Traditional, Latin, R&B - it's all there every week as the always fresh sounds of Rich Santucci's Algorhythms heat up Philly's historic district. In the lobby of the Omni Hotel at Independence Park are a sax trio on Friday night and a piano trio on Saturday night, 5-9 p.m. No cover. A guitar trio plays to the crowd every Sunday brunch in the hotel's Azalea Restaurant, 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Improvising with Santucci on drums are: Friday, Greg Morrison, tenor sax, and Robert Baker, electric bass; Saturday, Mark Kaplan, piano, and Leon Boykins, acoustic bass; and Sunday, Masami Kuroki, guitar, and Leon Boykins, acoustic bass.
Flooded out of New Orleans last fall, Santucci was a regular on Canal Street with his distinctive combination of Afro-Cuban, straight African and Brazilian. During his year there, he played with Warren Battiste, known as the BB King of Jazz Guitar.
Previously, Santucci worked in Denver for seven years, playing with the improvisational progressive group, the Jessica Goodkin Conspiracy, and a horn trio, Kill the Robot.
As the featured drummer on a 2004 CD, “Brett Sexton, Ad Hoc II," Santucci provides the hip rhythm to contemporary jazz.
In New Orleans Santucci saw it all: the rising water, the looting, the lack of basic necessities. Like many of the city's musicians, he loved the flavor and camaraderie of the jazz scene. So he stayed to help. But after eight days of searching for food and water to hand out to the homeless, he found it “too tough to live," let alone help.
He left, coming back to Philadelphia where he was raised. He needed a place to stay, and his sick mother needed some help. The decision seemed right.
The four-diamond Omni Hotel at Independence Park overlooks Independence National Historic Park and offers intimate, European-style luxury. In spring 2006, the hotel will open the first full-service spa and fitness center in Philadelphia's historic district. On-site dining is in the elegant Azalea Restaurant, which features a popular Sunday brunch.
Improvising with Santucci on drums are: Friday, Greg Morrison, tenor sax, and Robert Baker, electric bass; Saturday, Mark Kaplan, piano, and Leon Boykins, acoustic bass; and Sunday, Masami Kuroki, guitar, and Leon Boykins, acoustic bass.
Flooded out of New Orleans last fall, Santucci was a regular on Canal Street with his distinctive combination of Afro-Cuban, straight African and Brazilian. During his year there, he played with Warren Battiste, known as the BB King of Jazz Guitar.
Previously, Santucci worked in Denver for seven years, playing with the improvisational progressive group, the Jessica Goodkin Conspiracy, and a horn trio, Kill the Robot.
As the featured drummer on a 2004 CD, “Brett Sexton, Ad Hoc II," Santucci provides the hip rhythm to contemporary jazz.
In New Orleans Santucci saw it all: the rising water, the looting, the lack of basic necessities. Like many of the city's musicians, he loved the flavor and camaraderie of the jazz scene. So he stayed to help. But after eight days of searching for food and water to hand out to the homeless, he found it “too tough to live," let alone help.
He left, coming back to Philadelphia where he was raised. He needed a place to stay, and his sick mother needed some help. The decision seemed right.
The four-diamond Omni Hotel at Independence Park overlooks Independence National Historic Park and offers intimate, European-style luxury. In spring 2006, the hotel will open the first full-service spa and fitness center in Philadelphia's historic district. On-site dining is in the elegant Azalea Restaurant, which features a popular Sunday brunch.
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