GRAMMY NOMINATION-considered jazz saxophonist MICHAEL PEDICIN brings his new quintet* to the LOFT@ Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, Memorial Weekend (Saturday, May 25th and Sunday May 26th). One set at 8:00 pm each night. Ten dollar cover charge.
This engagement is a special presentation of brand new music, composed by Michael Pedicin and Johnnie Valentino, plus two John Coltrane compositions, which is to be recorded immediately following these two nights.
Live @ The Loft6/16/13 - ONO/Atlantic Club in Atlantic City, NJ with Rick Germanson.
7/5/13 - Avalon, NJ
9/24/13 - New CD Release
| About Michael Pedicin |
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As big a fan of Sonny Rollins as Michael Pedicin is, it would be perfectly fine with him if he were able to stop sharing one of the tenor giant’s signature traits: a chronic discomfort with the sound of his own playing. “I’m never satisfied,” said the Philadelphia-area native, some of whose displeasure is directed at producers and engineers who “just don’t understand the music or how the instrument should sound.” But with his gorgeous 2011 album, Ballads...searching for peace, Pedicin experienced a joyful breakthrough in the studio on two fronts: steady nerves and perfect sound. And with his full-throttle performance on his beautifully recorded new album, Live at the Loft, he raises the bar even higher. Does Pedicin, who in a wide-ranging career including stints with Dave Brubeck and Pat Martino has recorded 11 albums under his own name, finally have his perfectionism under control? Learn more... |
| Midnight Voyage |
5/19/13 - The Stockton Saxophone Quartet at the Ocean City Free Library.
5/25/13 & 5/26/13 - The Loft at Sandi Pointe in Somers Point, NJ. Quintet with Johnnie Valentino - guitar, Rick Germanson - piano, Andy Lalasis - bass, and Vic Stevens - drums. more details
5/27/13 - 5/29/13 - Recording new CD. (Release date - September 24, 2013)