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Some recent good news to share: I am very honored that one of my songs from my New Wings CD, "Jesse's Heart," is being used in a beautiful new documentary film by Anna Sofaer, founder of the Solstice Project. The film, "Written on the Landscape," is the 3rd in a trilogy by Ms. Sofaer about Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, the mysterious sacred site of ancestral Puebloan culture. In addition to a sold-out celebratory screening on Saturday June 8 at The Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Santa Fe, NM, there were several public screenings at CCA between June 7-13 as well as film screenings in Durango, CO on 6/7 and Albuquerque, NM on 6/14. I was honored to perform solo guitar at a private reception following the 6/8 screening in Santa Fe at CCA. In addition, the film will be televised on New Mexico's PBS station, KNME-HD 5.1 on Thursday, June 20, at 7:00 pm MST and WORLD 5.4 on Friday, June 21 at 9:00 pm MST. For more information about Anna Sofaer and this amazing film, please visit https://solsticeproject.org
Some 2023 news: Margaret was nominated by the Austin Chronicle for the 2023 Austin Music Awards in the Jazz genre! Also, Margaret's most recent CD release, Ballad for Brad, was listed by Austin Chronicle writer Michael Toland as one of his Top Ten CDs of 2022; this album was also cited as one the Top 100 Jazz Albums of 2022 by nationally acclaimed jazz journalist and writer Bill Milkowski. In addition, Ballad for Brad received national and international radio airplay, including extensive play on Jeff Hanley's Jazz After Hours show; it was also #3 in Jazz Downloads and #5 in Jazz Streams in 2022 on Matthew Burgess's promotion for Play MPE, an online music streaming platform. Margaret is very honored to receive these distinctions!
On June 1st, 2022, Margaret released her 4th CD, Ballad for Brad, featuring The Margaret Slovak Trio: Margaret on nylon-string and electric guitar, Harvie S on bass, and Michael Sarin on drums, performing 10 of Margaret's original compositions. Physical CDs and individual tracks can be purchased using the "Store" tab above; streaming options include Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
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LINKS TO STREAMING PLATFORMS for new CD, Ballad for Brad: