Walk the Bike, Richard's first CD which has been praised by The Big Takeover, Performing Songwriter, Dirty Linen, Shredding Paper, and Cadence Magazine among others, has recently charted in jazz , alternative, folk and americana college radio charts and is available at Tower Records
“I swear, Walk the Bike is the happiest, sweetest, goofiest, most optimistic album I've heard in a long time, without -- get this -- ever being smarmy or sappy or stupid ... positively uplifting ... arrangements that are simple and perfect..."-- Holly Day The Big Takeover MusicDish Industry e-Journal musicdish.com
Bliwas transforms intricate phrases into seamless music that has flow to go along with the freedom he exhibits in his playing. He has produced an engrossing creative album." -- Cadence Magazine"
Bliwas walks the line between jazz and folkrock with confidence, producing a dialectic sound that compliments rather than conflicts. His lyrics range from profound to silly to cryptic but always with something to say ." -- Shredding Paper
poetic mystic ...other dimensional access..." --Kate Smith, Jazz Radio Promoter
Jazzy, bluesy, uncategorizable work. Eclectic. Quite a cast of players, too! --Brent Wilcox KEUL Jazz Director
Beatles doing rock... but in his way, doing jazz. --Barry Gaston KMUW
Bliwas' Walk the Bike definitely sets it's own boundaries. --Mike Rz WDPS-FM
Walk the Bike. It's way cool..... sort of like early Steely Dan, if they were all sniffing model glue! I love this record --Ray Graf -- All Things Considered
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