“Czech born Hanzlik emerges as one of the great flat-picking stylists of his day. His exemplary technical skills and uncanny knack for writing melodies as if they could only have been originated as guitar tunes set him apart. Slavek takes his Eastern European roots and transplants them into the mountain soils of bluegrass-country”
ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE
“The three major projects Hanzlik has done to-date have marked him as a major player on the progressive acoustic scene…”
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Slavek is a master of melody. Melody, conjuring moods and attitudes, telling stories without lyrics with patterns so persuasive and so ‘right’ once heard, they insist on being remembered …”
BLUEGRASS CANADA
“Slavek is obviously a picker’s picker. His music speaks directly to a new generation of listeners…”
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED
DISCOGRAPHY
- Spring In The Old Country (Flying Fish Records)
with Bela Fleck, Stuart Duncan, Mark Schatz
- Summer Solstice (Sierra-Hollywood Rec.)
with Béla Fleck, Stuart Duncan, Mark Schatz, Rob Ickes, Tim O’Brien
- Fall Of My Dreams (Sierra-Hollywood)
with Béla Fleck, Stuart Duncan, Mark Schatz, Tim O’Brien, Rob Ickes, Scott Vestal, Jerry Douglas