Palm Coast Jazz Episode 3 11-2011

Hello! - because of increased popularity, we'll be hosting the podcast here on the blog as well as Podomatic! If you go to Podomatic to listen to us and find we've used all our monthly bandwidth there (100GB!) - just come here for the very same show. Just click on the title above, and it will open in a new tab. There's no exciting waveform to look at, but we'll try to make up for it with pictures & album covers. This is not our latest podcast below - but Episode 3 from November. Episode 5 comes out Wednesday January 4th. All the best! - PCJ

Hosts: Allison Paris and Kenny MacKenzie

1 - Introduction - Allison, Kenny

John Ricci

 


















2 - "Mode Time" - John Ricci (Jacksonville, FL) website

John Ricci - tenor sax, composer; Joshua Bowlus - piano,
Billy Thornton - bass. Peter Miles - drums,
from the cd "Holding Time"
click to buy at CD Baby

2. "Delphie" - The Cook Trio (Orlando, FL) website

Jason Cook - guitar, Kyle Jones - bass, Ian Cook - guitar
from the cd "Moonlight"
click to buy at Itunes

3 - Announcements - Kenny

(background music from album "Second Chances" by Allison Paris)

4 - "Mambo" - Jim Bryer (Ponce Inlet, FL) website

Jim Bryer - composer, guitar and programming

George Grosman

5 - "Little Darlin'" - George Grosman (Orlando, FL) website

George Grosman - vocals, guitar, composer; Anthony Panacci - piano
Rachel Melas - bass, Dave McDougall - drums
from the upcoming album "Water and Wine"
click to buy George's cds at CD Baby

6 - Announcements - Allison

7 - Live recording from Abe Alam (Orlando, FL) website

Abe Alam - guitar, Herman Raulerson - guitar
Mike Humphries - bass, Mason Fox - drums

Scott Mariash & Larry Nader at the
Labor Day Concert - courtesy of
Heather Nader

8 - Live recording from Sid Blair & the St. Augustine Jazz Society All-Stars website

Sid Blair - tenor saxophone, Kenny MacKenzie - piano
Larry Nader - bass, Scott Mariash - drums
recorded Labor Day 2011 at the Plaza de la Constitucion

9 - "Frank's Waltz" - Frank Capek Trio (Palm Coast, FL) website

Frank Capek - bass, composer; Kenny MacKenzie - piano
Frankie Capek - drums
recorded live to 2-track in Palm Coast, Summer 2011

10 - Closing Announcements - Kenny, Allison

(Palm Coast Jazz Closing Theme by Seven Octaves)

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Jazz Piersonified and the St. Augustine Jazz All Stars - Labor Day 2011

Jim Pierson - 9/5/11

It's unusual these days that I get treated to live music at a gig I'm playing myself - so I decided to show up early to the Plaza de la Constitucion to listen to my buddy John Pellegrino playing bass for Jazz Piersonified. I had such a thoroughly great time.

Jazz Piersonified - Jim Pierson, Robert Banks, Cindy Pierson

Jack Pierson was swingin' and inventive on the keys, fresh from a trip and recording session in NYC, Cindy Pierson's vocal sound was warm and round, finely tuned & captivating, especially on the ballads. John was marvelous as always, digging in with all the right choices; and I got to hear and enjoy Palm Coast drummer Robert Banks for the first time - he was the icing on the cake - you couldn't help but move to his uptempo swing numbers, and his trades were crisp and thrilling.

John Pellegrino - 2011

And then the delightful experience of playing with the legendary Sid Blair for our set - the St. Augustine Jazz Society All-Stars. Well I'm hardly an all-star, but felt like one behind Sid. I got to play with and be blown away by him in Jim Miller's Big Band America - jamming in this more intimate setting was a dream come true. Honestly, the minute this guy picks up his flute I'm transported to some musical nirvana. Scott Mariash and Larry Nader were a solid, swinging section for the crowd - who hung in there til our last number, when the rain began. 

St.Augustine Plaza de la Constitucion - Labor Day Concert 2011

Jim Stafford from Eclipse Recording was very kind to let me run a line from his board and capture some of the concert - you can hear a few songs below in the pink player. Great crowd, great music, and for me - great memories! - Kenny MacKenzie

Sid Blair 2011 - photo by Heather Nader