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Lech Wierzynski is a perfect example of the kind of amazing things that can happen when a kid with a particular interest is surrounded by adults who support and encourage the exploration of said ...

There aren’t many bands that can make a sleazy tale of infidelity sound harmless and cute. But that’s exactly what the California Honeydrops, the Bay Area's own swing New-Orleans-jazz powerhouse, do ...

&‘&‘We've played basements, rooftops, warehouses, barns, backyards, campgrounds," says Lech Wierzynski, rattling off all the funky Bay Area venues his California Honeydrops have survived. After four ...

REVISIT AND REVISE: "I love old music, and I respect it a lot," says vocalist and trumpet player Lech Wierzynski. "But I always think, 'Hey, I'm probably going to do it a slightly different way.'" ...

In the past nine months, the Honeydrops have posted more than two dozen live performances to their Facebook pages, featuring various iterations of their five-member group. The shows have ranged from ...

With roots planted deep in the fertile soil of the American South, the California Honeydrops have weathered changes that would have swept away most other bands. Steeped in New Orleans R&B, Delta blues ...

With ease and a good deal of soul, the California Honeydrops’ third studio album remembers the group’s roots as a street band and contains the essence of the warm Californian sun. Based out of Oakland ...

Even before he began learning English at a Chicago preschool, Lech Wierzynski, the Warsaw-born leader of Oakland's California Honeydrops, was memorizing and singing trumpet, trombone and clarinet ...

“You’re talking ancient history here, man,” laughed Lech Wierzynski, responding to a question during a late-June interview about the year he moved out to the Bay Area after studying ethnomusicology at ...

As the smoke clears, so has the scheduling for the “Cruise-In Concerts” at the Solano County Fairgrounds. With the threat of unhealthy air, last Saturday’s debut drive-up show with Jerry’s Middle ...