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John Farnsworth

John Farnsworth has performed and toured with a diverse and impressive roster of influential musicians. Even an abbreviated list of his collaborators is evidence of the respect John has gained from some of the greatest musicians from commercial, jazz, and Latin genres. Whether touring with early jazz greats Illinois Jacquet or the Glenn Miller Orchestra, sharing a stage with jazz legends Cecil Payne, Slide Hampton or George Coleman in New York City's historic jazz venues, performing with legendary singer Aretha Franklin at the Radio City Music Hall, or appearing with pop sensations Alicia Keys and Rob Thomas on VH1, John Farnsworth is regarded as one of today's most exciting jazz artists.

Jim Snidero: Far Far Away

by Dan McClenaghan
January 23, 2023

Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero had quite a year in 2021, with the re-release of his masterpiece, Strings (Savant), originally released in 2001, and the release of another masterful set, Live At Deer Head Inn (Savant). In 2022 he decided to keep a good thing going, inviting his Deer Head rhythm section--pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Peter Washington, ...

Mozzin'

Featuring the music of John Farnsworth
Duration: 2:12
February 10, 2013

Peppe Merolla: Stick With Me

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 20, 2010

Although Stick With Me is a simple, straight ahead album, it is fresh and full of wonderful twists and turns. The very first track says, “expect the unexpected," when “Naples," opens with a splash of cymbals, the rolling thunder of mallets on tympanis and Steve Turre calling plaintively on his trademark shells, and then it's a ...

Peppe Merolla: Stick with Me

by Edward Blanco
March 29, 2010

Peppe Merolla may not be a familiar name to most jazz audiences but a sampling of Stick with Me, his stellar debut as a leader, may well serve to change that fact. Born in Italy and hailing from an artistic family of actors and singers, Giuseppe “Peppe" Merolla followed in the family tradition doing a little ...

Peppe Merolla: Stick With Me

by Bruce Lindsay
March 22, 2010

Stick With Me is percussionist Peppe Merolla's first album as leader with this sextet of excellent New York-based musicians, and his involving and imaginative playing takes them through a set of tunes with a distinct hard bop flavor. Merolla's musical history includes a recording career in his native Italy as teenage singing sensation “Little Joe" but ...

Live at Smoke: Monday Nights with John Farnsworth

By John Farnsworth

Label: Artists Now Records
Released: 2007