July 27th - World Cafe Live
8pm $6 ADV $8 DOS
3025 Walnut Street
(www.scottchasolen.com)
Scott Chasolen was raised in Wayne, NJ and accidentally began playing the piano by ear at twelve years old. By the time he was 16 he was already performing in clubs in New York City and studying jazz. With a passion for improvising and composition, he later attended New School University in Manhattan while maintaining a hectic lifestyle of creating, touring and recording with the successful instrumental group ulu.
Scott has also honed a fine craft of songwriting, using an interesting blend of folk, rock and jazz elements along with introspective lyrics and his own heartfelt vocals. He reveals these abilities on his debut album, 'Solitude Speaks' narrating passionate tales of experience through a unique perspective. Although the recording featured local friends and musicians Justin Wallace, Sean Dixon, Mark Tewarson, Katy Pfaffl and Sebastian Guerrero, Scott currently performs solo in New York City at the Knitting Factory, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall.