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The Junction offers
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT on Friday Night..
Please feel free to call to confirm
in the event of a schedule change...
We now have Entertainment on
SOME Saturday Nights
"Saturday Night Singles Party Train"
OCTOBER
Friday, 9th
Jazzin' w/
THE LARRY BARBEE DUO
7:30-10:30
Saturday, 10th
Soft Rockin' n Groovin' w/
THE REAL DEAL
9-12
CANCELLED
Saturday, 17th
Dancin' n Groovin' w/
THE JIMMY RAY BAND
8-11
Friday, 30th
Soft Rockin' w/
RALPH JAMES
7:30-10:30
Saturday, 31st
HALLOWEEN BASH W/
DJ GIOVANNI
9-12
NOVEMBER
Friday, 6TH
Jazzin' w/
THE LARRY BARBEE DUO
7:30-10:30
Saturday, 14th
Soft Rockin' n Groovin' w/
THE REAL DEAL
9-midnight
Saturday, 21st
Dancin' n Groovin' w/
THE JIMMYRAY BAND
8-11 pm
DECEMBER
Saturday, 5th
Dancin' to the Oldies w/
THE FROST KINGS
NEW NEW
9-midnight
Friday, 11th
Jazzin' w/
THE LARRY BARBEE DUO
7:30-11:30 pm
Saturday, 19th
Soft Rockin' and Groovin' w/
THE REAL DEAL
9-Midnight
BIOS OF OUR MUSICIANS
The Larry Barbee Jazz Duo W/ Christy Colato performs an eclectic blend of upbeat jazz standards, Brazilian rhythms, original compositions and covers of popular songs.
Larry Barbee guitarist / composer, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music. He was a student of master guitarist Harry Leahey. He recorded the CD "Unspoken Dreams" with the jazz fusion group "Passages" and recently released the CD "Cushetunk." Larry has been a member of the music faculty at Raritan Valley Community College since 1990. He can also be heard in the “Larry Barbee trio.”
Christy Colato began her professional singing career at age 19.She has worked with a variety of musical groups including "The Late Night Band", "Jay Monroe and Nightlife" and the wedding bands "Fortune" and "G-Force II". Other musical endeavors include recording projects ranging from gospel to product / service commercials. Christy can also be heard performing with the rock group “Soul Symphony”
www.larrybarbee.com
The Jimmy Ray Band...
Ray Rothstein
Ray Rothstein has worked as a professional musician for the past 35 years. He studied music at The New Jersey City State College in the early 1970's as a trombone major. During the 70's, he has played in a variety of show bands including The American Dream Machine, Hot to Trot, Strut, 20th Century Limited, and Lou Caddy and the Panics, one of New Jersey's top nightclub acts. During the 1980's, while switching to the keyboards, Ray joined several wedding bands including Cinnabar, one of the Jason Craig Orchestras in Bergen County and later The Live Sounds of Magic (formerly the Belltones) where he met James Eldridge. Perfecting his ability to program and arrange sequenced music, Ray teamed up with James Eldridge in the mid 90's to form one of New Jersey's top musical duo's, The Jimmy Ray Band. Recently, Ray has also pursued his interest in classical music and has played trombone with the New Jersey Concert Opera in performances of J. Strauss Jr.'s "Die Fledermaus", Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore", Mozart's "The Magic Flute", and Puccini's "Tosca". Ray has also guest performed with the Ridgewood Concert Band on concert tours of China, Brazil and will be performing in a concert tour of Germany, Austria and Italy in 2010.
www.jimmyrayband.com
Dan DeChellis Jazz Band
Dan DeChellis (Piano)
The music of Dan DeChellis combines his love of classic Pop/Rock, Jazz and Modern Classical Music . He sites influences as wide as Chick Corea, Brian Eno, Bill Evans, Sting, Charles Ives and the music of Bach. He has released 6 critically acclaimed cd's on his own record label, Sachimay Records and has been the recipient of two Meet the Composer Grants, one of which took him to San Francisco as a guest performer/composer at New Langton Arts. His music has been heard on the radio throughout Europe and his live performances in New York and Boston have included numerous appearances at the Knitting Factory, Tonic, Scullers (Boston), the Improvised & Otherwise Festival (NY) and The Autumn Uprising (Boston). Most recently he was nominated by his peers as "Best Pianist" and "Best All-Around Performer" at the Lehigh Valley Music Awards and last year, as a founding member of the group, ThreeMonKs, he won "Best New Artist" and "Best Live Jazz Performance". His current trio is focused on original compositions and re-working of Pop and Jazz standards.
Mitch Shelly (Bass)
A performer for over 20 years, Mitch has earned the respect of the Lehigh Valley as one of the most diverse and exciting bass players in the area. Either working in the blues, rock, fusion or jazz, his level of intensity and drive is exciting to watch and listen to.
John SanFilippo (Drums) John San Filippo has performed with famous people ¬ so famous people...concert arenas to dive bars from Boston to LA & back again. He studied percussion formally at the Berklee School of Music in Boston and the Percussion Institute of Technology. He has lived and performed in the Lehigh Valley since 1988 where he teaches / plays and walks his dog & rides his bike.
www.dandechellis.com
Reunited DOO WOP BAND
is a group of seasoned entertainers that love to play music of the 50’s and 60’s, and bring back memories of the good ol’ days. The group brings decades of musical training and singing experience. Here’s a short background on our members.
Cindy Slotnick, lead singer and keyboard. Performed in the All- State Orchestra on violin, played acoustic guitar in a folk trio, and performed in several musical productions and bands.
Mark Slotnick, lead singer and keyboard. Performed in several musicals and was the lead singer with a big band era orchestra. During his high school years, Mark was the lead singer in the band “Rainy Daze”. Since then, he has sung in several local bands and choirs.
Frank Giordano, guitar player and vocals. Always loved to play the guitar, sing and write songs. He was the lead guitar player and sang vocals in the band “Rainy Daze”, along with Mark, and played in another band “Southbound”.
Rich Shaller, bass player and vocals. Played lead guitar and bass for many years. He performed in a high school band and then local clubs and colleges. Over the years, Rich has remained active in the music industry, performing both as an individual act, and in oldies bands. Rich performed in the same band that Cindy and Mark sang with for a few years.
Russ Becker, Reunited’s drummer. A co-worker of Frank joined to complete the band, bringing with him a strong percussion background.
Four years ago, Mark, Cindy, Frank and Rich and Russ connected once again to form the group. They knew the name “Reunited” was appropriate.
www.reunitedoldies.com
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