Herbie Sulkin 99 pianist and society band leader
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- Herbie Sulkin 99 pianist and society band leader
- All-Star Combo concert all that jazz
- For pianist Rubalcaba finding and refining his sound are a lifelong…
- The Heat is on for jazz in Evanston
- Heard in HR: Local site names best of regional music
Herbie Sulkin 99 pianist and society band leader
Boston Globe – Mar 30, 2007
but seemed to be a natural his son said. He was still a boy the first time he was paid for playing the piano in ice cream sodas for him and his friends for playing the piano. By the time he was in Waltham High School in the 1920s his son said by e-mail “Herbie was playing the jazz music of the era at speakeasies and roadhouses in Clinton and Fitchburg with his high school cronies. “ne morning while returning from a job on Route 20″ his son said “the band got in an accident when they collided with a speeding vehicle. It turned out that the riders in the other car had just robbed a bank in downtown Waltham. The band of high schoolers became instant heroes. After graduating from high school in the late 1920s Mr.
All-Star Combo concert all that jazz
psu.edu – Mar 30, 2007
"It’s free live music. That’s what I can say to get people to come. Where else can you get this caliber of music? You’ll hear jazz something that’s outside of what you can usually get in State College" Rebarchak said.
For pianist Rubalcaba finding and refining his sound are a lifelong…
San Francisco Chronicle – Mar 30, 2007
Maybe once in a generation will someone of his caliber come along. Cuban-born now living in South Florida Rubalcaba 43 may be the ultimate amalgam of the three forms of music in which he was schooled: Afro-Cuban European classical and jazz. His music is not the type of Latin jazz played by most of his compatriots. Roughly speaking Latin jazz consists of Afro-Cuban forms such as danz?nd mambo infused with jazz improvisations.
The Heat is on for jazz in Evanston
Chicago Tribune – Mar 30, 2007
Further proof comes in the form of veteran saxophonist Mike Finnerty’sweekly engagement at Bill’s Blues a shoebox-shaped room on Davis Street justa short stroll from Pete Miller’s. Some of Chicago’s best jazz musicians of course long have lived inEvanston but residencies such as Finnerty’s augur well for music in thesuburb’s increasingly cosmopolitan downtown. And though audiences familiarwith Finnerty’s work may be surprised by how he’s transforming it at Bill’sBlues there’s no question that he’s generating heat in a venue designed tostoke it. The club takes its name seriously emphasizing blues six nights a week butturning the microphone over to jazz when Finnerty steps onto the stage. Untila recent visit this listener would have described Finnerty’s long-runningHeat Merchants as a mainstream jazz quartet. But at Bill’s Blues Finnertyplayed a decidedly more rambunctious rough-hewn music.
Heard in HR: Local site names best of regional music
Virginian-Pilot – Virginian Pilot – Mar 30, 2007
New CD: The Tyrone Marquis Smith Band named for the Norfolk-based singer will release its new CD “Unbossed and Unbought” on Monday. The band’s music is an amalgamation of jazz R&B and hip-hop. Look for a mini-review in an upcoming Hear & Now column. P-Town: So far nTelos Pavilion has announced just two shows for its coming season: the 2nd annual Ruth Brown Blues Festival featuring Bonnie Raitt on April 21 and Celtic Woman on June 6. com lists a couple of others: The Neville Brothers on June 5 and Steely Dan on June 8.