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Ed Palermo: Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages

Read "Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Well, if it walks like a big band and talks like a big band...chances are it's a big band, even though, in the case of Ed Palermo's New York-based 18-piece ensemble, it neither walks nor talks much like any other big band on planet earth. On Prog Vs. Fusion, Palermo casts aside many established harmonic principles in favor of fomenting and supervising a colossal struggle between the powerful forces of progressive rock and fusion. In doing so, ...

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The Ed Palermo Big Band: Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages

Read "Prog vs. Fusion: A War of the Ages" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Sometimes musicians with serious chops take their music a little too seriously. Others, however, manage to combine talent and humor in a way that proves infectious. The Ed Palermo Big Band is one of the best examples of the latter. With albums drawing on such diverse influences as Frank Zappa, Paul Butterfield, and King Crimson, Palermo delivers a foundation of solid jazz infused with a spirit of experimentation and an eye for the absurd. With Prog vs. Fusion: A War ...

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Ray Marchica: In the Ring

Read "In the Ring" reviewed by John Kelman


You have to admire itinerant working musicians who manage to put together fresh sounding recording dates that show their broader interests, while at the same time taking care of business. Ray Marchica was the house drummer for the Rosie O'Donnell Show for six years, but while that may have been his bread and butter, he's also been pushing forward with his own career. In the Ring, the followup to his debut, A Different View, doesn't exactly push any boundaries or ...

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Ray Marchica: In The Ring

Read "In The Ring" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Ray Marchica has lived a busy life as drummer. He was on the Rosie O'Donnell Show over its six-year stay on television and sat in the drummer's chair for a host of productions on Broadway. He was also in Woody Allen's Radio Days. Good going certainly, there's nothing like keeping the pulse ticking in more ways than one. In the midst of all this, he found time to record two albums, the first being A Different View.

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