Current Issue - Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation

Summer 2008
MAY 30, 31, JUNE 1, 2008
Featuring 43 bands
including headliners:
Matt O'Ree
Greg Piccolo
& Super Juice
Ron
Sunshine
& His Orchestra
Produced by
Table of
Contents
Matt O’Ree
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BY DEBRA MULLER
Greg Piccolo
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BY MIKE BARRIS
Ron Sunshine &
His Orchestra
8
BY NICKY COPPOLA
Red Bank Jazz & Blues 9
Festival Schedule
Performer Information 10
Festival Map
14
Helping Hands
17
Fanning The Flames
BY KRYSTEN FERNANDEZ
JAZZ AND BLUES NOTES
Editor, Ron Steelman
Assistant Editor, Doris Lazur, DC
Graphic Design, Leigh Stoecker
CONTRIBUTORS:
Mike Barris
Kati Beddow Brower
Eddy Cooper
Nicky Coppola
Dennis Eschbach
Krysten Fernandez
Doris Lazur, DC
Debra Muller
JSJBF OFFICERS:
Eddy Cooper, President
Mel Lowe, 1st Vice President
Fred Reilly, 2nd Vice President
Nicky Coppola, Treasurer
Pat Arochas, Secretary
Dennis Eschbach, Past President
JSJBF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Joe Hughes, Membership Liaison
Steve Pszczola
Jerry Cafone
Gene Iadanza
Patti Wade
Tom Baldino
Fletcher Barkley
Kati Beddow Brower
Dan Rongo
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FOUNDATION STAFF
Doris Lazur, DC, Foundation Manager
Andy Bernstein, Director of Business
Communication
Nancy O’Hara, Bookkeeper
19
ADVISORY BOARD
Mark North-Past President
Nicky Coppola-Past President
Dennis Eschbach-Past President
BY KATI BEDDOW BROWER
After Hours Music
JERSEY SHORE JAZZ
& BLUES FOUNDATION
HONORARY BOARD
Honorable Pat Menna
Mayor of Red Bank
CONGRATULATIONS
to
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Former Mayor of Red Bank
Honorable Adam Schneider
Mayor of Long Branch
Mrs Michelle Farlow
Numa Saisselin
CEO, Count Basie Theatre
Cheryl Cummings
Executive Director, Brookdale C.C. Network
Senator Joseph Kyrillos
Senator Jennifer Beck
TJ Wheeler
Executive Director, Blues Bank Collective
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Summer 2008 Jazz and Blues Notes
Matt O’Ree
BY DEBRA MULLER
Matt O’Ree has been cranking out blues-rock since he was an early teen.
With all the trappings of a genuine guitar hero, he plays with fire in his fingers
and blues in his soul. At age 13, he sunk his roots in the blues of Albert King,
Howlin’ Wolf, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After establishing a good
foundation, at age 15, Matt played in various bands, honing his skills through
time and pure dedication. This led to Matt being an accomplished studio
musician only two years later.
Matt went on to study as a music major in college and began his own
teaching practice with guitar students. While working as an intern at a
recording studio, he began collaborating with various musicians trying to
bring a long-time dream to life. In 1997, Matt began writing and recording
material that evolved into his debut release, “88 Miles,” which was released
in 1998 and gained national reviews and airplay, pushing the band to a higher
level which included opening shows for national recording artists like BB
King, Buddy Guy, Leslie West and Mountain, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter,
Robin Trower, The Marshall Tucker Band, Kansas, The Outlaws, Gov’t Mule,
Dickie Betts, Gretchen Wilson, The Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, Bernard
Allison, Chris Duarte, Indigenous, Robby Kreiger, Bill Perry, Walter Trout,
Labamba’s Big Band, and Smokin’ Joe Kubek.
The completion of his second release, “Chalk It Up,“ was the tipping point of
blending blues and rock together to form a unique sound of his own. It was
released in June 2001 and also received rave reviews with regional & national
press recognition and airplay.
In the March 2006 issue of Guitar World Magazine a review of Matt O’Ree’s
release “Shelf Life” which appears alongside numerous rock legends
including Audioslave, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, and The Deftones, proclaims
“New Jersey’s Matt O’Ree is quickly carving out a name for himself as 2006’s
new guitar hero.”
In April 2008, he released “Matt O’Ree Live’,” a CD/DVD package, which
features songs from all three Matt O’Ree previous releases, as well as some
new, previously unreleased, material. ‘Live’ was filmed at the Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ in July, 2007 and produced by six-time Emmy Award
winning producer, Mike Pomarico and his nine-time Emmy Award Winning
Camera Crew.
In 2006, O’Ree won the coveted annual Guitar Center sponsored,
‘Guitarmageddon King of the Blues’ crown, beating over 4,000 national competitors for the title. Over the past ten years of his career, O’Ree has toured all
over the US, recorded with Grammy Award winning producer Pete Anderson
of Little Dog Records and was picked to have his music featured in a new
Discovery Channel series, “A Biker’s Lifestyle — The Savage Roads,” that is
set to air Fall of 2008. He is now set to hit the road again in a tour this fall.
For more information on Matt O’Ree, visit his websites at www.mattoree.com
or www.myspace.com/mattoree. +
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Groovin’ with
GREG
PICCOLO
‘My journey has no end, and that’s what keeps
it interesting,’ says former Roomful of Blues
tenor man.
By MIKE BARRIS
Greg Piccolo loves being in a groove. He just doesn’t want to get stuck in one.
The swinging tenor-sax man, blues shouter and guitarist who headlines the
2008 Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, May 31, was a 24-year
mainstay with the renowned jump-blues band, Roomful of Blues. But in 1994
he left to pursue his own musical direction. “As much as I loved the band,
this other desire of writing my own songs just wouldn’t go away,” Piccolo
recalled. “As my songs were straying further away from the Roomful of
Blues sound, I was driving everybody crazy – the band, my family and
myself. I finally concluded that my own career and the direction of the band
had to be separated.”
Bidding farewell to Roomful, which a 19-year-old Piccolo and guitarist Duke
Robillard started up in 1970, was “the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” the
native of Westerly, R.I., recalled. The result was Greg Piccolo & Heavy
Juice, a quintet which blended blues, jazz, reggae and rock and featured a
number of Piccolo’s original compositions. The band took its name from the
title of Piccolo’s critically acclaimed 1990 solo album, “Heavy Juice.” In
addition to his tenor (and occasionally alto) sax work, which is strongly
jazz-oriented with an R&B tinge, the new group turned up the spotlight on
Piccolo the vocalist. “Part of the reason I left Roomful was that I wanted to
sing,” Piccolo recalled. “I like to sing, and I think it’s really part of who I am.”
The new setting also showcased Piccolo’s guitar chops more frequently,
capping off several years’ serious effort to develop a signature sound on the
instrument with which he’d only messed around as a teenager.
Piccolo and Heavy Juice toured for about five years and cut two albums for
the Fantasy label. But a relentless nationwide decline in venues ultimately
took its toll on the band, economically, he said. Piccolo quit touring early this
decade - just as his Emit Doog label (Emit Doog is “good time” spelled
backwards) released “Homage,” the sax man’s tribute to such tenor heroes
as Illinois Jacquet, Red Prysock, Lester Young, Ben Webster and Eddie
“Lockjaw” Davis. Today, session work keeps him busy. His resume has
included recording projects with brothers Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Big Joe Turner, Pat Benetar, Colin James and many others. He still can be
found working live New England dates with various Roomful of Blues alumni.
“My journey has no end and that’s what keeps it interesting for me,” Piccolo
said. “Knowing that my music has meaning to others helps to keep me
going. It’s a lot of fun but not always easy, and it’s nice to know that there are
others who truly care.”
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(JSJBF member Mike Barris is a writer and a guitarist who will lead a tribute to
prewar jazz and blues stars on Aug. 29 as part of the JSJBF’s “Reckless Steamy
Nights” concert series at the Woman’s Club of Red Bank.)
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RON
SUNSHINE
& HIS ORCHESTRA
By NICKY COPPOLA
How can one truly describe the music of Ron Sunshine & his
Orchestra? It can be done with two words: Impeccable taste.
After 18 years of full time touring and recording with his other
groups, one of New Yorks City’s premiere male vocalists has,
with meticulous attention to every detail, assembled his dream
orchestra. Ron & his Orchestra will feature the works of
Ellington, Basie, Sinatra, Ray Charles, as well as Sunshine’s
own compositions.
Singing in front of brass and reed players of the highest caliber
New York City has to offer (with their perfect intonation and a
masters degree in every chair) would be daunting to most singers,
but Sunshine’s joy and ease with the situation is evident from the
moment he hits the stage. Now, he would like to share this joy with
you! His music will fill the festival with warmth and will certainly
put a smile on your face. It will also get you dancing. When you
hear the richness of the horn section, combined with the
smoothness of the vocals, and the snarling of Ron’s blues
harmonica, you will be experiencing something unique, bluesy
and soulful. Also joining Ron will be sultry siren Sarah Tolar on
vocals, and musical director and alto saxophonist Matt Hong.
The band will include Jason Pharr on drums, Tom Pietrycha on
bass, Matt Ray on piano, Dan Block on tenor sax Carl Maraghi on
baritone sax, Wayne Goodman on trombone, and Brian Pareschi
on trumpet.
Singer, songwriter, harmonica master Ron Sunshine (Born in
Denver, Colorado, Columbia University graduate, long time resident
of NYC) has been performing all around the world with his band
since 1990, releasing five CDs along the way. As Grammy-winnning
producer, Aaron Levinson, put it “Ron Sunshine is one of the very
few cats out there who sings the blues in a way that does not
compromise the integrity of the source from which it comes. As he
is a serious student of the ‘old masters,’ his commitment to their
legacy remains sincere and undimmed.”
With his soulful blend of catchy original songs, jazz standards, and
blues/R&B classics, Ron and the band continue to win followers on
their travels. Ron and the band have been featured on CNN, BET,
NBC, Fox, BBC and other domestic and international television
outlets, as well as numerous nationally released compilation CDs,
books, films and radio. You probably hear Ron’s music on TV every
day, whether you realize it or not! +
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Summer 2008 Jazz and Blues Notes
2008 Red Bank
Jazz & Blues Festival
SCHEDULE
Produced by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
Marina Stage Lineup
BackBeat Stage Lineup
Friday, May 30
Friday, May 30
5:00 - 5:50
6:10 - 7:00
7:20 - 8:00
8:30 - 10:00
Pork Roll Project
Nicole Hart & The NRG Band
Mikey Jr. & Cold Stone Blues
Matt O’Ree
(Blues)
(R&B/Blues)
(Blues)
(Blues/Rock)
5:30 - 6:10
6:20 - 6:50
7:00 - 7:40
7:50 - 8:30
Long Branch HS Jazz Band
JSJBF Youth Project Showcase 1
TJ Wheeler/JSJBF Youth Project
JSJBF Youth Project Jam
Saturday, May 31
Saturday, May 31
12:00 - 1:10
1:30 - 2:10
2:30 - 3:40
4:00 - 5:10
5:30 - 6:40
7:00 - 8:10
8:30 - 10:00
12:00 - 12:40
12:50 - 1:50
2:00 - 2:40
2:50 - 3:50
4:00 - 4:40
4:50 - 5:30
5:40 - 6:20
6:30 - 7:10
7:20 - 8:30
TJ Wheeler w/WALK & JSJBF Youth Project
James Dalton/Arlen Feiles Due
(Blues)
Shadetree Mechanics
(Blues/Rock)
The Jazz Lobsters
(Jazz)
The Gas House Gorillas
(Swing/Blues)
Moose & the Bulletproof Blues Band
Greg Piccolo & Super Juice
(Jump/Blues)
Sunday, June 1
12:00 - 1:10
1:30 - 2:40
3:00 - 4:10
4:30 - 6:00
Mauricio de Sousza
Vel Johnson
Chelsea Palermo
Ron Sunshine & His Orchestra
(Latin Jazz)
(Jazz)
(Jazz)
(Jazz)
Riverfront Stage Lineup
Friday, May 30
5:30 - 6:10
6:40 - 7:20
8:00 - 8:40
The Castle Browne Band
WALK
The Long Gone Daddies
(Blues)
(Blues/Rock)
(Old Time)
(Jazz & Blues)
Ron Albanese – Rock out w/Polka Dot Family Affiar!
Dorothy Sikora – Joy of Music Family Drum Circle
Lauren Hooker – Jazz for the Family
JSJBF Youth Project Veteran Showcase
Roots of Gospel - Salute to Thomas A. Dorsey
WALK
(Jazz/Blues/Funk)
Juke Joint Jonny & the Usual Suspects
(Blues)
JSJBF Youth Project
(Jazz /Blues)
TJ Wheeler/JSJBF Youth Project
(Jazz/Blues)
Sunday, June 1
12:00 - 12:40 Gary Struncius & Debbie Lawton – Folk for the Family
12:50 - 1:30 TJ Wheeler- Early String Instruments of
African-American Blues & Jazz
1:40 - 2:20 Les Jumelles Jazz
2:30 - 3:10 Blue Mood Band
(Blues)
3:20 - 4:00 Jazz: Birth to BeBop
4:10 - 4:50 TJ Wheeler – The Whole “Fam Damily” Jug Band
Saturday, May 31
1:10 - 1:50
2:30 - 3:10
3:50 - 4:30
5:10 - 5:50
6:30 - 7:10
8:00 - 8:40
Drew Barkley
Frank Fotusky
Pat Karwan & Friends
Jo Wymer & the Itty Bitty Band
Sandy Mack
Yoli Alto and Andy Nagy
(Youth Performer)
(Peidmont Blues)
(Blues/Rock)
(Blues)
(Jump Blues)
(Blues)
Sunday, June 1
1:00 - 1:40
2:10 - 2:50
3:20 - 4:00
The Joe Hughes & Danny Rongo Project
(Featuring Pat Martucci)
Gary Cavico & Stone Blue Reunion
Tri City Jazz
(Rock)
(Blues)
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Performer Information
Marina Stage
Chelsea Palermo
New Jersey native Chelsea Palermo is
only 22 years old, but she is already a seasoned performer and interpreter. She’s
opened for both Gato Barberi (at
Englewood’s BergenPAC) and Bob
Baldwin (Two River Theater in Red Bank),
and performed on the Joey Reynolds
Show, broadcast on New York’s WOR
Radio. Palermo celebrates the debut
release of her first album, “All About
Love,” featuring “If I Give You My Love,”
“La Vie En Rose,” & “Fine and
Mellow,” including performances by
special guests Warren Vaché on trumpet
and Latin percussionist Luisito Quintero.
For additional information, please visit
www.chelseapalermo.com or www.pranamarketing.com/artist/chelseapalermo
The Gas House Gorillas
“This primo jump blues band has it all: an
amazing rhythm section, awesome sax
playing, fabulous guitar, a killer front-man,
and fantastic songs. And more than all
that, these guys have the ability to
crossover from jump blues to swing to
rock and back again, often within the
same track.” Michael Macomber - Retro
Music Review (Mar 26, 2008)
The Gas House Gorillas often bring the
show into the audience spurring fans to
sing, dance and get wild. Cutting up with
each other and the crowd, the Gorillas are
more than a great band; they are great
entertainers as well.
Greg Piccolo
& Super Juice
(See article on Page # 6)
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Summer 2008 Jazz and Blues Notes
James Dalton
& Arlan Feiles
The Mauricio de
Souza Quartet
Individually James Dalton and Arlan Feiles
had been exciting audiences around the
world before meeting each other in a rock
club in NJ. The two shared a love for all
things blues. James and Arlan combine a
healthy respect for the tradition for the
masters who came before them…with
emotional, heart-stopping, high-energy
shows reminiscent of Howlin’ Wolf and
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Arlan’s use of
country-porch gospel piano complements
James’ wide-eyed soul abandonment. The
Dalton/Feiles Duo has been said to have a
‘wow factor’ rarely seen in today’s contemporary blues scene.
The Mauricio de Souza Quartet performs
a variety of jazz standards from Miles to
Metheny. The group concentrates on performing the most refined tunes from each
of the jazz eras. Born in Brasilia, Brazil,
Mauricio is a jazz drummer who easily
performs in both traditional jazz and
Brazilian jazz styles. He has studied with
master teacher Joe Morello for eight
years. Mauricio has been very active in
the NY/NJ metropolitan area, performing
at some of the finest jazz clubs, not only
as a side man but also as a bandleader.
Jazz Lobsters
Dubbed “the hottest big band on the
Jersey Shore,” featuring the timeless
music of Count Basie, Frank Sinatra,
Benny Goodman, Quincy Jones, as well as
hip new arrangements— from 40’s swing
to fiery Latin & salsa. Led by keyboardist
and arranger James “King Salmon”
Lafferty, J.L. is filled with tri-state area
cutting edge musicians who have shared
the stage or recorded with such artists as:
Bruce Springstein, The Asbury Jukes, Billy
Joel, Jimmy Buffet, Sam and Dave,
Charles Earland, Blood Sweat and Tears,
Tower of Power, Stan Kenton and Tommy
Dorsey. For booking: James P. Lafferty
732-284-7388 or jazzlobsters@gmail.com
Matt O’Ree
(See article on Page # 5)
Mikey Jr. &
Stone Cold Blues
From Bucks County comes the affable
young harpmaster Mikey Jr. The Trenton,
New Jersey native burst onto the local
scene at the turn of the century and has
since performed all over the USA with his
hard charging band while remaining a
regional favorite. The legacy of immortals
like Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II,
and Big Walter Horton lives on in the
infectious harmonica blues of Mikey Jr., a
true apostle of joy. Mikey Jr. records with
8th Train Records. Contact Mikey at: 267255-8844 / 215-702-7281, e-mail:
mikey@mikeyjunior.com, www.mikeyjunior.com , www.myspace.com/mikeyjunior
Moose &
The Bullet Proof Band
Ellard-James Boles (Moose) is a veteran
blues singer, writer and musician. He has
played and recorded throughout the U.S.,
Canada and Europe with such legendary
performers as Lou Reed, Greg Allman,
Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Bowie, Buddy
Miles, James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks,
Junior Wells, C. J. Chenier, John Belushi,
Steve Marriott, and Steve Miller. Moose is
a African-American, Native American,
Cajun, and a Georgia redneck. He got his
first taste of the blues from his father, a
guitarist and song writer who had jammed
with Muddy Waters. He continues to perform and record extensively.
guitar and harmonica, powerful organ,
and rippin’ piano, and you have a recipe
where anything can happen! So if you and
your crew are craving some hard-rocking,
foot-stomping, hip-shaking, earth-quaking
entertainment, give an ear to a heaping
helping of The Porkroll Project.
Nicole Hart &
The NRG Band
The Shadetree Mechanics
Undefined by any genre, Nicole’s timeless,
powerful, intoxicating voice is beautifully
soul/sweet – silky, then gritty – classic yet
absolutely contemporary – and she is
renowned for her electrifying stage
presence. Her impressive resume
includes work with a variety of music
greats such as Harry Belafonte, Billy Joel,
Michael Bolton, Richard Bona, Oscar
Winning Film Director Jonathan Demme,
Chuck Berry, & Bo Diddley; she has
opened for Bernard Allison, Odetta, E.C.
Scott & Richie Havens, & has the distinction of being the first-ever Caucasian
singer for the R&B super group, The
Shirelles. www.nicolehartandthenrgband.com. www.myspace.com/nrgband
The Porkroll Project
The Porkroll Project, from the greater
Philadelphia area, is a 6 piece blues band
that plays a high energy blend of fresh
covers and originals. The music is blues,
but it’s done up Porkroll style. Little bit of
grease, good dose of funk, whole lotta
drive and grind. Add some dangerous lead
Ron Sunshine
& His Orchestra
(See article on page # 8)
From a bluesy groove to some open road
rockin’, this band’ been the runner up for
JSJBF at the Memphis Blues competition
two years in row. Featuring: guitarist,
Redman and blues harp player JP
Palooch, bassist Elmo John, drummer
“Ray G,“ and Pat G (Gregor) on keyboards.
Rounding out this high energy band is The
Rev (Mike Rochelle), originally from
Chicago, now residing in New Jersey.
Playing a mix of standard and contemporary blues covers, as well as original songs
from their last two self-produced C/D’s, they
will get your motor running right.
TJ Wheeler
TJ Wheeler is a blues and jazz guitarist,
vocalist, educator, and overall musical
activist. He has performed for over 250,000
students throughout our country and in
Europe, Canada, and Brazil. In 1993 he
received the prestigious WC Handy Award
for “Keeping Blues Alive” in education.
He has also received many other awards
including the National Music Foundation
Award, the Pinnacle Award from the
International Music Festival Organization,
and the 2005 Granite State Award. TJ
Wheeler will be performing multiple times
at this year’s festival. Don’t forget to bring
the family to join TJ in The Whole “Fam
Damily” Jug Band!
TJ Wheeler with WALK &
the JSJBF Youth Project
The festival weekend will be jammed
packed for TJ Wheeler, a W.C. Handy
winner for Blues Education. He will be
performing solo and along side some
“future of the blues” (and jazz) musicians.
WALK, a young trio consisting of Matt
Wade, and Jeff Cafone, two members of
last year’s JSJBF’s Youth Project, and
Frances Valentino will backup Wheeler for
a portion of his Main Stage set. Present
Youth Project members will be performing
with Wheeler as well, making his
weekend performances an experience to
remember. Don’t miss it!
Vel Johnson
VEL has opened for Hugh Masekela, BB
King, Spyro Gyra and others. Musical
influences include Miles Davis, Grover
Washington, Lester Young, John Coltrane,
and Charlie Parker. Vel’s first instruments
at an early age were the trombone and
the keyboards. In 1986 a very good musician friend inspired him to play the saxophone. Now he’s a popular Jersey Shore
musician, playing alto, tenor and soprano
saxophones. Vel’s new CD entitled
“CHARISMA.” will be released later this
year. Bandmates include: Gregg Gambone
on keys, John Simms on drums and Kevin
Sanders on vibes and percussion.
www.myspace.com/veljohnson144yahoocom
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Performer Information
Riverfront Stage
The Castle Browne Band
The Castle Browne Band is comprised of
John Pittas - keyboards, Tony Carbonaro drums, Pete Farley - bass, and Castle
Browne - guitar, vocals. They have
been playing a mixture of blues, classic
rock, and originals since 1991 and have
recorded one live and one studio CD, both
available at the website: www.castlebrowne.com
Drew Barkley
Born August 9, 1994 - Red Bank NJ - Lives
in Jackson, NJ. Singing from the time he
could make sounds, Drew has thrilled
audiences for school performances and
with the JSJBF Youth Project in styles
ranging from gospel to jazz to blues to
soul. Drew’s plays everything from Nat
King Cole, Steve Wonder and Ray Charles
to today’s new music.
Frank Fotusky
“Frank Fotusky’s handling of the country
blues is kinda like a burlap sack made
with silk instead of jute. It’s that old familiar weave, that old familiar shape. But
damn, it sure is smooth. Or to vary my
metaphor, the genuine article viewed
through a very clean pane of glass.” Peter James, Promoter/raconteur.
Gary Cavico &
Blue Stone Reunion
Gary Cavico started the band in 1985 and
played with bass player Jim “Hank”
Henry, a musician he had played with
since the 60’s. Gary’s good friend John
Dafnis joined on drums and they played a
rocking brand of blues at Shore venues
such as Mrs. Jays, Jasons, Stone Pony,
Fast Lane, Tradewinds, Court Tavern,
Magoos, and Deck House.
Jo Wymer &
The Itty Bitty Band
Musician/ Singer – Songwriter JoWymer
hails from Freehold, NJ. Joining Jo is her
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Itty Bitty Band, which includes Fred
Dorward (bassist) and Helen Radtke
(Violinist/Back up Vocal and Rhythm guitar). Jo’s band has been blanketing the
Mid-Atlantic States with their bluestinged, rock-country sound. The band’s
reputation has become a blues/rock tourde-force. For more information visit
www.myspace.com/jowymerblues
The Joe Hughes &
Danny Rongo Project”
(Featuring Pat Martucci)
Joe Hughes is an accomplished singersongwriter as well as the frontman for the
popular local band Goldenseal that features drummer Pat Martucci “The
Legend.”Bassist and Vocalist Danny
Rongo of ‘ONESONG’ has been a fixture in
the New Jersey music scene for 35 years.
Joe and Danny are both recording artists
for 3 Zero Records. Visit: www.goldensealtheband.com and
www.myspace.com/dannyrongo
The Long Gone Daddies –
New Oldtime Music
The band is a collusion (collision?) of members from two JSJBF bands: The
VooDUDES and Night Train. Andy Bernstein
(vocals) and Marco Dolce (guitar/vocals)
cooked up this drum-less, acoustic 21stCentury take on the traditional arch-top
string band. They are joined by bassist
/vocalist Paul Daloia and Dick Paul on
mandolin, fiddle, guitar and vocals.
Pat Karwan
Karwan has been influenced by some of
America’s most talented artists. You
can hear this diverse mix in his original
compositions. “American Music” best
describes Pat Karwan. His collection of
songs showcases the pinnacle of what
one voice and one guitar can “flesh” out.
Playing with a thumb pick and three fingers, Pat’s arrangements sound like a
bassist and two guitars.
Sandy Mack
Sandy has been in the Jersey Shore
music scene for many years….or to put it
another way, he’s just back from his shortlived retirement as a Civil War veteran. If
his musical abilities do not warrant
applause, this wisecracking “entertainer”
is just as pleased to be acknowledged for
the comedic aspect of his show. However,
he does ask that the throwing of rotten
tomatoes be kept to a bare minimum.
Tri City Jazz
The band was organized in 1990, and performs standards and contemporary jazz
music in a range of styles. The group’s
core sound finds footing in the Keith
Jarrett - Jan Garbarek collaboration of the
1970’s and 1980’s. Today’s members include
Chris Andreach - saxophones, Joe Accurso
- keyboards, Ben Cahill - bass/keyboards,
Pete Adelmann - drums. The band’s website is www.tricityjazz.com.
WALK
WALK is a jazz, blues, funk trio comprised
of members from Outside The Box: Jeff
Cafone-guitar (NYU), Francis Valentinodrums (Cabrini College), and Matt WadeHammond B-3 Organ (New School for
Jazz and Contemporary Music NYC). The
trio creates a tight groove, mixing individual influences and solid improvisations in
their original work and interpretation of
classics. Contact them at outsidethebox@outsidetheboxband.net for upcoming
shows or private parties.
Yoli Alto with Andy Nagy
Blending Jazz and Blues with Latin Flavor
this Singer/Songwriter graduated from
New York’s HS of Music & Art. She
recently studied songwriting with famed
singer/songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman
in Nashville. YoliAlto is accompanied by
drummer/percussionist extraordinaire,
Andy Nagy. Andy has performed with
countless musicians in the industry. His
rhythmic Conga sounds are a pure delight
that compliments YoliAlto’s
style.myspace.com/yolialto
Performer Information
Back Beat Stage
Blue Mood Band
Blue Mood is a seven-piece blues and
classic rock band with roots in The Band,
Clapton, Little Feat, and Springsteen. The
band has been playing locally for the past
two and a half years and they are veterans
of the Jazz and Blues Festival. They write
and produce their own music as well as
cover classic-rock favorites. To contact
Blue Mood, email lucas.sacks@mac.com.
Dorothy Sikora Joy of Music
Sikora is a Singer, Songwriter, Musician,
Teacher, Professional Drum Circle
Facilitator, Sound Healer, and Director of
the Joy of Music. She conducts Drum
Circles in Schools, Festivals, and
Corporate Events and believes that everyone can experience the Joy of Music.
Dorothy can also be seen with her
husband Robert Elinson in their Jazz
Ensemble or teaching a Music Together
Class locally. www.JoyofMusic.Info
Gary Struncius
& Debbie Lawton
These two artists met in a coffeehouse in
the 1970’s and began singing together in
1979. Their voices blend in wonderful harmony as they perform traditional and contemporary folk music ranging from AngloAmerican and Irish ballads to blues and
country. The duo has toured nationally.
They do lots of audience participation in
their family programs.”
Jazz: Birth To BeBop
Saxophonist Everald Williams, Youth
Project Musical Director, takes his talented trio and explores a timeline of jazz
beginnings. Williams plays as a soloist,
sideman, and as a leader in various projects in the tri-state area. So, sit yourself
down, relax and listen to the early greats,
their life and their music.
JSJBF Youth Project
Showcase 1
This year’s Youth Project includes new members as well as some of those who returned.
Team Players and mentors, Kati Beddow
Brower, Director, and Everald Williams,
Musical Director, lead the group in various
forms of Jazz and Blues. The members show
their versatility throughout the Festival performing with TJ Wheeler, and Showcases to
spotlight their individual talents.
Juke Joint Jonny
& the Usual Suspects
Experience the ‘original’ sounds of the
blues as ‘Juke Joint Jonny & the Usual
Suspects’ perform their own arrangements
of many early blues standards, as well as
exciting originals steeped in ‘old school’
traditions and styles. This dedicated trio of
acoustic musicians is your direct connection to the sounds of an earlier ‘blues’ that
so many today have chosen to ‘redefine’.
Lauren Hooker Jazz “A Family Affair”
Join jazz vocalist, Lauren Hooker in an
interactive, educational, and fun musical
experience as we explore the origins of
jazz, a journey with a participatory African
“Call and Response” song and translating
it into singing a “Twelve Bar Blues”, a
“Swing” tune, and a “Bee-Bop” composition. Children are exposed to jazz legends
and participate in becoming jazz instruments, and experience scat singing.
Les Jumelles Jazz
Jumelles means “twins” in French-you’ll
see why when you see these two play.
Sarah Jane Cion, piano has appeared on
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz and has
performed/recorded with many jazz legends including Clark Terry and Michael
Brecker. Audrey Betsy Welber, saxophone, clarinet and flute, performs in
bands such as The Jazz Lobsters, Klez
Dispensers, Gianni Russo, Princeton
University Vespers Ensemble, and SIII and
the Truth. (http://www.jumellesjazz.com)
Long Branch High School
Soundwave Jazz Ensemble
Bob Clark, Director. In the past few years,
Soundwave Ensemble has been chosen
by the Educational Law Center as one of
the top Arts Programs in the district. The
Ensemble does community service throughout the year. It also performs annually at the
Lion’s Fair and Ocean Front in Long Branch,
and when dignitaries visit at the school.
Ron Albanese is Polka Dot
A show that is fun un for the whole family!
School teacher and daddy “by day” Ron
Albanese is Polka Dot! The “King of Kiddie
Rock ‘n’ Roll!” performs music and comedy
shows for children and families throughout
the New Jersey and New York area! Please
check out www.RonAlbanese.com for more
information!
Roots of Gospel: Salute
to Thomas A. Dorsey
Kati Beddow Brower, Youth Project
Director, and performer who owns Local
Commotion Walking History company
(lcommotion.com), leads a group of talented players. The group includes Bill Henry
on keys, Bo Pezzullo on guitar, Roger Gorey
on drums and vocals and features vocalist
Diane Wran Farris, plus many, many others! Come take an spirited journey with us.
TJ Wheeler
(See listing on page # 11)
WALK
WALK is a jazz, blues, and funk organ trio
based in the Jersey Shore area. The trio creates a tight groove, mixing in individual influences and solid improvisations. The trio consists of Matt Wade (Hammond B-3 organ),
Jeff Cafone (guitar), and Francis Valentino
(drums). All three are also members of the 4
time nominated Asbury Park Music Awards
Rock/Blues band, Outside The Box.
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Alure
Courtyard by Marriott
Greenworks
Environmental/Shore Design
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Home Depot
Mack-Cali Realty
Middletown Comfort Inn
Molly Pitcher Inn
Nicorette
NJ Monthly
NY Times
NY Waterway
Starbucks of Red Ba
Staybridge Suites
Patock Constructio
Riverview Medical Cen
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Helping Hands Booth 2008
Friday, May 30
Saturday, May 31
LEAF
5:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Noon to 4:00 pm
HABcore
Blossom International
Housing the Homeless - More Stability, More
Dignity, More Hope
Inspiring Humanity to make a difference in the
world by implementing programs that increase
understanding and kindness.
Longacre Expeditions Adventure Foundation, a
non-profit organization that raises funds to
scholarship deserving students on summer
adventure programs.
www.habcore.org
732-544-1975
The Beauty Foundation For
Women’s Cancer Care
Dedicated to supporting women, turning the
spotlight on the inner strength, courage,
power, hope and beauty found in each woman
as they fight these devastating diseases.
www.beautyball2008.com
732-719-9909
www.blossominternational.org
732-722-7240
We build strong kids, strong families,
and strong communities.
www.redbanknj.org
To provide leadership in promoting
volunteerism and to coordinate volunteer
resources to meet community needs.
70 years of being the Positive Place for Kids.
732-728-1927
732-530-2748
Sunday, June 1
Boys and Girls Club
of Monmouth County
www.volunteermc.org
Red Bank Environmental Commission
732-842-7177
The Volunteer Center
of Monmouth County
www.bgcmonmouth.org
732-722-7566
The Red Bank Environmental Commission
studies and makes recommendations
concerning open space preservation, water
resources management, air pollution control,
solid waste management, and protection of
flora and fauna.
Community YMCA/
Children’s Cultural Center
www.cymca.org
LEAFinfo@gmail.com
Noon to 4:00 pm
732.775.7862
Saturday, May 31
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Monmouth County
4:00 pm to 9:30 pm
To make a positive difference in the lives of
children who are facing emotional, social, and
academic challenges.
Autism Speaks
www.bbbsmonmouth.org
Autism Speaks-It’s time to listen.
www.autismspeaks.org
212-252-8584
732-544-2224
Prevention First
Strengthening your child’s foundation through
life skills education.
www.preventionfirst.net
732-663-1800
3 Zero Records
Recording Artist
Danny
Rongo
Performing Hits from
the 60’s to Today!
www.myspace.com/dannyrongo 908-705-3801
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Fanning the Flames
of the Future
in trying to make it in the music business.
And saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist
Audrey Betsy Welber introduced many of
the members to Klezmer music and its
relationship to Jazz. That was so cool.
They all were Fabulous!
BY KATI BEDDOW BROWER,
YOUTH PROJECT DIRECTOR
AND RESIDENT MENTOR,
AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBER.
The Jazz and Blues Youth Project is just
finishing its second full year. Everald
Williams - musical director and resident
mentor, Patti Wade – Coordinator and I
feel like proud parents. And like proud
parents, we hope for the best for each of
these young adults and their musical
future. We hope the participants, students
(ages 12-18) who come twice a month to a
“grassroots” program, will perpetuate the
powerful and expressive genres of Jazz
and Blues. We are proud of the new crop
of young members who joined us in the
Fall of 2007 and those who came to us in
the Winter of 2008. We are also grateful to
those veterans of last year’s program who
returned to contribute to our efforts.
A VERY BIG shout out must go to our
seniors (and most of the veterans of last
year!) who will be moving onto college in
the fall, but insist they will continue to
play this music that moves them so. Sam
Sherman, Lucas Sacks, Paul Vinci and
Matt Jurasek, we salute you! Your
participation and musicianship in the
Youth Project has been an asset to us,
and hopefully to you as well. The four of
you have always shown respect for the
music and been positive role models for
future members of the program and the
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Foundation. We all
have worked hand in
hand nurturing each
other as we move
into a bright future
for Jazz and Blues!
Our guest mentors
for the Youth Project
this year have all
been so informative,
delightful and ever so talented. Our
Gratitude goes out to: Bassist Chris
Plunkett, who informed the members that
if they don’t behave in a professional
manner, there is always someone else
waiting to take their job. Drummer Joe
Bontempo stressed “play as much as you
can.” Young vocalist Chelsea Palermo
gave insight on the “hard road” she is on
The JSJBF’s Education
Committee strives to
bring Jazz and Blues
presentations to our
community of young
and old alike,
everywhere and
anywhere, in schools or
any facility that wants
one of our programs.
The committee persists
in its endeavor to
spread the knowledge
of these two wonderful
American genres by
whatever means we can. This year, the
BackBeat Stage’s lineup brings their
“onstage” musical programs to the
audience. The performers have melded
together a fabulous mix of information and
super music! Young talent will abound this
Festival year and the joint will be jumping!
So, please don’t miss these fine
performers at the BackBeat Stage. +
“Nobody Gets
Outta Here
Without Singing
The Blues”
-Albert Collins
Red Bank’s
‘After Hours Music’
Jam Sessions
BY KRYSTEN FERNANDEZ
The Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival
is back in town showcasing more
exceptional acts to the anticipated 150,000
anxious fans lining the banks of the
Navesink River. While the festival will
celebrate its twenty-second anniversary
in May, it will only be the fourth year these
artists will be invited back out to the ‘After
Hours Music’ jam sessions hosted at the
legendary Walt Street Pub on Sat. night.
This year we will also be adding a Friday
night After Hours at the newly renovated
Downtown.
The concept of After Hours, originally
conceived by the Incinerators’ John
Fernandez (TheIncinerators.com), is
simple: to provide the visiting festival
performers a chance to get down and
dirty with local artists in an intimate club
setting, and at the same time, giving fans
an up-close and personal experience with
the bands they usually only get to see
from afar.
Those fortunate enough to attend the
event in past years were treated to
inspired performances and friendly duels
between musicians who grace our local
stages far too infrequently. A memorable
example was an amazing harmonica
“battle” between two of the possibly best
harmonica players on the planet today;
Jason Ricci (JasonRicci.com) and local
hero Dennis Gruenling (DennisGruenling.com).
They stole the show, throwing licks back
and forth at each other with every new
bluesy phrase. The joy in their faces
showed how both men were truly inspired
by each other’s creativity. The winner of
this battle of the titans was clearly the
audience.
Then there was a guest appearance by an
amazing blues band out of Canada known
as the “Blues Berry Jam.” They took the
stage and rocked the house with inspired
musicianship and great vocal performances
by Nancy Desmarais, accompanied by
searing licks of guitarist Eric Maher.
Let’s not forget the great vocal
collaboration by Jennifer Wright
(TerraplaneBlues.com), Roxy Perry
(RoxyPerry.com) and Scarlett Lee Moore
(ScarlettLeeMoore.com). They sang a
rousing version of ‘Mustang Sally’, with a
magical moment at the end when the
music stopped and out came an angelic
three-part harmony that brought the
crowd to its knees.
The After Hours Music jam session has
also brought other exceptional local
blues artists like Sonny Kenn
(www.sonnykennband.com), Chuck
Lambert (chucklambert.com) and Ronnie
Rausso (www.thetonemasters.com) to the
Walt Street stage.
So if you’re ready to join us for this year’s
after hours musical happenings, just make
sure you drink some coffee and bring your
dancing shoes ‘cause it’s going to be a
long fun night…
After Hours
Clubs
FRIDAY NIGHT, May 30
Downtown
Hosted by:
The Chuck
Lambert Band
8 W. Front St.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-741-7004
SATURDAY NIGHT, May 31
Walt Street Pub
Hosted by:
The Incinerators
180 Monmouth Street
(across from the train station)
Red Bank, NJ 07701
tel: 732.741.5936
The after hours shows start at 10:00 and
don’t stop till the lights go out. +
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Walt Street Pub
Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
After Hours After hours Club
available at the
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Sat. May 31 10:00PM
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store to the right 180
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Jersey Shore
Jazz & Blues
Foundation
Congratulates
RedonBank
its
Centennial
Celebration!
The City of Long Branch Presents
Jazz & Blues
on The Beach
A Comcast Series
7-8:30pm Every Sunday
West End Park
June 22
Philadelphia Funk
Authority
June 29
Chuck Lambert
Band
July 6
Gas House Gorillas
July 13
Saron Crenshaw
July 20
The Rocketmen
July 27
Soul Project
August 3 Moose & the Bullet
Proof Band
August 10 Valerie Adams &
the Dimensions
August 17 The Fins
August 24 The Incinerators
Sponsored by The Long Branch U.B.Z.
& The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation
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Summer in
Asbury Park.
unplug and recharge
at the same time.
20th Annual
Asbury Park
Jazz
Festival
june 28th & 29th
in sunset park
featuring:
roy ayers
lonnie liston smith
tom browne
for more information, contact:
tom gilmour
director of commerce
732.502.5749
tom.gilmour@cityofasburypark.com
www.cityofasburypark.com
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Martin Taylor
Internationally
Acclaimed
Solo Guitarist
Middletown Arts Center
Sunday, October 12, 2008
3:00-5:30 PM
Includes Q & A session
Martin Taylor’s only tri-state area appearance in 2008
presented by
The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation & Jerry Topinka
Limited seating. Tickets: $45
Email: events@jsjbf.org Phone: 732-933-1984 www.jsjbf.org
“Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the
history of the instrument. He’s unbelievable!” -Pat Metheny
Voted British Jazz Awards “Best Guitarist” an unprecedented 11 times!
Locations
RED BANK
COLONIA
510 Inman Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067
P - 732-388-6363
F - 732-827-2944
TOMS RIVER
1 Route 37 West
Toms River, N 08753
P – 732-244-8300
F – 732-244-8350
PORT MONMOUTH
426 Rt. 36 & Wilson Ave.
Port Monmouth, NJ 07758
P - 732-471-0200
F -732-471-1960
362 Broad St.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
P – 732-747-6800
F – 732-224-0235
WALL
18th Ave. & Hwy 35
Wall Twsp., NJ 07719
P - 732-280-2333
F - 732-280-0509
SHREWSBURY
179 Newman Springs Road
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
P – 732-212-0210
F – 732-212-0220
BAYVILLE
333 Atlantic City Blvd.
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
SEA GIRT
2204 State Hwy. 35
Sea Girt, NJ 08050
P - 732-233-1930
F – 732-223-9163
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
9 State Hwy. 36 & First Ave.
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
P - 732-291-4079
F – 732-291-5278
OCEAN
1560 State Hwy. 35
Ocean, NJ 07712
P – 732-493-3360
F – 732-493-8220
AZZOLINA & SCADUTO
FAMILIES
732.671.2220
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