Somers Point Jazz Society

SOMERS POINT JAZZ SOCIETY RECOMMENDS THESE EVENTS

Artist Member Happenings and Additional Area Performances
April 27 - May 3, 2011

Wednesday, April 27 7 - 10:30 PM
Joe Mancini Duo
Steve & Cookie's By the Bay, 9700 Amherst Ave., Margate, NJ 08402 609-823-1163
http://www.steveandcookies.com/

Wednesday, April 27 8 PM start
Jazz Night at the Smithville Inn
Chris Simonini - organ, Giovanni Petrilli - saxophone, Matt Martin - drums
For more information call 609-652-7777
Smithville Inn, 1 North New York Rd., Smithville, NJ 08205 609-652-7558
http://www.smithvilleinn.com/

Thursday, April 28 7 - 10:30 PM
Joe Mancini Trio
Steve & Cookie's By the Bay, 9700 Amherst Ave., Margate, NJ 08402 609-823-1163
http://www.steveandcookies.com/

Thursday, April 28 8 - 11 PM
Jazz Night at the Merion Inn
George Mesterhazy Trio
George Mesterhazy - piano, Barry Miles - drums, Tim Lekan - bass
Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., Cape May, NJ 08204 609-884-8363
Dinner and Cocktails Thursday through Sunday
http://www.georgemesterhazy.com/
http://www.merioninn.com/

Thursday, April 28 Sets at 7:30 and 9 PM
Erika Schiff & Melanie Rice
Erika Schiff - vocal, Melanie Rice - vocal, Dean Schneider - piano
Chelsea Prime Restaurant, Chelsea Hotel, 5th Floor, 111 S. Chelsea Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
For reservations and more information call 609-428-4545
http://thechelsea-ac.com/thehotel.php

Friday, April 29 Sets at 7:30 and 9 PM
Melanie Rice Trio
Melanie Rice - vocal, Dean Schneider - piano, Tim Lekan - bass
Chelsea Prime Restaurant, Chelsea Hotel, 5th Floor, 111 S. Chelsea Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
For reservations and more information call 609-428-4545
http://thechelsea-ac.com/thehotel.php

Friday, April 29 7 - 9 PM
P.A.D. Trio
Paul Jost - vocal & harmonica, Andy Lalasis - bass, Dean Carrigan - drums
Bogart's Books & Cafe, 210 N. High St. Millville, NJ 08332
For more information call 856-327-3714
http://www.pauljostmusic.com/
http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/

Friday, April 29 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Vero Ensemble
Sandy Eldred - bass, Josh Stauffer - guitar, Alex Ayala - piano, Dan Berkery - percussion
Milkboy Coffee, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA,19010
$5 suggested donation
http://www.reverbnation.com/veroensemble
http://milkboycoffee.com/home/

Saturday, April 30 Sets at 7:30 and 9 PM
Paula Johns Trio
Paula Johns - vocal, Bill McGrady - piano, Craig Thomas - bass
Chelsea Prime Restaurant, Chelsea Hotel, 5th Floor, 111 S. Chelsea Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
For reservations and more information call 609-428-4545
http://paulajohns.com/
http://thechelsea-ac.com/thehotel.php

Saturday, April 30 7 - 11 PM
Sharon Sable & Friends
Library III Restaurant
6605 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 609-645-7655
http://www.sharonsable.com/music.html
http://www.libraryiii.com/

Saturday, April 30 9 - 10 PM
Vero Ensemble
Sandy Eldred - bass, Josh Stauffer - guitar, Alex Ayala - piano, Dan Berkery - percussion
Robin's Books and Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4532
http://www.reverbnation.com/veroensemble
http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/about/

Sunday, May 1 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Kristina Pruitt
Kristina Pruitt - vocal & piano
Steve & Cookie's By the Bay, 9700 Amherst Ave., Margate, NJ 08402
http://www.myspace.com/kristinapruitt
http://www.steveandcookies.com/

Monday, May 2 7 - 10 PM
Big Band Monday at Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro featuring
The Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big Band with special guest
Larry McKenna - tenor saxophone
Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, 908 Shore Rd., Somers Point, NJ 609-927-2759
$5 admission
http://www.vezinhowardbigband.com/
http://home.comcast.net/~ljmckenna/site/
http://www.sandipointe.com/

Monday, May 2 and every Monday 7 - 11 PM
Budesa Brothers Trio
Tomatoe's, 9300 Amherst Ave, Margate NJ 609-822-7535
http://budesabrothers.com/
http://www.tomatoesmargate.com/index.html

Tuesday, May 3 8 - 10:30 PM
The Tuesday Night Jazz Workshop
This Tuesday's Featured Artists -
Steve Giordano - guitar, Bob Meashey - trumpet & flugelhorn
with Bob Shomo - drums, Tim Lekan - bass
Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, 908 Shore Rd., Somers Point, NJ 609-927-2759
$5 admission
http://www.stevegiordano.com/
http://www.sandipointe.com/

Every Wednesday through Friday
Joanna Pascale and her trio perform 6 - 9 PM
Joanna Pascale - vocal, Madison Rast - bass, Tom Lawton - piano, Dan Monaghan - drums
Solefood Lounge, Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 215- 627-1200
http://www.myspace.com/joannapascale
http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Philadelphia-Hotel/dining/entertainment

Every Thursday through Sunday
George Mesterhazy plays solo piano starting at 5:45 PM
Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., Cape May, NJ 08204 609-884-8363
http://www.georgemesterhazy.com/
http://www.merioninn.com/

For more information about the Somers Point Jazz Society, visit our website:
http://www.spjazz.org/ or call 609-927-6677.

David O'Rourke Sunday Afternoon April 10

The 4th Annual Jazz Master Award
Sunday, April 10 at 1:00pm
Location: Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro


http://www.davidorourke.com/index.html

http://www.davidorourke.com/blog/index.html

***Sunday, April 10th Somers Point Jazz Society David will lead a trio 1pm-4pm,

Mike Pedicin, Jr.

 

Mike Pedicin, Jr. LP Cover

 

Wayne Kline at Bay Shores Parking lot

 

Photo Credit: Roger D. Evoy - (Stolen from Bill Carr's Picasa Porfolio collection - thanks's Bill and Roger, you guys are the best!)

Here's a photo Roger Evoy took of the old Bay Shores in Somers Point during the day. Roger caught the band unloading their equipment from a van and Wayne Kline walking across the parking lot that John McCann, Jr. paid him to clean up of bottles and paper and junk. See how clean it is.

Roger is a good friend of Carmen Marotta, and took a lot of really great photos of both Bay Shores and Tony Marts in their hey day, or rather near the end of their hey days.

Wayne Kline is a real character, a paraplegic who was born prematurely and defected by a drunk doctor, he lived in Barringtion with his fine parents and graduated from Haddon Heights High School and got a college degree in accounting. While he cleaned the Bay Shores parking lot for beer money, he later worked at the Atlantic City and Mays Landing Country Clubs, as the golf cart manager. You should have seen him riding around in a golf cart!

Wayne lived for many years at 816 Wesley Ave., the Staley Home, directly across the street from my home at 819 Wesley. Because we were neighbors, and even after he moved to the apartment complex at 5th and West Ave., I gave Wayne rides to and from Somers Point all the time. When his parents would visit from Barrington, in Camden County, they would always bring me a bag full of fine Jersey tomatoes that they grew in their backyard.

A lot of people knew Wayne from his riding his three-wheeled bicycle on the boardwalk and around town, and at the bar at Gregory's and the Anchorage, where he would often join the locals for a screwdriver or a beer.

Mike Pedicin, Sr. Original Rock'n Roller

 

Mike Pedicin, Sr.'s "Shake A Hand."