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Rick Hirsch's Big Ol' Band: Pocono Git-Down

by Jack Bowers
March 19, 2017

Even though the days of cross-country bus trips, one-night stands and regular appearances on radio and TV have long since vanished, big bands continue to dot the landscape on all corners of the map, from such large population hubs as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and others to cities and towns so small ...

Rick Hirsch's Big Ol' Band: Pocono Git-Down

by Richard J Salvucci
March 14, 2017

Years ago, in liner notes forgotten somewhere, Phil Woods said, “There are good players everywhere. You don't have to go to New York to find them," or words to that effect. I was reminded of that observation listening to Rick Hirsch's . It is composed of players from Central Pennsylvania, with Hirsch himself in State College. ...

Rick Hirsch's Big Ol' Band: Pocono Git-Down

by Edward Blanco
March 1, 2017

A native of State College, PA and long-time fixture in the small cities, college towns and regional area jazz scene, saxophonist and educator Rick Hirsch sought to promote and celebrate this overlooked part of the musical community by drawing out twenty of his favorite small-town musician-friends and record in the Pocono Mountains. The result, the audacious ...

Jazz Quanta May

by C. Michael Bailey
May 2, 2014

Oran Etkin Gathering Light Motema 2014 Multi-reedist Oran Etkin gathers his scattered points of inspiration from the whole of the Eastern Hemisphere and a good bit of the Western one. Etkin's main horn is the bass clarinet...not completely unheard of, Eric Dolphy played a mean one, but one ...

Organ Trio West - Groovin’ It

By Jay Vonada

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Groovin’ It; The New Day; Not A Thing; Gentle Breeze; Where or When; Breakers; Let It Roll; In a Hurry; Let It Roll (alternate take).

Jay Vonada: Organ Trio West - Groovin’ It

by C. Michael Bailey
October 18, 2013

Trombonist Jay Vonada heads up two trombone-organ-drums trios called Organ Trio East and West. His Organ Trio West consists of himself and organist Alex Sell and drummer Kevin Lowe. Groovin' It consists of nine compositions, original and standards, presented in this novel and provocative format. While organ trios (de rigeur sans bass) are nothing new, they ...

Red Pajamas

By Jay Vonada

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Track listing: Blue Mood; November Day; Fresh Start; Not A Thing; Jeanie B.; Sea Jam; Merino; Red Pajamas; E in 3.

Gentle Breeze

November 2, 2012

Album: Groovin' It
By Jay Vonada
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 7:31

The Jay Vonada Trio: Red Pajamas

by Edward Blanco
June 26, 2012

Band leader/trombonist Jay T. Vonada has shared the stage with former Frank Sinatra pianist Russ Kassoff, bassists David Finck and Jay Leonhart, as well as drummers Tim Horner and Dennis Mackrel. He also leads several bands, is a member of the Zeropoint Big Band and performs in various venues throughout the Aaronsburg and central region of ...