P.A.K.T. at Sellersville Theater 1894

Supergroup P.A.K.T. is made up of guitarists Alex Skolnick and Tim Motzer, fretless bass guitar icon Percy Jones and drummer Kenny Grohowski. Skolnick, best known as lead guitarist in thrash metal band Testament, went on to freelance work, playing jazz with Alex Skolnick Trio, and experimenting with World Music and Prog Rock. Welsh bassist Jones is known for his tenure in jazz fusion group Brand X and extensive studio work with Brian Eno, Kate Bush, and Suzanne Vega. Motzer has a long background in free improvisation as well, including bands Bandit65 (with fellow guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel) and Orion Tango, plus many other recorded collaborations for his 1k Recordings label...

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Supergroup P.A.K.T. is made up of guitarists Alex Skolnick and Tim Motzer, fretless bass guitar icon Percy Jones and drummer Kenny Grohowski. Skolnick, best known as lead guitarist in thrash metal band Testament, went on to freelance work, playing jazz with Alex Skolnick Trio, and experimenting with World Music and Prog Rock. Welsh bassist Jones is known for his tenure in jazz fusion group Brand X and extensive studio work with Brian Eno, Kate Bush, and Suzanne Vega. Motzer has a long background in free improvisation as well, including bands Bandit65 (with fellow guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel) and Orion Tango, plus many other recorded collaborations for his 1k Recordings label. Grohowski is one of the busiest drummers in business. Recent associations include John Zorn, Brand X, Imperial Triumphant, Felix Pastorius & Hipster Assassins, Tony Levin and more. Double live album P.A.K.T., recorded in August 2020 during the lockdown at the ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, will come out in late June on MoonJune Records.

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