Jeff Kollman is currently on tour with Glenn Hughes.
Current concert dates:
Sep. 20 – State Theatre – Sydney, Australia
Sep. 24 – Perth Concert Hall – Perth, Australia
Sep. 26 – Horncastle Arena – Christchurch, New Zealand
Sep. 27 – Michael Fowler Centre – Wellington, New Zealand
Sep. 29 – Hamer Hall – Melbourne, Australia
Oct. 01 – Qpac Concert Hall – Brisbane, Australia
Oct. 02 – ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre – Auckland, New Zealand
For more information and pre-sale tickets, visit: https://www.classicdeeppurplelive.com
Besides touring, Kollman have also seen to it that the (re-mastered) re-release of the long out-of-print JEFF KOLLMAN (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES, BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, ASIA feat. JOHN PAYNE, ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT) solo album, ‘Shedding Skin’, originally issued in 1999, is now available as a digipak CD and digital download.
This is the first album Jeff recorded after moving to Los Angeles from his home town of Toledo, OH (via Phoenix AZ). ‘Shedding Skin’, his third overall solo album, shows marked growth in all areas compared to his earlier releases. Less flashy and with an emphasis on well composed songs, ‘Shedding Skin’ saw Jeff come truly into his own both as a guitarist and songwriter.
From fierce heavy rock to ethereal moments, funky metallic jams to intimate acoustic pieces, with nods to Stevie Ray Vaughan (‘Blues For Pop’) and King’s X (‘The X Factor’) along the way, ‘Shedding Skin’ is testimony to Jeff’s multi-faceted vocabulary as a guitar player and versatility as a composer as he takes the listener on a musical ‘Journey Through Life’, one of the key tracks on the album.
On a historic note, ‘Shedding Skin’ is also where the current COSMOSQUAD line-up consisting of Jeff, drummer Shane Gaalaas (B’z, Diesel Machine, Toque) and bassist Kevin Chown (Tarja, Bombastic Meatbats, Paul Gilbert) first recorded together, some 18 years before creating 2017’s highly acclaimed ‘The Morbid Tango’. In addition, the album also features strong contributions from bassist Ray Riendeau (Halford, Two, Machines of Loving Grace), original COSMOSQUAD bassist Barry Sparks (MSG, Dokken, Yngwie Malmsteen), pianist Dale Grisa, and the late Roger Burn on piano and keyboards. Shane Gaalaas features on drums on all tracks.
Several of the tunes on ‘Shedding Skin’ are still part of the JK and COSMOSQUAD live set and have become fan favorites over the years, further testimony to the album’s staying power.
Tracks & Players:
1. Shedding Skin (4:58)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Ray Riendeau: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums, Percussion
2. Fat, Mean and Nasty (4:50)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Ray Riendeau: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
3. Blues for Pop (4:00)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Kevin Chown: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Roger Burn: Keyboards
4. Journey Through Life (4:52)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Kevin Chown: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Roger Burn: Piano
5. The Subconscience (0:58)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
6. Sheer Drama (4:35)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Barry Sparks: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
7. The X Factor (5:36)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars, Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
8. Intimate Portrait (1:04)
Jeff Kollman: Acoustic Guitar
9. The Color For Love (4:10)
Jeff Kollman: Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Chown: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Dale Grisa: Piano
10. My Soul Deep Inside (4:29)
Jeff Kollman: Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Chown: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Dale Grisa: Piano
11. Redeye Romp (3:38)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars
Barry Sparks: Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
12. Where is One? (3:57)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars, Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Roger Burn: Piano
13. My Guitar Gently Screams (2:58)
Jeff Kollman: Guitars, Bass
Shane Gaalaas: Drums
Re-Mastered by Borislav Dimitrov at HiZ Productions
JEFF KOLLMAN solo discography:
Hills of Granada (2014)
Silence In The Corridor (2012)
Guitar Screams Live! (2006)
Shedding Skin (1999)
Into The Unknown (1995)
Schizoid (1989)
The word on Jeff:
“Kollman is the musical equivalent of an acetylene torch.”
– Jude Gold, Guitar Player
“Kollman has got to have the coolest axe vocabulary on the planet.”
– Martin Popoff, Brave Words
“Kollman blew my socks off. Imagine the Jeff Beck of prog music; well, that’s him.”
– John Payne [Asia, Roger Daltrey]
“Be it known that Kollman is up to any old challenge; he’s got the magic fingers and, more important, the ear and the imagination.”
– Greg Burk, MetalJazz.com
“Jeff Kollman once again shows why he is one of the most important guitar players that you SHOULD BE listening to!”
– Butch Jones, Sea Of Tranquility.org
For more information:
https://www.jeffkollman.com
https://www.facebook.com/JeffKollman/
https://twitter.com/jeffkollman
https://www.youtube.com/user/guitarscreams
