Joe Vincent Tranchina • piano, keys
Pianist/Composer Joe Vincent Tranchina, voted Hudson Valley 2010 Jazz Musician of the Year in Times Herald-Record's annual Best Of readers poll; has been recognized for the past consecutive 15 years by ASCAP’s “Music Plus Award,” for “creative contributions to American music” and performances of his Original Jazz Compositions; is an Honorable Mention (2nd place) winner of the Women’s Choir Composition Competition, NY Sings: A Composer’s Symposium; and has been consecutively honored by the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts “Best of the Bronx” series with Concert Presentations of his Original Works. Eight of his original compositions/collaborations are featured on the Gabriele Tranchina Jazzheads release “A Song of Love’s Color.” He is an established pianist, composer, arranger, and accompanist, having performed in most of the major Jazz and Club Venues throughout New York City and the surrounding area, including Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (Jazz At Lincoln Center), Birdland, The Blue Note, The Iridium, The Zinc Bar, Shanghai Jazz, Trumpets, Chris’ Jazz Café and Ortlieb’s. Joe has also performed in the concert venues of Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and Jazz Mobile, among others, and has toured abroad in Germany, Switzerland, Greece, and Japan. His credits also include domestic and international jazz festivals and a long list of stellar musicians he has shared the stage with, including James Spaulding, David “Fathead” Newman, Jimmy Heath, Dave Valentin, Ray Vega, Bobby Sanabria, Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan and Dakota Staton.
Joe's photo by Elizabeth Lehmann
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Joe's photo by Elizabeth Lehmann
For more extensive info please visit: http://www.jovitra.com
Michael D'Agostino • drums, percussion
Michael D’Agostino
Michael D’Agostino moves seamlessly between drummer, songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist and recording engineer.
He is a member of the free-improvisational quartet INNERrOUTe, (innerroute.net) He is credited with drumming, engineering, mixing and mastering their first release and the group’s 2nd, “Fourmation” on Planet Arts Records. Michael is the lead singer/drummer in “Blue Halo Effect”, and recently released a seven song CD created in collaboration with David Biglin (Steve Howe, Art Garfunkel, Annie Haslam). Michael was a member of King Chubby with former Pat Metheny bassist Mark Egan and they were signed to Caliente Records/Universal Music Group. Their release “IS’ hit the top 10 on many CMJ charts across the US. He performed with NYC based rock trio "Desperate Measures," with Curt Golden on guitar and Victor McSurely on Chapman stick, both alumni of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft. He can be heard drumming on Trey Gunn’s (King Crimson, John Paul Jones,) re-release of “The Third Star”. He has also worked with Veronon Reid, William Gallison, Stanley Jordan, Wendy Starland, The Olympic Orchestra, George Clinton, Jimmy Norman, Gabrielle Roth, Debashish Bhattacharya, Subhasis Bhattacharya, Sean Harkness, Coleman Barks, Carlos Alomar, Robert Dick, Mitch Stein, Harvie S. & The Dance Companies of David Dorfman and Ralph Lemon. His solo release “Future Reflections” is available on iTunes, CD Baby, and Rhapsody.
Intuitive Music L.L.C. is home to his recording studio in West Milford, NJ. He recently was the drummer and engineer for the indie feature film “ Sweet Lorraine” starring academy award winning actress Tatum O’Neal, and Steven Bauer (Scarface). His original songs "Scorched" and "Baghdad" received honorable mention from the 2009 Billboard World Song Contest. His compositions can be heard on The Lifetime Channel, TNN, BET, CNN, and 20th Century Fox’s X-Files. As an engineer he has recorded Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel), Devon Allman, John Ginty, Jimmy Norman, Miki Howard and many more. He has extensive MIDI, sampling and synthesis experience. He has programmed for Herbie Hancock, Yoko Ono, Kiss, Third World, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and Kenwood Dennard amongst others.
He studied drums with Gary Chaffee, Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Mike Longo(Dizzy Gillespe), Jim Petercsak (SUNY Potsdam) and Red Snyder (Les Brown), voice with Janice Pendarvis (Sting, Mick Jagger), and Marimba with Leigh Howard Stevens.
Michael teaches privately and has also taught at The Drummer’s Collective, The Sam Ash Music Institute , School of Rock and The Music Den. A current BMI songwriter, he is endorsed by Vic Firth drumsticks, Sabian Cymbals, and Presonus Electronics.
www.michaeldagostino.com
Rick Savage • trumpet, fluglehorn, percussion
Educated at world renowned music school Indiana University, musician/composer/ producer/audio engineer/videographer, Rick Savage has lived and worked in & around New York city for the past 25 years. He continues to be in demand as a performing & recording trumpet player, making guest solo appearances on the CD projects of many NY area artists. His own band the Rick Savage 4Tet recently appeared at the Warwick Valley Jazz Fest.
Rick also has a rich composing background. He recently scored "A Whole New Day" for Cinemax, staring James Gandolfini. Other composing credits include jingles & industrial films for Nissan & Pfizer. Locally, Rick is owner of Savage Tunes Audio & Video Recording (www.savagemultimedia.com). His history as a former band member/ studio musician for the following well known artists, set the stage for the makings of an extremely versatile artist.
Tania Maria, Gerry Mulligan, Jack McDuff, Mel Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Tony Bennet, Toshiko Aikioshi
Dione Warwick, Warne Marsh, The Jackson Five, Randy Brecker, The O’Jays. Stan Kenton, Daniel Ponce, Anthony Jackson, Nestor Torres, Blood, Sweat & Tears
Rick's photo by Elizabeth Lehmann
Rick also has a rich composing background. He recently scored "A Whole New Day" for Cinemax, staring James Gandolfini. Other composing credits include jingles & industrial films for Nissan & Pfizer. Locally, Rick is owner of Savage Tunes Audio & Video Recording (www.savagemultimedia.com). His history as a former band member/ studio musician for the following well known artists, set the stage for the makings of an extremely versatile artist.
Tania Maria, Gerry Mulligan, Jack McDuff, Mel Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Tony Bennet, Toshiko Aikioshi
Dione Warwick, Warne Marsh, The Jackson Five, Randy Brecker, The O’Jays. Stan Kenton, Daniel Ponce, Anthony Jackson, Nestor Torres, Blood, Sweat & Tears
Rick's photo by Elizabeth Lehmann
Bill McCrossen • Bassist
For the past 30 years, Bill McCrossen has been and continues to be one of the most in-demand bass players on the New York area scene. Equally at home on the double bass and electric bass guitar, he has performed with orchestras and Broadway musicals, as well as working extensively in the studio recording for television productions, commercials, and many talented local artists.
Bill's interests and influences range from 20th century 12 tone serial music to psychedelic acid rock -
from ancient African ceremonial dance music to Brazilian and Cuban styles - from Baroque to Bebop.
But Bill's favorite thing is to combine all these elements together when performing in a free improv setting, or over favorite jazz standards with one of the many different world class groups he plays with -
all to create a mind-bending excursion through the bottom line.
He credits his versatility to having the honor of studying with some of the greatest bassists on the planet, including his favorites Dave Holland and Michael Moore.
In addition to performing and recording his original compositions [ a quixotic swirl of free improvisation over a framework inspired by Edgar Varese and Thelonious Monk ] , over the years Bill has had the pleasure of performing with some of his favorite world class musicians, including:
guitarist Gene Bertoncini, jazz vocalist extraordinaire Marguerite Juenemann, Downbeat poll winner
Ray Anderson,trombonist, trumpet legends Clark Terry and Randy Brecker, saxophonist Michael Brecker, and one of the greatest improvisers and composers of any period, pianist Art Lande.
Bill can also be currently found recording the jazz and blues background soundtrack for Bill Cosby's
animated children's program, " The Little Bill Show", which airs on Nickelodeon & CBS. Bill is very excited to be a part of this incredible group of talented friends that call themselves : INNERrOUTe
Bill's interests and influences range from 20th century 12 tone serial music to psychedelic acid rock -
from ancient African ceremonial dance music to Brazilian and Cuban styles - from Baroque to Bebop.
But Bill's favorite thing is to combine all these elements together when performing in a free improv setting, or over favorite jazz standards with one of the many different world class groups he plays with -
all to create a mind-bending excursion through the bottom line.
He credits his versatility to having the honor of studying with some of the greatest bassists on the planet, including his favorites Dave Holland and Michael Moore.
In addition to performing and recording his original compositions [ a quixotic swirl of free improvisation over a framework inspired by Edgar Varese and Thelonious Monk ] , over the years Bill has had the pleasure of performing with some of his favorite world class musicians, including:
guitarist Gene Bertoncini, jazz vocalist extraordinaire Marguerite Juenemann, Downbeat poll winner
Ray Anderson,trombonist, trumpet legends Clark Terry and Randy Brecker, saxophonist Michael Brecker, and one of the greatest improvisers and composers of any period, pianist Art Lande.
Bill can also be currently found recording the jazz and blues background soundtrack for Bill Cosby's
animated children's program, " The Little Bill Show", which airs on Nickelodeon & CBS. Bill is very excited to be a part of this incredible group of talented friends that call themselves : INNERrOUTe
