Once again the Sunny Side Swing Band will be playing at Tenka Asian Bistro in westborough on Rt9. Sept 28th from 9pm-11PM
Below is a little bit about SSSB. Please go check them out.Sunnyside Swing Band is: Bob Mooney, guitar; JoAnn Martone-Pipes, percussion; Brian Shaw, bass: and Randy Scaletta, guitar and vocals. Bob, JoAnn and Randy started the group in 2010 and Brian joined them in 2011. Veteran musicians who have played various styles of music, the group shares a love of jazz, especially swing classics from the Great American Songbook of the 30’s and 40’s. Blending in some Latin instrumentals, a few jazz classics from the modern era and the occasional pop hit, the SSB repertoire has expanded from the swing foundation but not strayed from “good tunes that are easily conveyed through an acoustic light-jazz format”.
Randy:“I was in Hawaii and the country band I had played with for 30 years had recently disbanded. While I was there, I bought an ukulele to learn and pluck while I sat on the beach and vacationed. I also bought a book of jazz classics and had a great time strumming the uke and singing. After revisiting all these great songs from my days as a clarinetist…Gershwin numbers, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington tunes, etc…. I wondered why I’m not playing these on the guitar. The music is so deep and has so much potential, both emotionally and theoretically. Every time you play a tune the challenge is there to ride the inspiration and use your imagination towards greater musical expression. I came home from Hawaii, bought an archtop guitar and haven’t stopped digging into the rich catalog of music from the period before rock and roll took over the world. I’m happy to have partners in SSB that share my enthusiasm.”
SSB has been performing in a variety of venues, such as restaurants, bookstores, and private concerts and functions.
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