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Pritesh Walia

Hope Town

PSA Records
Release Date: January 10, 2025

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1 Hope Town  
2 Staying Home  
3 Brief  
4 Colors  
5 Low Talks  
6 Thanksful  
7 BlackBird  
8 Finishing Up  
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Jazz guitarist extraordinaire Pritesh Walia has been bubbling under the surface of wider public awareness and acclaim for several years. His nimble technical skills and deep sense of musicality has been making its mark in performances as a leader and as sideman, while his strides in education—after graduating from Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory--have helped to spread his message in that capacity.

But with the release of Walia’s impressive debut album Hopetown, featuring his guitar trio with bassist Chris Worden and drummer Gen Yoshimura, Walia is poised to go public in a more game-changing way. His long-awaited recording debut, a fresh and deep excursion into the neo-mainstream, clean-toned jazz guitar trio tradition, boldly initiates the discography portion of his career, with yet three other varied albums soon to follow. Earlier this year, he released the self-titled album with his organ trio PSA, and coming soon are albums by his big band and a special strings project.

  • Pritesh Walia, Hopetown Review / JAZZ SENSIBILITIES
    Posted At: November 29, 2024
    JAZZ SENSIBILITIES - Stamish Malcuss writes….Pritesh Walia has been steadily making a name for himself in the jazz world, both as a performer and an educator, quietly building a reputation for technical fluidity and expressive musicality. But with his debut album, Hopetown, released on PSA Records on November 1, 2024, Walia moves from the wings to center stage, ready to make a definitive mark. Featuring the...
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