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Tune In, Turn On<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/michaelpedicin.com\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/michaelpedicin-preferred-image.jpg” alt=”AAJ Review – Michael Pedicin: \u2018Just The Three Of Us\u2019 At Chris\u2019 Jazz Caf\u00e9” title_text=”michaelpedicin-preferred-image” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”review preview” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Back in time, when I first lived at the Shore, Michael Pedicin was not only a well-respected jazz saxophonist; he also promoted big-name concerts on Garden Pier in Atlantic City. Michael and I stayed in touch periodically throughout the years, as I did with many of the musicians in the area. We recently caught up with Pedicin to see what he\u2019s been up to, discuss his involvement in the recent Pat Martino Tribute, and more.<\/p>\n DD:\u00a0 Tell us what you\u2019ve been doing since we first knew each other back in the eighties, when you were also promoting rock shows at Garden Pier?<\/p>\n MP: The answer to this could be a book or two! During the time to which you are referring, I decided to get off of the road for a while to try and stay in one place, which was Atlantic City. Like many of us at that time, I assumed Atlantic City would become this wonderful opportunity to do something special in the arts and entertainment, in addition to what was going on at the casinos. Between 1984-1989, I became the Musical Director at five casinos: Tropicana; Sands; Trump\u2019s Marina; Claridge, and Elsinore (formerly Playboy).\u00a0 I had also decided to present alternative forms of music in the area, outside of the casinos. I presented some rock and lots of jazz at various venues: Garden Pier, Gardner\u2019s Basin, etc. hoping to increase the cultural environment here. At the time I was still touring with jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, and also became the first Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University, from 1981-1988. In 1994 I went back to Graduate school; in 2002, earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology.<\/p>\n
By Doug Deutsch
December 1st, 2022<\/p>\n