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About me:drummer, percussionist, musical philosopher

Member Since:May 17, 2007

Last Login:June 21, 2010

Location:Glendale Heights, IL

Birthday:March 1

Music means to me:everything.

Schools:school of hard knocks

General Interests:politics, the making of beer.

Other Distractions:work.

SHOWS FOR jazzypaul's TRACKED ARTISTS

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Date Artist Venue Location

05/31/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Penn's Peak Jim Thorpe, PA
06/01/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA
06/02/12 Sat Dark Star Orchestra Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, NH
06/23/12 Sat Bonzo Terks Stranger Danger Music Festival
at Abbey Pub Chicago, IL
06/28/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
06/29/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue, CO
07/01/12 Sun Dark Star Orchestra State Bridge Riverside Amphitheater (Formerly State Bridge Lodge) Bond, CO
07/03/12 Tue Dark Star Orchestra The Crossroads Kansas City, MO
07/05/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater Apple Valley, MN
07/06/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Big Top Chautauqua Bayfield, WI
07/07/12 Sat Dark Star Orchestra Park West Chicago, IL
07/08/12 Sun Dark Star Orchestra Bell's Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
07/10/12 Tue Dark Star Orchestra The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
07/12/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Veteran's Park Amphitheatre Springfield, OH
07/13/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Haddad Riverfront Park Charleston, WV
07/15/12 Sun Dark Star Orchestra Highland Park Bowl Rochester, NY
07/17/12 Tue Dark Star Orchestra Tupelo Music Hall White River Junction, VT
07/19/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Gathering of The Vibes
at Seaside Park Bridgeport, CT
07/20/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Maryland Theatre Hagerstown, MD
08/03/12 Fri Dark Star Orchestra Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC
08/04/12 Sat Dark Star Orchestra Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC
08/05/12 Sun Dark Star Orchestra Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Wilmington, NC
08/06/12 Mon Dark Star Orchestra The NorVa Norfolk, VA
08/08/12 Wed Dark Star Orchestra Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
08/09/12 Thu Dark Star Orchestra Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
08/11/12 Sat Dark Star Orchestra Mercer County Park West Windsor, NJ
10/16/12 Tue Dark Star Orchestra Cargo @ CommRow Reno, NV

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The Paul Abella Trio: Hand to Bongo combat, #1: Mon 6/8/2009 10:00PM; Well, since there's a blog function on JamBase, I might as well use it, right?

If you've never heard of The Paul Abella Trio, here's our deal: We started off life as a jazz band, and really, for the most part, we still kind of are one. But, at some point, we came to the conclusion that all three of us love LOTS of other music. We also figured that we shouldn't not play that music because we're supposed to be a jazz band. So, slowly but surely, the music that we love started seeping in. Bob Ferraris, our outstanding bassist, started sneaking in 60's funk into the playlists with sly quotes of tunes from obscure R&B artists in the middle of tunes. His knowledge of songs from James Brown, P-Funk, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and others certainly helped things along too. Mitch Corso, our phenomenal guitarist, started wearing his love of afrobeat and reggae on his sleeve, as well as a deep appreciation for songwriters like Willie Nelson, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley. And Paul's love of Afro-Cuban music, as well as the psychedelic rock of Santana, and especially The Grateful Dead rubbed off on the formula as well. The result is a band that can and does play everything, from the rhythms of Brazil, Puerto Rico and West Africa to the songs of R.E.M. and Johnny Cash. Of course, there's still liberal doses of Jazz, from Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker or Miles Davis in that stew, and the end result is a band too big for a single existing category. So, they invented one of their own: Acoustic Fusion. Fitting for a band that can rip through Return to Forever and Weather Report tunes, and truthful, when referring to a band that plays Dylan tunes like they were written for Fela Kuti. Of course, since we've all come from jazz backgrounds, we're used to thinking in terms of jobbing and playing constantly. So, we've got a weekly gig on Chicago's Northwest side at MECCA Supper Club, a twice montly Friday night at Oak Park's Marion Street Cheese Market, and fairly regular appearances at a bunch of other clubs throughout Chicago and the suburbs. So, the good news is, if this intrigues you, you've got a nearly endless bounty of gigs at which to see us.

So, that's us. I figured this'd be a good spot to post setlists and fun little tidbits about gigs, hoping that more people will find their way to what we're doing.

And here's as good of a place as any to check out what we're doing...

More soon. Hope you enjoyed our little chat...