|
New Jersey Star Ledger
Rockin' big band
|
|
Live at the South Street Seaport, NYC, 6/11/08
Photo by Bernard Ente
|
|
A message from Ed:
For a variety of reasons, I have decided to stop
using Frank Zappa's name in our concert and night club advertising.
For one, it's common knowledge at this point that the Zappa Estate
frowns on it, so part of my decision is to hopefully placate the
estate, though it was never my intention to capitalize on FZ's name
and fame. It was strictly to inform the audience of the material
they would hear at the shows.
Let it be said that this project, The Ed Palermo Big Band in tribute
to the music of Frank Zappa, is and will always be, a money losing
proposition.
Those of you who have seen us in performance know that this whole
thing is about love, as corny as that sounds. Frank himself would
probably wretch at this abject sentimentality, but it's true. Love
for Frank's music and for everything he brought to our culture.
From now on, my concerts will be a mixture of music, but Zappa tunes
will always be in the forefront. For one, we are about to embark on
our third tribute CD which should be released in May 2009. I'm
probably more excited about this material than anything I've EVER
done, so stay tuned.
So when you check this site for concert information, to get an idea
of the exact material we'll be performing, it's best to get on my
mailing list so I can send you a personal email detailing what we
intend to play.
Fair enough? I sure hope so.
|
|
Hear our show from WBGO's December 7 live broadcast from
the
American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
This show
features Jimmy Vivino and Felix Cabrera in a tribute to
the music of
Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield.
Click
here for WBGO's streaming concert.
Photo by Bernard Ente
|
Our new CD, "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance"
is now available from
Cuneiform
Records
"Wonderful, breathtaking, fantastic, exhilarating, great sound,
great production, great musicianship, great sleeve, great
concept.
I run out of superlatives to describe ‘Take Your Clothes Off
When You Dance’.
It’s an album that’s not just for Frank Zappa fans, it’s an
album for everyone!"--
Review from
http://www.paradoxone.co.uk/
JAZZ (Mostly instrumental/ jazz/ jazz rock) ALBUM OF THE MONTH -
OCTOBER
Listen to samples
Barnes & Noble.com
And, the reviews are in..................
|
|
Iridium, NYC
photo by Kyung Chul-Choi
|
|
The Ed Palermo Big Band:
Ed Palermo (arranger, alto saxophone,
guitar); Cliff Lyons (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet);
Ben
Kono (flute, clarinet,
tenor saxophone); Bill Straub (flute, tenor
saxophone); Barbara Cifelli (piccolo, flute, baritone saxophones,
clarinet); Phil Chester (piccolo, flute, soprano
& alto saxophones); Ronnie Buttacavoli &
John Hines (trumpet);
Charlie Gordon & Joe Fiedler (trombone);
Matt Ingman (bass trombone); Bob Quaranta
(piano);
Ted
Kooshian (harpsichord, organ, synthesizer);
Paul Adamy
(electric bass); Ray Marchica (drums);
Carl Restivo
(guitar & vocals);
John
Tabacco (vocals);
Bruce McDaniel (vocals & guitar)
Click
here
to send Ed an email.
|
|
|
