves at one point and the Chopin piano at another, Sallins underlines the songs with clean, almost transparent bass lines and churning drums, playing both instruments simultaneously for some tracks.

G. Michael Dobbs – “when this writer expressed astonishment at the ability to play two instruments at once, Sallins said with a laugh, “Its very tricky.”

Josh Shear – Sallins is a virtuoso bassist, keyboardist and percussionist and anyone who has read this column regularly over the past year has likely heard a thing or two about the hardest working musician in the valley.

Gary Carra – “Mr. Cool on a hot streak” Local bass guy Jo Sallins is sitting pretty in 2006 with an endorsement deal and two high – profile west coast gigs lined up for next week.

- Varied


""New Blood" by Waldo the Squid"

What’s the dang deal with all these child prodigies coming out of the woodwork, ripping licks that we old timers have been trying to parse for the past few decades? Okay, so life ain’t fair. Back to Matthew Wolfgang Garstka, who in 16 short years on Earth appears to have been doing everything right, studying with greats like Bob Gullotti and performing with established figures such a bassist Jo Sallins. It all began at the age of eight when Matthew sat down behind a set of drums at his father’s music store – Performance Music in Westfield, Massachusetts – and immediately took to the tubs. So much for his bio, now close your eyes and listen to Garstka’s rendition of Chick Corea’s “Got A Match?” recorded live with Two Man Trio, featuring Sallins playing bass and keys at once.The beat displacement, metric modulations, melodic fills, perfect time, and sheer dexterity simply don’t synch with the photo that came with the package of that skinny kid wearing a tie. It’s insane! Now if he could just learn to respect his elders…

- DRUM! Magazine (National Publication)


Discography

Jo Sallins
Anthology of a Virtuoso 1992
Ripple Effect, Parts l, ll, lll 1998
The Gold Collection, vol. l 2001
Matthew Wolfgang Garstka "Heavy Volume"
featuring Jo Sallins/Joel Stroetzel (Killswith Engage) Chris Regan (FNB) and more Jan 2007
Jo Sallins Bass In Ya Face 2004
Phat Jams 2005
Mr. Cool/The Present 2005

The Sallins/Marshal Project-"Land Of Dreams"-1990
Jo Sallins/Master of The Piccolo Bass-Tradition-1992
The Sallins/Marshal Project-Statement to the World-1992
Documentary on Jo Sallins-The Man, The Music, The Message-1993
Sallins and friends-Danse of Celebration, Vol. l-2002
Jo Sallins Band-The Experience/Studio-live-2003

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Bio

BAND BIO 2M3

Funk, African Rhythms, Beatboxing, Hendrix & Audience Involvement are just a few of elements of a 2M3 show. They have thrilled crowds in clubs and colleges for the last three years. Every audience @ every show has FUN and is given a musical tour de force they won't soon forget.
Find out why Joel Stroetzel of "Killswitch Engage" and Chris Regan of FNB Fear Nuttin Band were thrilled to be featured on the "Heavy Volume" CD along with Jo & Matt.