10/12/10 03:09:20PM @josephrodz:
WOW!!!
What a swing to snap my fingers to they bleed.
Great production and voice. This reminds me of my favorite artist "Jerry Lewis" He really swing this kind of jazzy tunes.
Keep Rockin'
10/13/10 01:40:12AM @gary-reed:
Top-drawer stuff man. Fantastic playing, singing, arrangement, recording, etc., etc. Very impressive.
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">As a follow-up to his previous successful CD release, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Destination Moon</em>, Jerry Costanzo, one of New York's finest crooners and first-rate musicians is back with his latest swinging session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radio Hosts and the Press have been clamoring for Jerry’s next CD since the release of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Destination Moon.</em> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On this new disc <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Can’t We Be Friends?</em> on Daywood Drive Records, Costanzo and the players don’t disappoint. Consistent throughout are Costanzo's rich and expressive voice, supported by a group of world-class seasoned professionals who’ve toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in music and film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Can’t We Be Friends?</em> is a substantial addition to the Costanzo oeuvre, and as with <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Destination Moon</em>, it compels us to look forward to more great music from Jerry Costanzo in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">“. . . after hearing Destination Moon . . . I've played several tracks by this talented individual. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some good stuff from his CD. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look forward to his next disc.”</span></em><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">—<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Barry Rosen, WHCJ-FM, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Voice Of Savannah State Radio</em></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">“<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thanks for sending me this CD which will be featured in my Jazz programmes, keep up the good work and keep me posted of any other forthcoming releases”</em>—<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Martin Smith, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Radio Seagull<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Jerry grew up in an atmosphere of rich musical history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His father began teaching him to play the saxophone when he was in the third grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jerry later went on to study acting with William Hickey (nominated-best supporting actor, <em><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Prizzi's Honor.</span></em>)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the early 1980s he started subbing on Alto Sax with his father’s big band, <strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight: normal;">The Memories of Swing</span></em></strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before that, he played in the horn section of a classic rock band and also providing some vocals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jerry’s career took on a new dimension when his father asked him to sing with the big band and he’s never looked back, delighting audiences ever since with his fervent singing and effervescent personality every time he takes up a microphone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Jerry is well known for his interpretations of the “Great American Songbook” and the popular standards that are a part of all of our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has had many notable recent performances including Post University’s Tillis Center; the Count Basie Theatre; the Metropolitan Room, NYC; and the Jazz On The Vine WinterFest series at Long Islands east end vineyards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On May 9th he will be performing at Feinstein’s at the Lowes Regency NYC to celebrate his new release, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Can’t We Be Friends?</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jerry’s audience is building all over the world and he is in high demand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">”</span></em></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">The divas have been getting all the attention the last few years but here's a cat that knows how to swing it 50s style and could give Steve Tyrell and few pointers on how to sharpen it up to get his groove back. . .“</span></em><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">— Chris Spector, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Midwest Record </em></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">“. . . Jerry Costanzo delivers a song with a loving nod back to the Rat Pack. I mean that in the best possible way . . Andy Farber's Swing Mavens puts this far above schmaltz. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it’s in the subtle interactions between Costanzo and the horns. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it's the cool-cat finger-snap/bass introduction . . .”</span></em><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">—<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark Saleski, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">JAll.com</em></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Jerry leads his own big band <strong><em>The Jerry Costanzo Orchestra,</em></strong> and is also working with saxophonist, arranger, producer <em><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Andy Farber</span></em> <em>& his</em> <strong><em><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight: normal;">Swing Mavens </span></em></strong><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">octet</span></strong>, as well as his smaller ensembles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has worked and continues to work </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">with the best jazz musicians in the business including, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Ash, Ted Firth, Tardo Hammer, Neal Miner, Joe Cohn, Dave Glasser, Mike LeDonne, Jerry Weldon, Mark Sherman, Ben Wolfe, Jimmy Madison, Alvestor Garnett, Hilary Kole, to name a few. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Listen to Jerry Costanzo’s latest CD <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Can’t We Be Friends?</em> and it’s a good bet that you’ll want to check out <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Destination Moon</em> too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either disc is a sure thing for a party or an intimate evening, but seeing this talented and seasoned pro live really brings the party directly home to you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Learn more about Jerry Costanzo at <a href="http://www.jerrycostanzo.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.jerrycostanzo.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.daywooddrive.com/"><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.daywooddrive.com</span></a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt;"> C</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">ontact Information: </span></strong></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Redwood Entertainment, Inc.</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Janet Castiel, 212-543-9998</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <a href="mailto:info@redwoodentertainement.com"><span style="color: #0000ff;">info@redwoodentertainement.com</span></a></span></p>
Sweet
WOW!!!
What a swing to snap my fingers to they bleed.
Great production and voice. This reminds me of my favorite artist "Jerry Lewis" He really swing this kind of jazzy tunes.
Keep Rockin'
Top-drawer stuff man. Fantastic playing, singing, arrangement, recording, etc., etc. Very impressive.