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Joe Plowman
Currently, Joe can be seen with Carsie Blanton, Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five, Marty Grosz, Milton, and the Grand Slam Trio.
The Philadelphia-based Grand Slam Trio brings the music of beloved swing icon Leroy “Slam” Stewart (Slim & Slam) and his contemporaries to life. Bassist Joe Plowman and his trio play Stewart’s iconic dance music and highlight his recordings as a sideman with Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. Grand Slam Trio features Ryan McNeely on guitar and Austin Wagner on drums.
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Larry McKenna: World On A String
by Richard J Salvucci
Larry McKenna is not really a celebrity. He probably never will be. He plays tenor sax in and around jny: Philadelphia. He apparently does not say a lot--although he clearly has a puckish sense of humor. It comes out in his playing. It is possible to drive by his suburban home, vaguely aware that a saxophonist, a pretty good one, lives there and keep right on going. A sort of metaphor for McKenna and his career (read our 2007 interview). ...
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