Happy New Years from The Music Den!!!
The Music Den will be open until 2PM today, and will be closed tomorrow, January 1st, for New Years.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
This Saturday, Rio Clemente presents Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Victims - December 22nd
This Saturday, come hear your favorite Christmas and Holiday songs at the Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den! Rio Clemente presents a Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Victims.
Rio Clemente presents the ImpresaRio Series
Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims
Featuring Vitali Imereli and Special Guests
Saturday, December 22nd 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $40.00
This special concert will feature renowned Jazz Pianist Rio Clemente, Vitali Imereli, and other Special Guests playing some of your favorite Christmas and Holiday classics. Proceeds from the concert will go to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Artist Information:
Rio Clemente "The bishop of Jazz" - Master Jazz Pianist
Anyone who has listened to Rio Clemente play piano, comes away in awe. This master pianist mixes a strong classical background with rich knowledge of jazz history, then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. The result is music that is different from others, and nearly always produces a standing ovation and cries for “more.” When reviewers stumble for words to describe his work, it’s because words fail to convey the rich depth of character, nimble facility of play and ease with which his music is crafted and performed. The man brings something very special and decidedly unequaled to the piano.
Vitali Imereli - Jazz Violinist
Vitali Imereli is one of the finest jazz violinists in the world. Born in Kutaisi, Georgia, Vitali Imereli began playing violin as a talented five-year-old at a music school, later completing his education in 1979 at the National Music Academy in Tbilisi. During the period 1979-85, Vitali taught violin at the Tbilisi Academy of Music. Since1978 he has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world, In 1992, Vitali moved to Finland. he has made severalTV appearances and been a featured guest on radio. Vitali has played at the internationally renowned Pori Jazz Festival every year since 1991. May 1996 saw the release of his new album "Tribute to Staphane Grappelli". In May and June of this year Vitali was on tour with Rosenberg Trio performing in Turku and Helsinki, then continuing on to the Kajaani, Alandia and Pori Jazz Festivals. Later in July he enjoyed successful performances with Didier Lockwood and Rosenberg Trio in a Tribute to Stephane Grappelli at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Vitali has also played with Jack Hana, Art Blakey, Michael Urbaniak, Rosenberg Trio, Ulf Johansson, Bob Gulloti, Gipsy Kids, Daniel Walsh, Carlos Del Puerto, Didier Lockwood, Enrico Granafei and many more internationally acclaimed musicians. “Vitali Imereli masters the Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli) sound to the extent even the Maestro himself couldn’t tell who was playing. This Georgian-born violinist masters the modern styles as well.”
Rio Clemente presents the ImpresaRio Series
Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims
Featuring Vitali Imereli and Special Guests
Saturday, December 22nd 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $40.00
This special concert will feature renowned Jazz Pianist Rio Clemente, Vitali Imereli, and other Special Guests playing some of your favorite Christmas and Holiday classics. Proceeds from the concert will go to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Artist Information:
Rio Clemente "The bishop of Jazz" - Master Jazz Pianist
Anyone who has listened to Rio Clemente play piano, comes away in awe. This master pianist mixes a strong classical background with rich knowledge of jazz history, then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. The result is music that is different from others, and nearly always produces a standing ovation and cries for “more.” When reviewers stumble for words to describe his work, it’s because words fail to convey the rich depth of character, nimble facility of play and ease with which his music is crafted and performed. The man brings something very special and decidedly unequaled to the piano.
Vitali Imereli - Jazz Violinist
Vitali Imereli is one of the finest jazz violinists in the world. Born in Kutaisi, Georgia, Vitali Imereli began playing violin as a talented five-year-old at a music school, later completing his education in 1979 at the National Music Academy in Tbilisi. During the period 1979-85, Vitali taught violin at the Tbilisi Academy of Music. Since1978 he has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world, In 1992, Vitali moved to Finland. he has made severalTV appearances and been a featured guest on radio. Vitali has played at the internationally renowned Pori Jazz Festival every year since 1991. May 1996 saw the release of his new album "Tribute to Staphane Grappelli". In May and June of this year Vitali was on tour with Rosenberg Trio performing in Turku and Helsinki, then continuing on to the Kajaani, Alandia and Pori Jazz Festivals. Later in July he enjoyed successful performances with Didier Lockwood and Rosenberg Trio in a Tribute to Stephane Grappelli at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Vitali has also played with Jack Hana, Art Blakey, Michael Urbaniak, Rosenberg Trio, Ulf Johansson, Bob Gulloti, Gipsy Kids, Daniel Walsh, Carlos Del Puerto, Didier Lockwood, Enrico Granafei and many more internationally acclaimed musicians. “Vitali Imereli masters the Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli) sound to the extent even the Maestro himself couldn’t tell who was playing. This Georgian-born violinist masters the modern styles as well.”
Monday, December 10, 2012
This Friday, December 14th! Legendary Jazz Saxophonist BENNY GOLSON!!!
This Friday, December 14th! Legendary Jazz Saxophonist BENNY GOLSON!!! Live at the Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den.
Part of the Rio Celemente - ImpresaRio Series
Featuring Rio Celemente and Vitali Imereli
Friday, December 14th 2012
7:00PM Wine and Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $55.00
Click here to purchase tickets.
Artist Information:
Benny Golson - Tenor Saxophonist
Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note. Raised with an impeccable musical pedigree, Golson has played in the bands of world famous Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Earl Bostic and Art Blakey. Few jazz musicians can claim to be true innovators and even fewer can boast of a performing and recording career that literally redefines the term "jazz".
Rio Clemente "The bishop of Jazz" - Master Jazz Pianist
Anyone who has listened to Rio Clemente play piano, comes away in awe. This master pianist mixes a strong classical background with rich knowledge of jazz history, then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. The result is music that is different from others, and nearly always produces a standing ovation and cries for “more.” When reviewers stumble for words to describe his work, it’s because words fail to convey the rich depth of character, nimble facility of play and ease with which his music is crafted and performed. The man brings something very special and decidedly unequaled to the piano.
Vitali Imereli - Jazz Violinist
Vitali Imereli is one of the finest jazz violinists in the world. Born in Kutaisi, Georgia, Vitali Imereli began playing violin as a talented five-year-old at a music school, later completing his education in 1979 at the National Music Academy in Tbilisi. During the period 1979-85, Vitali taught violin at the Tbilisi Academy of Music. Since1978 he has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world, In 1992, Vitali moved to Finland. he has made severalTV appearances and been a featured guest on radio. Vitali has played at the internationally renowned Pori Jazz Festival every year since 1991. May 1996 saw the release of his new album "Tribute to Staphane Grappelli". In May and June of this year Vitali was on tour with Rosenberg Trio performing in Turku and Helsinki, then continuing on to the Kajaani, Alandia and Pori Jazz Festivals. Later in July he enjoyed successful performances with Didier Lockwood and Rosenberg Trio in a Tribute to Stephane Grappelli at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Vitali has also played with Jack Hana, Art Blakey, Michael Urbaniak, Rosenberg Trio, Ulf Johansson, Bob Gulloti, Gipsy Kids, Daniel Walsh, Carlos Del Puerto, Didier Lockwood, Enrico Granafei and many more internationally acclaimed musicians. “Vitali Imereli masters the Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli) sound to the extent even the Maestro himself couldn’t tell who was playing. This Georgian-born violinist masters the modern styles as well.”
Rick Crane - Jazz Bassist
Rick Crane was born in Essex County New Jersey, a few miles outside of New York City, where he still resides. Being raised in close proximity to the Jazz Capital of the World has been beneficial to his musical career. He started taking guitar lessons at age eleven and then bass guitar lessons at age fourteen. Even at this early age he was always involved in various musical groups playing the music of the sixties and seventies. At age sixteen he was introduced to his first jazz record through his brother. It was a quartet album by guitarist Joe Pass. Shortly after, he was seeking out local musicians from neighboring towns and formed a jazz group. It was during this time that he started playing the double bass.
At age eighteen he started studying privately with bassist Michael Moore in Manhattan. After receiving an associate’s degree in business while doing gigs at night Rick decided to enroll at William Paterson University in the Jazz Studies program. These were his most formative years. The jazz department was headed by trumpeter Thad Jones and shortly after, bassist Rufus Reid. While continuing his private instruction with Moore and having the guidance of Reid on campus, he found himself in the perfect environment to grow as a bassist. He was asked to play in rhythm sections backing visiting featured jazz greats such as Dave Liebman, Jackie Byard, Bucky Pizzarelli and Joanne Brackeen. In his senior year he was selected to perform at the Music Educators National Conference in Miami Florida along with fellow classmate saxophonist Bill Evans. In 1980 he graduated WPU with a Bachelor of Arts degree as a performance major on the double bass.
After completing school, Rick’s professional career soon took off. He became one of the most sought after bass players in the metropolitan area. He held a five-year Monday night trio gig with long time friend guitarist Vic Juris and the late drummer Ron Davis. As Rick’s career continued to develop he performed in clubs, concerts, jazz festivals and recording studios nationally and internationally with some of the top jazz artists on the scene.
Steve Johns - Drummer
Steve Johns is one of the most dynamic and versatile drummers on both the New York City and international Jazz scenes. Since the early 1980's he has performed and recorded with virtually the "Who's Who" of the Jazz World. Steve has played with The Sonny Fortune Quartet, The Benny Carter Quartet, The Billy Taylor Trio, Nat Adderley, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Heath, The Randy Brecker Quintet, Jesseye Norman, Dave Liebman, The Ronnie Cuber Band and many others.
Part of the Rio Celemente - ImpresaRio Series
Featuring Rio Celemente and Vitali Imereli
Friday, December 14th 2012
7:00PM Wine and Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $55.00
Click here to purchase tickets.
Artist Information:
Benny Golson - Tenor Saxophonist
Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note. Raised with an impeccable musical pedigree, Golson has played in the bands of world famous Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Earl Bostic and Art Blakey. Few jazz musicians can claim to be true innovators and even fewer can boast of a performing and recording career that literally redefines the term "jazz".
Rio Clemente "The bishop of Jazz" - Master Jazz Pianist
Anyone who has listened to Rio Clemente play piano, comes away in awe. This master pianist mixes a strong classical background with rich knowledge of jazz history, then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. The result is music that is different from others, and nearly always produces a standing ovation and cries for “more.” When reviewers stumble for words to describe his work, it’s because words fail to convey the rich depth of character, nimble facility of play and ease with which his music is crafted and performed. The man brings something very special and decidedly unequaled to the piano.
Vitali Imereli - Jazz Violinist
Vitali Imereli is one of the finest jazz violinists in the world. Born in Kutaisi, Georgia, Vitali Imereli began playing violin as a talented five-year-old at a music school, later completing his education in 1979 at the National Music Academy in Tbilisi. During the period 1979-85, Vitali taught violin at the Tbilisi Academy of Music. Since1978 he has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world, In 1992, Vitali moved to Finland. he has made severalTV appearances and been a featured guest on radio. Vitali has played at the internationally renowned Pori Jazz Festival every year since 1991. May 1996 saw the release of his new album "Tribute to Staphane Grappelli". In May and June of this year Vitali was on tour with Rosenberg Trio performing in Turku and Helsinki, then continuing on to the Kajaani, Alandia and Pori Jazz Festivals. Later in July he enjoyed successful performances with Didier Lockwood and Rosenberg Trio in a Tribute to Stephane Grappelli at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Vitali has also played with Jack Hana, Art Blakey, Michael Urbaniak, Rosenberg Trio, Ulf Johansson, Bob Gulloti, Gipsy Kids, Daniel Walsh, Carlos Del Puerto, Didier Lockwood, Enrico Granafei and many more internationally acclaimed musicians. “Vitali Imereli masters the Grappelli (Stephane Grappelli) sound to the extent even the Maestro himself couldn’t tell who was playing. This Georgian-born violinist masters the modern styles as well.”
Rick Crane - Jazz Bassist
Rick Crane was born in Essex County New Jersey, a few miles outside of New York City, where he still resides. Being raised in close proximity to the Jazz Capital of the World has been beneficial to his musical career. He started taking guitar lessons at age eleven and then bass guitar lessons at age fourteen. Even at this early age he was always involved in various musical groups playing the music of the sixties and seventies. At age sixteen he was introduced to his first jazz record through his brother. It was a quartet album by guitarist Joe Pass. Shortly after, he was seeking out local musicians from neighboring towns and formed a jazz group. It was during this time that he started playing the double bass.
At age eighteen he started studying privately with bassist Michael Moore in Manhattan. After receiving an associate’s degree in business while doing gigs at night Rick decided to enroll at William Paterson University in the Jazz Studies program. These were his most formative years. The jazz department was headed by trumpeter Thad Jones and shortly after, bassist Rufus Reid. While continuing his private instruction with Moore and having the guidance of Reid on campus, he found himself in the perfect environment to grow as a bassist. He was asked to play in rhythm sections backing visiting featured jazz greats such as Dave Liebman, Jackie Byard, Bucky Pizzarelli and Joanne Brackeen. In his senior year he was selected to perform at the Music Educators National Conference in Miami Florida along with fellow classmate saxophonist Bill Evans. In 1980 he graduated WPU with a Bachelor of Arts degree as a performance major on the double bass.
After completing school, Rick’s professional career soon took off. He became one of the most sought after bass players in the metropolitan area. He held a five-year Monday night trio gig with long time friend guitarist Vic Juris and the late drummer Ron Davis. As Rick’s career continued to develop he performed in clubs, concerts, jazz festivals and recording studios nationally and internationally with some of the top jazz artists on the scene.
Steve Johns - Drummer
Steve Johns is one of the most dynamic and versatile drummers on both the New York City and international Jazz scenes. Since the early 1980's he has performed and recorded with virtually the "Who's Who" of the Jazz World. Steve has played with The Sonny Fortune Quartet, The Benny Carter Quartet, The Billy Taylor Trio, Nat Adderley, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Heath, The Randy Brecker Quintet, Jesseye Norman, Dave Liebman, The Ronnie Cuber Band and many others.
Monday, December 3, 2012
This Friday Dec 7th - Tom And Sandy Doyle - A Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford
This Friday, Dec 7th at the Randolph Performing Arts Center, it's Tom And Sandy Doyle - A Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford. Only $10.00!
Tom Doyle was the personal soundman and friend of the legendary Les Paul for 45 years. Tom and Sandy
were also the first act ever to perform at the RPAC nearly a year ago. You don't want to miss this tribute!
Tom And Sandy Doyle - Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford
December 7th, 2012, 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
Click here to purchase tickets!
Tom and Sandy Doyle are a magical pair of musicians who combine beautiful vocals and instrumentation in every performance they play!
This recently formed pop-jazz duo features Tom Doyle, finger stylist extraordinaire, who is known worldwide for his interpretation of big band swing style jazz arrangements on his guitar. The multi-faceted talents of Sandy Doyle create a sound, include playing congas and flute, along with her velvet voice. She is influenced by the likes of Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Billy Holiday, as well as contemporary blues singers. Their music spans generations and is surely an act to listen to!
Tom Doyle was the personal soundman and friend of the legendary Les Paul for 45 years. Tom and Sandy
were also the first act ever to perform at the RPAC nearly a year ago. You don't want to miss this tribute!
Tom And Sandy Doyle - Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford
December 7th, 2012, 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
Click here to purchase tickets!
Tom and Sandy Doyle are a magical pair of musicians who combine beautiful vocals and instrumentation in every performance they play!
This recently formed pop-jazz duo features Tom Doyle, finger stylist extraordinaire, who is known worldwide for his interpretation of big band swing style jazz arrangements on his guitar. The multi-faceted talents of Sandy Doyle create a sound, include playing congas and flute, along with her velvet voice. She is influenced by the likes of Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Billy Holiday, as well as contemporary blues singers. Their music spans generations and is surely an act to listen to!
December 2012 shows at the Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den
December 2012 shows at the Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den
We've got a full lineup of shows coming to the Randolph Performing Arts Center for this December, most notably Legendary Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson on the 14th! Check out the list of shows below. See you there!
Click here to purchase tickets:
Open Mic Night at the Butler Store
December 6th, 2012 8:00PM
Where: The Music Den Butler Store
When: The 1st Thursday of Every Month
Time: 8:00PM
Cost: FREE
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Tom And Sandy Doyle - Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford
December 7th, 2012, 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
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Open Mic Night at the Randolph Performing Arts Center
December 13th, 2012 8:00PM
Where: The Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den
When: The 2nd Thursday of Every Month
Time: Signup 8:00PM, Show 8:30PM
Cost: $5.00
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Legendary Jazz Saxophonist - Benny Golson
Part of the Rio Celemente ImpresaRio Series
Friday, December 14th 2012
7:00PM Wine and Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $55.00
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Christmas Recital for The Music Den Private Lesson Students
Saturday, December 15th, 2012 at 7:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE. Tickets are not required for this event. Seating is limited.
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Rio Clemente presents the ImpresaRio Series
Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims
Featuring Vitali Imereli and Special Guests
Saturday, December 22nd 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $40.00
We've got a full lineup of shows coming to the Randolph Performing Arts Center for this December, most notably Legendary Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson on the 14th! Check out the list of shows below. See you there!
Click here to purchase tickets:
Open Mic Night at the Butler Store
December 6th, 2012 8:00PM
Where: The Music Den Butler Store
When: The 1st Thursday of Every Month
Time: 8:00PM
Cost: FREE
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Tom And Sandy Doyle - Tribute To Les Paul And Mary Ford
December 7th, 2012, 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $10.00
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Open Mic Night at the Randolph Performing Arts Center
December 13th, 2012 8:00PM
Where: The Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den
When: The 2nd Thursday of Every Month
Time: Signup 8:00PM, Show 8:30PM
Cost: $5.00
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Legendary Jazz Saxophonist - Benny Golson
Part of the Rio Celemente ImpresaRio Series
Friday, December 14th 2012
7:00PM Wine and Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $55.00
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Christmas Recital for The Music Den Private Lesson Students
Saturday, December 15th, 2012 at 7:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE. Tickets are not required for this event. Seating is limited.
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Rio Clemente presents the ImpresaRio Series
Holiday Concert and Benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims
Featuring Vitali Imereli and Special Guests
Saturday, December 22nd 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $40.00
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Clarinet Students and Teachers! This Thursday, come to a FREE Master Class featuring Pascual Martinez Forteza - November 15th, 2012
Clarinet Students and Teachers! This Thursday, come to a FREE Master Class featuring New York Philharmonic Clarinetist - Pascual Martinez Forteza. Sponsored by Buffet Crampon Clarinets.
Pascual Martinez Forteza - Clarinet Master Class
Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 7:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE. Please purchase a ticket online anyway to reserve your seat. Seating is limited.
Master Class Description:
This Master Class/Clinic for the Clarinet features Pascual Martinez Forteza of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and is sponsored by Buffet Crampon musical instruments. Band teachers, Music Instructors, Clarinet Students, and other Clarinet enthusiasts are all encouraged to attend this FREE Clinic. Pascual will perform various selections for about 15 minutes. Then four pre-selected Clarinet students will each play a piece to be critiqued and coached by Pascual himself. Then we will have a short break. After the break, representatives from Buffet Crampon will have a selection of Buffet Crampon Clarinets and Vandoren mouthpieces available for students to look at, try, and ask questions about. This may be a good opportunity to have Pascual personally help you to select a Clarinet for yourself.
Artist Information:
In May 2001, Pascual Martinez Forteza joined the New York Philharmonic as second clarinet. Prior to it, Mr. Martinez Forteza held the second clarinet at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1998, also serving as an active associated principal during the 1999-2000 season. In 1991, at age 18, he joined the Baleares Symphony Orchestra for 7 years as a second clarinet, having also served as a principal clarinet in many performances.
Mr. Martinez Forteza has appeared regularly as soloist, recitalist, and clinician. He performed with numerous leading artists and frequently plays with other New York Philharmonic musicians in Avery Fisher Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, among others. He started playing together with Spanish pianist Gema Nieto in 2004, having already played recitals in Asia, Europe and USA. As a soloist he played the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Baleares Symphony Orchestra at the Bellver Castle of Mallorca. In 2001, he founded Vent Cameristic, a music band constituted by his colleges who are professional musician that held important chairs in Spanish Orchestras. As a soloist with Vent Cameristic, he played every summer at the Conciertos d’estiú in Valencia, pieces like the clarinet concertos by Carl Maria Von Weber, Mozart and Artie Shaw, Concerto for two clarinets by F. Krommer, Rigoletto Fantasy by L. Bassi, among others. The Spanish National Radio (RNE) recorded all those performances, and in 2003 a CD was edited with selections of all his performances. Pascual Martinez Forteza has made recordings for different radio stations and TV channels in China, Spain and USA. He was invited to take part of the International Clarinet Festival of Chanchung, China in 2004, where he gave master classes and played a solo recital live TV broadcast with pianist Gema Nieto. In 2005, he founded, together with Ms. Nieto, the Benifaio Music Festival. A festival where they invite other colleges from the New York Philharmonic for a week-long masterclasses and concerts in Spain. In 2001 he was invited, together with important people of the clarinet world like Walter Boykens to be part of the Jury at the pretigous Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition in Seville, Spain.
He served on the faculty of the Santanyi Music School in Spain, and gave master classes at the Balearic Music Conservatory, New Jersey Clarinet Symposium, University of Southern California, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music and Julliard School.
His interest and dedication to children has brought him to take active part of the Education Department of the New York Philharmonic, working with kids and teaching them music. He also took part in several occasions in the children show The Hare and the Turtle and Androcles and the Lion with the Prentheses Theater Company. Mr. Martinez Forteza collaborates with the School Partnership Program of the New York Philharmonic doing workshops for students co-taught with schools' teachers. Also, for 2 consecutive years he coached the woodwind section of the New York Youth Orchestra. Meet the Musicians, a children dedicated book by Amy Nathan, is a collection of interviews with 15 musicians from the New York Philharmonic - in were one of the chapter is full dedicated to Pascual Martinez Forteza- that presents an in-depth look at what it takes to become a professional musician.
Born in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Mr. Martinez Forteza started playing clarinet at age 10 with his father Pascual V. Martinez, Clarinet teacher of the Baleares Conservatory of Music and principal clarinet at the Baleares Symphony Orchestra for 30 years. After earning the Master’s degree from the Baleares and Barcelona Music Conservatories, Mr. MartÃnez Forteza pursued Advanced Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles with teacher Yehuda Gilad, where he won first price in the University’s 1998 Concerto Competition. He has participated in many different festivals and summer camps in Europe, with remarkable teachers such as Andrew Marriner, Anthony Pay, Enrique Perez, Michele Zukovsky, Mitchel Lurie, and Walter Seyfarth.
He has been a Buffet Crampon artist since 2006.
Pascual Martinez Forteza - Clarinet Master Class
Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 7:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE. Please purchase a ticket online anyway to reserve your seat. Seating is limited.
Master Class Description:
This Master Class/Clinic for the Clarinet features Pascual Martinez Forteza of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and is sponsored by Buffet Crampon musical instruments. Band teachers, Music Instructors, Clarinet Students, and other Clarinet enthusiasts are all encouraged to attend this FREE Clinic. Pascual will perform various selections for about 15 minutes. Then four pre-selected Clarinet students will each play a piece to be critiqued and coached by Pascual himself. Then we will have a short break. After the break, representatives from Buffet Crampon will have a selection of Buffet Crampon Clarinets and Vandoren mouthpieces available for students to look at, try, and ask questions about. This may be a good opportunity to have Pascual personally help you to select a Clarinet for yourself.
Artist Information:
In May 2001, Pascual Martinez Forteza joined the New York Philharmonic as second clarinet. Prior to it, Mr. Martinez Forteza held the second clarinet at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1998, also serving as an active associated principal during the 1999-2000 season. In 1991, at age 18, he joined the Baleares Symphony Orchestra for 7 years as a second clarinet, having also served as a principal clarinet in many performances.
Mr. Martinez Forteza has appeared regularly as soloist, recitalist, and clinician. He performed with numerous leading artists and frequently plays with other New York Philharmonic musicians in Avery Fisher Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, among others. He started playing together with Spanish pianist Gema Nieto in 2004, having already played recitals in Asia, Europe and USA. As a soloist he played the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Baleares Symphony Orchestra at the Bellver Castle of Mallorca. In 2001, he founded Vent Cameristic, a music band constituted by his colleges who are professional musician that held important chairs in Spanish Orchestras. As a soloist with Vent Cameristic, he played every summer at the Conciertos d’estiú in Valencia, pieces like the clarinet concertos by Carl Maria Von Weber, Mozart and Artie Shaw, Concerto for two clarinets by F. Krommer, Rigoletto Fantasy by L. Bassi, among others. The Spanish National Radio (RNE) recorded all those performances, and in 2003 a CD was edited with selections of all his performances. Pascual Martinez Forteza has made recordings for different radio stations and TV channels in China, Spain and USA. He was invited to take part of the International Clarinet Festival of Chanchung, China in 2004, where he gave master classes and played a solo recital live TV broadcast with pianist Gema Nieto. In 2005, he founded, together with Ms. Nieto, the Benifaio Music Festival. A festival where they invite other colleges from the New York Philharmonic for a week-long masterclasses and concerts in Spain. In 2001 he was invited, together with important people of the clarinet world like Walter Boykens to be part of the Jury at the pretigous Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition in Seville, Spain.
He served on the faculty of the Santanyi Music School in Spain, and gave master classes at the Balearic Music Conservatory, New Jersey Clarinet Symposium, University of Southern California, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music and Julliard School.
His interest and dedication to children has brought him to take active part of the Education Department of the New York Philharmonic, working with kids and teaching them music. He also took part in several occasions in the children show The Hare and the Turtle and Androcles and the Lion with the Prentheses Theater Company. Mr. Martinez Forteza collaborates with the School Partnership Program of the New York Philharmonic doing workshops for students co-taught with schools' teachers. Also, for 2 consecutive years he coached the woodwind section of the New York Youth Orchestra. Meet the Musicians, a children dedicated book by Amy Nathan, is a collection of interviews with 15 musicians from the New York Philharmonic - in were one of the chapter is full dedicated to Pascual Martinez Forteza- that presents an in-depth look at what it takes to become a professional musician.
Born in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Mr. Martinez Forteza started playing clarinet at age 10 with his father Pascual V. Martinez, Clarinet teacher of the Baleares Conservatory of Music and principal clarinet at the Baleares Symphony Orchestra for 30 years. After earning the Master’s degree from the Baleares and Barcelona Music Conservatories, Mr. MartÃnez Forteza pursued Advanced Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles with teacher Yehuda Gilad, where he won first price in the University’s 1998 Concerto Competition. He has participated in many different festivals and summer camps in Europe, with remarkable teachers such as Andrew Marriner, Anthony Pay, Enrique Perez, Michele Zukovsky, Mitchel Lurie, and Walter Seyfarth.
He has been a Buffet Crampon artist since 2006.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Roland V-Piano Grand Piano provided by The Music Den for NBC's "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" Featuring Billy Joel, Aerosmith, and more
On November 2nd, 2012 NBC televised “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together”, a one-hour telethon to raise money for victims of the destructive storm Hurricane Sandy that devastated the East Coast. For the event, The Music Den provided a Roland V-Piano Grand Digital Piano to be played by none other than Billy Joel!!! It was also played by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and was used to back other artists such as Christina Aguilera. This was actually the second time in two weeks that Billy Joel had rented the piano from us. Why did the "piano man" himself rent a piano from The Music Den? Because The Music Den is one of the very few carriers and dealers of high-end Roland Digital Pianos, such as the V-Piano Grand, in the entire northeast United States! It's true!
If you're looking for a Digital Piano experience like none other, you need to come down to The Music Den and try out the Roland Digital V-Piano Grand today! Click here to check out the pictures on our Facebook Page of the V-Piano Grand Billy Joel and Steven Tyler played, and read the excerpt from the Roland website below to find out more about the Roland V-Piano Grand Digital Piano.
Living Piano - The V-Piano Grand soars above the limitations of past technologies with its revolutionary “living” piano core, allowing every note to respond and evolve naturally, seamlessly, and perfectly. With the V-Piano Grand, there is no velocity switching or looping, resulting in smooth, natural notes that must be heard to be believed. Organic, natural, beautiful — the V-Piano Grand is a dream to play.
Amazing Spatial Sound - Unlike any instrument before, the V-Piano Grand’s built-in sound system employs intelligent multi-channel audio technology that fills the room with amazing spatial sound in which the player and audience may not be aware of the existence of speakers. Each and every component of the piano sound is allocated to the appropriate location immediately, changing fluidly and naturally based on the performance. From the player’s perspective, hammer-clicks sound closer, for example, and ringing strings are at a distance. Each element is allocated intelligently in real time to create a wide, multi-dimensional sound space. This sound image is true to the player’s perspective, as well as to listeners. Furthermore, sound spaces are uniquely created for each piano model. This amazing feature is unique to the V-Piano Grand.
Sound Designer - With the V-Piano Grand you can choose from beautifully-crafted Vintage piano-model presets to futuristic Vanguard selections, or you can create your own custom collection. Vary the hardness of the virtual hammer felts, and experiment with exotic string configurations, tunings, and materials, such as all-silver triple strings for every key. Put a world-famous grand under your fingertips or play a futuristic piano that has never been heard before.
Innovative Cabinet Construction - In a Roland first, the V-Piano Grand lets you enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the mirror-finished fallboard while also concealing the control panel. In addition, the fallboard can function as a sliding lid. In the past, Roland digital pianos had either a fallboard or sliding-type lid. The V-Piano Grand combines the two, offering a beautiful fallboard that can also achieve the classic position. When the key lid is fully opened, it lets you see the control panel. If you want to conceal the control panel, the lid can slide horizontally, keeping the fallboard open (standing up). The music rest can be folded, so when the lid is closed and music rest is folded, the top of the V-Piano Grand becomes flat.
If you're looking for a Digital Piano experience like none other, you need to come down to The Music Den and try out the Roland Digital V-Piano Grand today! Click here to check out the pictures on our Facebook Page of the V-Piano Grand Billy Joel and Steven Tyler played, and read the excerpt from the Roland website below to find out more about the Roland V-Piano Grand Digital Piano.
Living Piano - The V-Piano Grand soars above the limitations of past technologies with its revolutionary “living” piano core, allowing every note to respond and evolve naturally, seamlessly, and perfectly. With the V-Piano Grand, there is no velocity switching or looping, resulting in smooth, natural notes that must be heard to be believed. Organic, natural, beautiful — the V-Piano Grand is a dream to play.
Amazing Spatial Sound - Unlike any instrument before, the V-Piano Grand’s built-in sound system employs intelligent multi-channel audio technology that fills the room with amazing spatial sound in which the player and audience may not be aware of the existence of speakers. Each and every component of the piano sound is allocated to the appropriate location immediately, changing fluidly and naturally based on the performance. From the player’s perspective, hammer-clicks sound closer, for example, and ringing strings are at a distance. Each element is allocated intelligently in real time to create a wide, multi-dimensional sound space. This sound image is true to the player’s perspective, as well as to listeners. Furthermore, sound spaces are uniquely created for each piano model. This amazing feature is unique to the V-Piano Grand.
Sound Designer - With the V-Piano Grand you can choose from beautifully-crafted Vintage piano-model presets to futuristic Vanguard selections, or you can create your own custom collection. Vary the hardness of the virtual hammer felts, and experiment with exotic string configurations, tunings, and materials, such as all-silver triple strings for every key. Put a world-famous grand under your fingertips or play a futuristic piano that has never been heard before.
Innovative Cabinet Construction - In a Roland first, the V-Piano Grand lets you enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the mirror-finished fallboard while also concealing the control panel. In addition, the fallboard can function as a sliding lid. In the past, Roland digital pianos had either a fallboard or sliding-type lid. The V-Piano Grand combines the two, offering a beautiful fallboard that can also achieve the classic position. When the key lid is fully opened, it lets you see the control panel. If you want to conceal the control panel, the lid can slide horizontally, keeping the fallboard open (standing up). The music rest can be folded, so when the lid is closed and music rest is folded, the top of the V-Piano Grand becomes flat.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
This Sunday, a FREE Concert! Chamber Music Featuring Pianist Itay Goren and Violinist Evelyn Estava
Come by the Randolph Performing Arts Center this Sunday for a FREE Concert! Seating is limited! Reserve your seat today!
Chamber Music Featuring Pianist Itay Goren and Violinist Evelyn Estava
Sunday October 28th, 2012 4:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE, but donations are accepted. Please purchase a ticket online anyway to reserve your seat. Seating is limited.
Click here to get a ticket and reserve your seat!
Artist Information:
ITAY GOREN, Pianist
Pianist ITAY GOREN was born in Haifa, Israel. From an early age, his love of music led him into a broad range of musical activities as a performer, composer and arranger. After attending a music high school in Ra’anana, he joined the army bands where he served for three years and gave over three hundred performances. Following a year at the Rimon School of Music, Itay continued his studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey where he studied with Elka Kirkpatrick. He graduated with highest distinctions and awards with was the first student to graduate with a double major in Classical Performance and Jazz Studies, a program he initiated together with Professor Elka Kirkpatrick which is now offered at the University. He is currently on the faculty of the music department at Ramapo College of New Jersey where he teaches piano and theory aside from his work with the various vocal ensembles.
In the past few years he has performed extensively in solo recitals, chamber music and as soloist with orchestras in the metropolitan area and abroad. His performances in the Hindemithon festival, the Pacific Music Festival in Guam and a choral festival in the Czech Republic were greeted with high acclaim. Classical New Jersey described his playing as "an evocative journey from shimmering excitement to calm contemplation". In the summer of 2008, Itay gave successful recitals at the Palffy Palace in Prague and in the American Cathedral in Paris, where he played again in 2009. Itay was the featured soloist in the Beethoven Celebration concert at William Paterson University, where he performed the G major Piano Concerto. In recent seasons he performed at concerts dedicated to Bela Bartok’s, Robert Schumann’s and Villa-Lobos’ music. He was asked to give a special solo concert at the Stephen Wise Synagogue in New York in honor of Israel’s Memorial Day and prepared a very successful Russian program which he presented in several venues including the Nicholas Roerich Museum in NYC and the Scots Church in Paris.
Last season’s performances included collaboration with the Madison String Quartet, an appearance at the 10th Hindemithon Festival, a return tour of France, solo recitals at the Cornelia Street Cafe and St. Peter’s Church in New York City as well as a fund raising concert at the Israeli Arts Festival in Mahwah, NJ which featured the world premiere of NYC composer David Winkler’s Ballade.
EVELYN ESTAVA, Violinist
Violinist Evelyn Estava has earned recognition as one of the top performing artists in her native Venezuela. She has made many guest soloist appearances with orchestras in North and South America, including the Mexico State Symphony, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Falcon. At age 15, Ms Estava became a member of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the crowning jewel of that country’s celebrated music education program “El Sistema”. Later she won the Associate Concertmaster position in the Orquesta Filarmonica Nacional, where she was also the first violinist of that orchestra's string sextet. Ms. Estava completed her musical studies at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, where she was a student of Jose Francisco Del Castillo. She has studied chamber music with Josef Gingold, Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton and Arnold Steinhardt, and performed for six years at the Killington Music Festival in Vermont, where she was a scholarship student and assistant of Margaret Pardee. She has also played in Master Classes for Augustin Dumay, Olivier Charlier, Ruggiero Ricci, Eugene Fodor and Henryk Szeryng. Ms. Estava performs regularly with the Harrisburg Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Westfield Symphony, and is in the Faculty at Felician College and Vermont Music and Arts. She currently serves as concertmaster of the Plainfield Symphony, and is the first violinist of the Madison String Quartet. With this group she has recorded their first CD, “Life is a Dream”, which includes music from North and South America. As winner of the Artists International Special Presentation Award, Ms Estava made her New York debut in 2005 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Reviews of her playing include the following: "Special mention should be made of Evelyn Estava’s gorgeous tone. She exploited every nuance in the book" (Win Pusey, Mount Desert Islander); "That intangible subliminal is luminosity, sparked by [MSQ] first violinist Evelyn Estava, who generated a supersonic brilliance that turned scores to prisms, phrases to facets of light." (Kitty Montgomery, Rhinebeck Daily Freeman)
Chamber Music Featuring Pianist Itay Goren and Violinist Evelyn Estava
Sunday October 28th, 2012 4:00PM
Ticket Price: FREE, but donations are accepted. Please purchase a ticket online anyway to reserve your seat. Seating is limited.
Click here to get a ticket and reserve your seat!
Artist Information:
ITAY GOREN, Pianist
Pianist ITAY GOREN was born in Haifa, Israel. From an early age, his love of music led him into a broad range of musical activities as a performer, composer and arranger. After attending a music high school in Ra’anana, he joined the army bands where he served for three years and gave over three hundred performances. Following a year at the Rimon School of Music, Itay continued his studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey where he studied with Elka Kirkpatrick. He graduated with highest distinctions and awards with was the first student to graduate with a double major in Classical Performance and Jazz Studies, a program he initiated together with Professor Elka Kirkpatrick which is now offered at the University. He is currently on the faculty of the music department at Ramapo College of New Jersey where he teaches piano and theory aside from his work with the various vocal ensembles.
In the past few years he has performed extensively in solo recitals, chamber music and as soloist with orchestras in the metropolitan area and abroad. His performances in the Hindemithon festival, the Pacific Music Festival in Guam and a choral festival in the Czech Republic were greeted with high acclaim. Classical New Jersey described his playing as "an evocative journey from shimmering excitement to calm contemplation". In the summer of 2008, Itay gave successful recitals at the Palffy Palace in Prague and in the American Cathedral in Paris, where he played again in 2009. Itay was the featured soloist in the Beethoven Celebration concert at William Paterson University, where he performed the G major Piano Concerto. In recent seasons he performed at concerts dedicated to Bela Bartok’s, Robert Schumann’s and Villa-Lobos’ music. He was asked to give a special solo concert at the Stephen Wise Synagogue in New York in honor of Israel’s Memorial Day and prepared a very successful Russian program which he presented in several venues including the Nicholas Roerich Museum in NYC and the Scots Church in Paris.
Last season’s performances included collaboration with the Madison String Quartet, an appearance at the 10th Hindemithon Festival, a return tour of France, solo recitals at the Cornelia Street Cafe and St. Peter’s Church in New York City as well as a fund raising concert at the Israeli Arts Festival in Mahwah, NJ which featured the world premiere of NYC composer David Winkler’s Ballade.
EVELYN ESTAVA, Violinist
Violinist Evelyn Estava has earned recognition as one of the top performing artists in her native Venezuela. She has made many guest soloist appearances with orchestras in North and South America, including the Mexico State Symphony, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Falcon. At age 15, Ms Estava became a member of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the crowning jewel of that country’s celebrated music education program “El Sistema”. Later she won the Associate Concertmaster position in the Orquesta Filarmonica Nacional, where she was also the first violinist of that orchestra's string sextet. Ms. Estava completed her musical studies at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, where she was a student of Jose Francisco Del Castillo. She has studied chamber music with Josef Gingold, Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton and Arnold Steinhardt, and performed for six years at the Killington Music Festival in Vermont, where she was a scholarship student and assistant of Margaret Pardee. She has also played in Master Classes for Augustin Dumay, Olivier Charlier, Ruggiero Ricci, Eugene Fodor and Henryk Szeryng. Ms. Estava performs regularly with the Harrisburg Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Westfield Symphony, and is in the Faculty at Felician College and Vermont Music and Arts. She currently serves as concertmaster of the Plainfield Symphony, and is the first violinist of the Madison String Quartet. With this group she has recorded their first CD, “Life is a Dream”, which includes music from North and South America. As winner of the Artists International Special Presentation Award, Ms Estava made her New York debut in 2005 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Reviews of her playing include the following: "Special mention should be made of Evelyn Estava’s gorgeous tone. She exploited every nuance in the book" (Win Pusey, Mount Desert Islander); "That intangible subliminal is luminosity, sparked by [MSQ] first violinist Evelyn Estava, who generated a supersonic brilliance that turned scores to prisms, phrases to facets of light." (Kitty Montgomery, Rhinebeck Daily Freeman)
Monday, October 22, 2012
This Saturday at the Randolph Performing Arts Center, it's the Regan Ryzuk Septet!
We've got some serious jazz music happening this Saturday at the Randolph Performing Arts Center with the Regan Ryzuk Septet! Fusion! Avant-garde! You don't want to miss it!!!
Regan Ryzuk Septet
Saturday October 27th, 2012
7:00PM Wine And Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $20.00 in Advance, $25 at the Door
Click here to purchase tickets online from The Music Den!
Artist Information:
Regan Ryzuk (Piano, Composer, ASCAP)
Regan Ryzuk is an American Composer and pianist. He studied with Robert Helps at Manhattan School of Music as well as attended The Juilliard School. Ryzuk's classical music studies then led to jazz studies with Jaki Byard and Sir Roland Hanna. At Juilliard, he began his studies in piano performance, but quickly changed to composition.
Regan began touring with various ballet companies - traveling through Europe and Latin America. The playing of ballet classes improved his improvisational techniques and laid the groundwork for one of his greatest compositional works - "48 Preludes and Fugues." This work was composed over the course of a year when he was living in Switzerland.
He is the founding partner in the TV/Film music production company, respectively known as SOUNDGUILD. Regan's work can be heard on numerous television and movie projects through his work with Zomba Music and Extreme Music, the worldwide production music library unit of Sony/ATV Publishing.
Rob Henke (Trumpet)
Rob has worked with and is currently working with a bunch of fine groups and musicians, traditional and non, including: The Spirit of Life Ensemble, Doctor Nerve, Phillip Johnston, Fast 'n Bulbous (music of Captain Beefheart), Diane Moser's Composer's Big Band, The Walter Thompson Orchestra, Mina Aggosi, The Strike Anywhere Ensemble, and many others.He has several recordings of his own, including "Footnotes", which received the Aaron Copland Award in 2001.
Marty Fogel (Saxophone)
Marty has toured both nationally and internationally with major jazz artists, including the late Don Cherry and Gerry Mulligan. He also spent several years performing and recording in the band of the legendary rock artist Lou Reed and has been a part of Diane Moser's Composers Big Band (CBB) for the last twelve years. Marty was a cofounder of The Everyman Band, an innovative and internationally acclaimed group which toured Europe and recorded for ECM Records.
He also recorded a CD under his own name entitled, “many bobbing heads at last.... which was released on CMP Records. His latest CD, “Bnai Keshet Suite,” released in March, 2005, is in collaboration with pianist/composer Mitch Schechter, and features Brian Glassman on bass.
Marco Vitali (Violin)
Marco began studying classical violin at the age of 3. At 5 he trained under an apprentice of Jascha Heifetz and by 11 he was attending Juilliard as a violin and orchestration major. Hailed as a child prodigy, he concertized throughout Europe and the US. As an adult Marco studied jazz with John Blake, sideman to McCoy Tyner, and collaborated with accomplished artists in other genres i.e. Peter Wolfe “Fools Parade” which eventually lead him to head several of his own funk and jazz bands.
Willy Dalton (Guitar)
Willy has been a working professional guitarist since 1970. Born in Manhattan, he began performing professionally in San Francisco, moved to Southern Florida in 1974, and settled in the NY Metropolitan Area in 1977. Well known artists he has performed or recorded with include Bo Diddley, Cissy Houston, Ben E. King, The Shirelles, Pam Tate, Mary Wells, Eddie Monteiro, Joe Cocuzzo, Daniel Ponce, and many others. He has also arranged, produced , and supervised the manufacture of over 25,000 compact discs for various artists. He formed his own record label and released 4 CDs by The Dalton Gang--a 10 piece band he has led as guitarist/composer/ arranger since 1979.
John Hvasta (Drums)
John has been a drummer since the age of three. His formal education includes private studies with Jim Chapin, Joe Morello, Dom Famularo, Al Miller, Gary Chaffee, David Garibaldi and Sam Ulano. Mr. Hvasta has a wide range of experience covering Jazz, Rock, R&B, Funk, New Orleans Style, Fusion Crossover, Country and Avante Gaurd. Author of "New Age Drum Set Movement" and co-author of the Rhythm Section Column for the Skylands Blues Music Publication, John is also a contributing author in the Bang Section of Electronic Musician magazine. Mr. Hvasta is the Vice-President of Drummer's Helpers, creators of the "Air Stix®". These sticks are used to warm up at an unusually short amount of time, and are used to build all the muscle groups of the arm, hand and fingers.
John Richards (Upright Bass)
John, a New Jersey native, has performed throughout the New York tri-state area with multiple artists, including band members Regan Ryzuk, John Hvasta and Willy Dalton. Although his knowledge spans all genres of music, John's main focus and passion has been in jazz, fusion and composition. He has studied with Dave La Rue (Electric Bass) and Rick Crane (Upright Bass), as well as with Gary Keller (Guitar). He has worked also to produce additional albums under his own label, ZENGO Records
Regan Ryzuk Septet
Saturday October 27th, 2012
7:00PM Wine And Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $20.00 in Advance, $25 at the Door
Click here to purchase tickets online from The Music Den!
Artist Information:
Regan Ryzuk (Piano, Composer, ASCAP)
Regan Ryzuk is an American Composer and pianist. He studied with Robert Helps at Manhattan School of Music as well as attended The Juilliard School. Ryzuk's classical music studies then led to jazz studies with Jaki Byard and Sir Roland Hanna. At Juilliard, he began his studies in piano performance, but quickly changed to composition.
Regan began touring with various ballet companies - traveling through Europe and Latin America. The playing of ballet classes improved his improvisational techniques and laid the groundwork for one of his greatest compositional works - "48 Preludes and Fugues." This work was composed over the course of a year when he was living in Switzerland.
He is the founding partner in the TV/Film music production company, respectively known as SOUNDGUILD. Regan's work can be heard on numerous television and movie projects through his work with Zomba Music and Extreme Music, the worldwide production music library unit of Sony/ATV Publishing.
Rob Henke (Trumpet)
Rob has worked with and is currently working with a bunch of fine groups and musicians, traditional and non, including: The Spirit of Life Ensemble, Doctor Nerve, Phillip Johnston, Fast 'n Bulbous (music of Captain Beefheart), Diane Moser's Composer's Big Band, The Walter Thompson Orchestra, Mina Aggosi, The Strike Anywhere Ensemble, and many others.He has several recordings of his own, including "Footnotes", which received the Aaron Copland Award in 2001.
Marty Fogel (Saxophone)
Marty has toured both nationally and internationally with major jazz artists, including the late Don Cherry and Gerry Mulligan. He also spent several years performing and recording in the band of the legendary rock artist Lou Reed and has been a part of Diane Moser's Composers Big Band (CBB) for the last twelve years. Marty was a cofounder of The Everyman Band, an innovative and internationally acclaimed group which toured Europe and recorded for ECM Records.
He also recorded a CD under his own name entitled, “many bobbing heads at last.... which was released on CMP Records. His latest CD, “Bnai Keshet Suite,” released in March, 2005, is in collaboration with pianist/composer Mitch Schechter, and features Brian Glassman on bass.
Marco Vitali (Violin)
Marco began studying classical violin at the age of 3. At 5 he trained under an apprentice of Jascha Heifetz and by 11 he was attending Juilliard as a violin and orchestration major. Hailed as a child prodigy, he concertized throughout Europe and the US. As an adult Marco studied jazz with John Blake, sideman to McCoy Tyner, and collaborated with accomplished artists in other genres i.e. Peter Wolfe “Fools Parade” which eventually lead him to head several of his own funk and jazz bands.
Willy Dalton (Guitar)
Willy has been a working professional guitarist since 1970. Born in Manhattan, he began performing professionally in San Francisco, moved to Southern Florida in 1974, and settled in the NY Metropolitan Area in 1977. Well known artists he has performed or recorded with include Bo Diddley, Cissy Houston, Ben E. King, The Shirelles, Pam Tate, Mary Wells, Eddie Monteiro, Joe Cocuzzo, Daniel Ponce, and many others. He has also arranged, produced , and supervised the manufacture of over 25,000 compact discs for various artists. He formed his own record label and released 4 CDs by The Dalton Gang--a 10 piece band he has led as guitarist/composer/ arranger since 1979.
John Hvasta (Drums)
John has been a drummer since the age of three. His formal education includes private studies with Jim Chapin, Joe Morello, Dom Famularo, Al Miller, Gary Chaffee, David Garibaldi and Sam Ulano. Mr. Hvasta has a wide range of experience covering Jazz, Rock, R&B, Funk, New Orleans Style, Fusion Crossover, Country and Avante Gaurd. Author of "New Age Drum Set Movement" and co-author of the Rhythm Section Column for the Skylands Blues Music Publication, John is also a contributing author in the Bang Section of Electronic Musician magazine. Mr. Hvasta is the Vice-President of Drummer's Helpers, creators of the "Air Stix®". These sticks are used to warm up at an unusually short amount of time, and are used to build all the muscle groups of the arm, hand and fingers.
John Richards (Upright Bass)
John, a New Jersey native, has performed throughout the New York tri-state area with multiple artists, including band members Regan Ryzuk, John Hvasta and Willy Dalton. Although his knowledge spans all genres of music, John's main focus and passion has been in jazz, fusion and composition. He has studied with Dave La Rue (Electric Bass) and Rick Crane (Upright Bass), as well as with Gary Keller (Guitar). He has worked also to produce additional albums under his own label, ZENGO Records
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
This Friday, Mike Esposito - Reso Guitar Master - October 19th, 2012 - 8:00PM
This Friday, sing the blues at the Randolph Performing Arts Center at The Music Den!
Mike Esposito - Reso Guitar Master
Friday October 19th, 2012 - 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $15.00
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Artist Information:
New Jersey native and resident Mike Esposito is unique in the world of American roots music; his live shows are a virtual panorama of this country’s musical tradition. It’s blues, it’s bluegrass, country, rhythm & blues, rock n’ roll, Appalachian folk, New Orleans jazz and even a little bebop for good measure. A virtuoso performer on bottleneck slide, Dobro, lap steel, acoustic and electric six-string guitar and even electric bass and ukulele, Mike could easily adopt a swaggering air of braggadocio, the blues man’s traditional stock in trade, yet he remains a humble man, quietly exuding confidence in his talent and abilities.
Like many teenagers growing up in the sixties, Mike was influenced first by the British Invasion of rock groups, particularly The Rolling Stones and later, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and roots American rockers Creedence Clearwater Revival. When Mike discovered legendary blues man Robert Johnson around that time, his world changed, as he delved deeper into acoustic Delta and Piedmont style blues, as well as bluegrass and down home, old time country string band music. In the seventies, Mike, playing Dobro and National steel guitar, founded The Lost World String Band, which earned international recognition for their flawless instrumental virtuosity. An acoustic act, the group toured the United States and Europe, appeared on nationally broadcast television shows, performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and shared stages with some of the brightest names in the music business, including Doc Watson, Asleep At The Wheel, The Ventures, the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan, John Hartford, The Whites and many more.
When Mike became a husband and father and settled into a daytime career, the globe-trotting tours abated, but he still exercised his passion for American roots music working local gigs in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, as well as appearing as a sideman on over 25 albums. Mike worked solo and with a bassist and drummer for several years, and in 1999, his first Compact disc, Let It Slide, was released on the Hackettstown, NJ-based Buy Or Die Records. A true eclectic solo album in every respect, Mike played all the instruments and presented a wide spectrum of roots music, covering many stylistic bases. Let It Slide was a critical success and continues to sell well to this day.
Let It Slide was followed by The Mike Esposito Trio Live, recorded and released in 2000 at the Knowlton River Music Festival, featuring Mike on electric lap steel guitar. Mike’s third CD, Goin’ Down The Delta was released in 2005 and this disc puts the emphasis on ragtime, traditional blues and Delta blues styles. All Mike’s CDs are available for sale at his live performances and at selected record shops in northern New Jersey. With interest in American roots music at an all-time high, guitar ace Mike Esposito, as a solo act and with his band, is a unique and talented performer who will be impressing his loyal followers for years to come with feats of instrumental and vocal virtuosity.
Mike Esposito - Reso Guitar Master
Friday October 19th, 2012 - 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $15.00
Click Here To Purchase Tickets Online!
New Jersey native and resident Mike Esposito is unique in the world of American roots music; his live shows are a virtual panorama of this country’s musical tradition. It’s blues, it’s bluegrass, country, rhythm & blues, rock n’ roll, Appalachian folk, New Orleans jazz and even a little bebop for good measure. A virtuoso performer on bottleneck slide, Dobro, lap steel, acoustic and electric six-string guitar and even electric bass and ukulele, Mike could easily adopt a swaggering air of braggadocio, the blues man’s traditional stock in trade, yet he remains a humble man, quietly exuding confidence in his talent and abilities.
Like many teenagers growing up in the sixties, Mike was influenced first by the British Invasion of rock groups, particularly The Rolling Stones and later, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and roots American rockers Creedence Clearwater Revival. When Mike discovered legendary blues man Robert Johnson around that time, his world changed, as he delved deeper into acoustic Delta and Piedmont style blues, as well as bluegrass and down home, old time country string band music. In the seventies, Mike, playing Dobro and National steel guitar, founded The Lost World String Band, which earned international recognition for their flawless instrumental virtuosity. An acoustic act, the group toured the United States and Europe, appeared on nationally broadcast television shows, performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and shared stages with some of the brightest names in the music business, including Doc Watson, Asleep At The Wheel, The Ventures, the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan, John Hartford, The Whites and many more.
When Mike became a husband and father and settled into a daytime career, the globe-trotting tours abated, but he still exercised his passion for American roots music working local gigs in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, as well as appearing as a sideman on over 25 albums. Mike worked solo and with a bassist and drummer for several years, and in 1999, his first Compact disc, Let It Slide, was released on the Hackettstown, NJ-based Buy Or Die Records. A true eclectic solo album in every respect, Mike played all the instruments and presented a wide spectrum of roots music, covering many stylistic bases. Let It Slide was a critical success and continues to sell well to this day.
Let It Slide was followed by The Mike Esposito Trio Live, recorded and released in 2000 at the Knowlton River Music Festival, featuring Mike on electric lap steel guitar. Mike’s third CD, Goin’ Down The Delta was released in 2005 and this disc puts the emphasis on ragtime, traditional blues and Delta blues styles. All Mike’s CDs are available for sale at his live performances and at selected record shops in northern New Jersey. With interest in American roots music at an all-time high, guitar ace Mike Esposito, as a solo act and with his band, is a unique and talented performer who will be impressing his loyal followers for years to come with feats of instrumental and vocal virtuosity.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Bobby Barth Trio performing "Train Train" at the RPAC
Just in case you missed the Bobby Barth Trio at the Randolph Performing Arts Center last Friday, enjoy this video of "Train Train" live at the RPAC! October 5th, 2012.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Saturday October 13th, 2012 at the RPAC, it's Mickey Freeman - Livin The Dream
This Saturday at the Randolph Performing Arts Center!!!
Mickey Freeman - Livin The Dream
Saturday October 13th, 2012
7:00PM Wine And Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $20.00 In Advance, $25.00 At The Door
Click Here To Purchase Tickets Online!
Artist Information:
If you were a fan of jazz in Boston in the early 80s and liked vocal groups you may have heard Mickey in a group she helped found in Boston called THE RITZ.Mickey is a sensational jazz vocalist who claims as her influence great artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Irene Kral, Carmen McCrae, Streisand, Stacey Kent, June Christy, Anita O'Day, Mel Torme, Johnny Hartman, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
Mickey states: "Although my mother wasn't a professional singer, I believe she could have been. She had a beautiful voice and listened to many singers, so naturally, I did too."
Mickey Freeman jazz vocalist pictured here at her Blue Duchess session with Mark Teixeira drums, Marty Ballou bass, Mickey and Paul Nagel piano
Duke says: "My decision to record Mickey was an instant one after she sat in with my band at the Iridium in NYC recently. Before that I had only heard her on a cassette tape she had given me when she was 19 years old proclaiming "I'm going to be a jazz singer Duke!" Her voice was perfect and I thought well, she has all the talent, phrasing and timber, so why not? Soon I lost contact with her but recently received an email asking if I remembered her. Mickey told me she would like to come to my show at The Iridium. After inviting her to sit in with my band that night, I decided she HAD to be recorded."
"Livin' The Dream" Coming Soon!
We will let Mickey tell her own story from here.
"In December of 1980, I answered an ad to audition for a vocal group. They were looking for someone who could sing harmony and do choreography. I had neither of these attributes….or so I thought at the time. I went to the audition with the flu and was hired on the spot.
The band was called the Boo-Bette Band a 30s, 40s swing band consisting of 3 female singers and one male vocalist/pianist. We did lots of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross material, as well as Hi - Los and Andrews Sisters material. It was during my first gig with The Boo-Bette's that I met my husband, Bob."
"Bob and I were married in September of 1982. Upon returning from our honeymoon, there was a decision to change some of the personal. The Boo-Bettes became "Puttin' on the Ritz." We recorded two albums and traveled to Morocco, Singapore and Helsinki performing at various locations and jazz festivals.
We also toured the US extensively, playing at the Washington Monument as well as some of the more well known jazz clubs in the country. We opened for the Pointer Sisters and shared the bill with such jazz greats as Kenny Barron, Phil Woods, Zoot Sims and Spyro Gyra."
"In 1987 I left The Ritz after becoming pregnant with my first child, realizing I couldn't keep up the travel schedule that was coming up. My husband and I moved to New Jersey so he could take over his family business. 25 years and two sons later I still live in the same house we bought together."
"Around 1997, after much encouragement from my husband, I started sitting in at various jam sessions and put together trios, quartets, and quintets to perform with me at clubs in the NJ, NY area. In 2008 I was asked to join the Starliters, a vocal group that performs with the big band The Silver Starlite Orchestra. I am still, currently and proudly, a member of this wonderful vocal group."
"In February of 2010, I unexpectedly lost my oldest sister to heart failure. This was a devastating loss to the remaining four of us. Two months later my husband was diagnosed with lung cancer and died from its complications in October. This was a devastating loss to me and my two sons. Performing and making music were my salvation during what was a horrible year of tragedy. This past October I decided to sign on to facebook. I found Duke Robillard had a facebook page so I contacted him."
Well the rest is history folks, so pleases check back for updates on Mickey's release. It's near completion and it's a killer classic vocal jazz album of well picked standards and rare chestnuts. A talent this great has to be recognized, so stay tuned more info on this fabulous jazz vocalist and her first solo release. The rhythm section of Paul Nagel on piano, Marty Ballou on bass and Mark Teixeira on drums add perfect support and creative masterful playing throughout the album. There are guest appearances by Scott Hamilton and Duke Robillard to boot!
Monday, October 1, 2012
This Friday at the RPAC, it's the Bobby Barth Trio - Featuring Members Formerly of Legendary Band Blackfoot - Friday October 5th, 2012 8:00PM
This Friday at the Randolph Performing Arts Center!!!
Formerly of the Legendary Band - BLACKFOOT
it's THE BOBBY BARTH TRIO
Featuring Greg T. Walker & Bobby Barth
Friday October 5th, 2012 8:00PM
Blackfoot was an American Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida organized during 1970. Though they were primarily a Southern rock band, they were also known as a hard rock act.
Known for an impressive list of classic hits including “Rattlesnake Rock & Roller”, “On the Run”, “Rollin’ & Tumblin’, “Train Train” and “Highway Song,” Blackfoot amassed a sobering 5 gold records in the ten years they were together.
Formerly of the Legendary Band - BLACKFOOT
it's THE BOBBY BARTH TRIO
Featuring Greg T. Walker & Bobby Barth
Friday October 5th, 2012 8:00PM
Blackfoot was an American Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida organized during 1970. Though they were primarily a Southern rock band, they were also known as a hard rock act.
Known for an impressive list of classic hits including “Rattlesnake Rock & Roller”, “On the Run”, “Rollin’ & Tumblin’, “Train Train” and “Highway Song,” Blackfoot amassed a sobering 5 gold records in the ten years they were together.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Randolph Performing Arts Center (RPAC) Events for October
Hello Everyone,
We've got some great concerts coming to the Randolph Performing Arts Center (RPAC) for October!!!
We've got some great concerts coming to the Randolph Performing Arts Center (RPAC) for October!!!
Bobby Barth Trio - Featuring Greg T. Walker & Bobby Barth
Formerly of Legendary Band Blackfoot
Friday October 5th, 2012 8:00P
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Ticket Price: $35.00
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Mickey Freeman - Livin The Dream
Saturday October 13th, 2012
7:00PM Wine And Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $20.00 In Advance, $25.00 At The Door
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Mike Esposito - Reso Guitar Master
Friday October 19th, 2012 - 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $15.00
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Regan Ryzuk Septet
Saturday October 27th, 2012
7:00PM Wine And Cheese Reception
8:00PM Performance
Ticket Price: $20.00 in Advance, $25 at the Door
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Monday, September 3, 2012
The THE BAND Band - A Special Tribute To Levon Helm, This Friday September 7th, 2012 8:00PM
The THE BAND Band - A Special Tribute To Levon Helm
Friday September 7th, 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $25.00
Friday September 7th, 2012 8:00PM
Ticket Price: $25.00
Click here to buy tickets online!
Artist Information:
Mike Corbin is an accomplished singer/songwriter in his own right, leading bands throughout the New York area for over three decades, and releasing several CD’s. A life-long fan of The Band, Mike’s versatility and down home vocal quality bring an air of authenticity to the sounds of The THE BAND Band.
Jack Kraft has performed in the New York area for over 30 years, playing rock & roll, R&B, jazz, country and classical music. He has appeared with Chuck Berry, Roy Rogers, and other all-time greats. He saw The Band at both the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and Academy of Music in 1972 (the New Year’s Eve concert that became the classic "Rock of Ages" album).
Vinny Nicosia has been part of the New York music scene for over four decades, playing everything from country and rockabilly to blues, jazz, big band, and Off-Broadway. He has shared the stage with renowned jazz artists such as pianists Joe Bushkin and Dick Hyman, singer Linda Hopkins, and others.
Gary Solomon has toured with folk-rocker Steve Forbert and guitarist John Hall (of “ Orleans ”). He had the good fortune of sitting in with Levon Helm at the Midnight Ramble, and with Rick Danko on more than one occasion. An accomplished recording engineer, Gary has worked with Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson, Johnny Johnson, and many other rock and roll luminaries. He was at The Last Waltz at The Winterland Arena in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, 1976.
Josh Radin currently performs with rock legend Genya Ravan, and is featured on her album "Genya Ravan Live at CBGB's". He was a founding member of The Sylvester Brothers, playing the New York club circuit for over a decade.
Mike Corbin is an accomplished singer/songwriter in his own right, leading bands throughout the New York area for over three decades, and releasing several CD’s. A life-long fan of The Band, Mike’s versatility and down home vocal quality bring an air of authenticity to the sounds of The THE BAND Band.
Jack Kraft has performed in the New York area for over 30 years, playing rock & roll, R&B, jazz, country and classical music. He has appeared with Chuck Berry, Roy Rogers, and other all-time greats. He saw The Band at both the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and Academy of Music in 1972 (the New Year’s Eve concert that became the classic "Rock of Ages" album).
Vinny Nicosia has been part of the New York music scene for over four decades, playing everything from country and rockabilly to blues, jazz, big band, and Off-Broadway. He has shared the stage with renowned jazz artists such as pianists Joe Bushkin and Dick Hyman, singer Linda Hopkins, and others.
Gary Solomon has toured with folk-rocker Steve Forbert and guitarist John Hall (of “ Orleans ”). He had the good fortune of sitting in with Levon Helm at the Midnight Ramble, and with Rick Danko on more than one occasion. An accomplished recording engineer, Gary has worked with Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson, Johnny Johnson, and many other rock and roll luminaries. He was at The Last Waltz at The Winterland Arena in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, 1976.
Josh Radin currently performs with rock legend Genya Ravan, and is featured on her album "Genya Ravan Live at CBGB's". He was a founding member of The Sylvester Brothers, playing the New York club circuit for over a decade.
Rockin for Bob to benefit Musicians On Call, this Thursday, September 6, 2012
Rockin for Bob to benefit Musicians On Call
Thursday, September 6, 2012
8:00PM - Performance
Ticket Price: $30.00 donation
Performances by 212 Green, Cash Band, Deb Ferrara, Rob Fusari,Jodelle, Deena Miller, Kathy Phillips, Jack Tannehill, and Trimm. There will also be a silent auction, door prizes, and complementary beer/wine/appetizers.
Tickets not available online for this show - must visit the Music Den during store hours.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
8:00PM - Performance
Ticket Price: $30.00 donation
Performances by 212 Green, Cash Band, Deb Ferrara, Rob Fusari,Jodelle, Deena Miller, Kathy Phillips, Jack Tannehill, and Trimm. There will also be a silent auction, door prizes, and complementary beer/wine/appetizers.
Tickets not available online for this show - must visit the Music Den during store hours.
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