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John Cocuzzi: Swingin' and Burnin'
by Dave Nathan
John Cocuzzi is a versatile, talented multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who with some other very talented musicians, stretch out for an entertaining 60 minutes plus of solid, straight ahead jazz music on this very good album, Swingin' and Burnin'. A Washington, D.C. native, Cocuzzi gained an appreciation of jazz at an early age listening to his record collection and to his father who was a percussionist with the U.S. Marine Band. Initially studying piano and then drums, after hearing Lionel Hampton, ...
read more37th Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee
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Michael Ricci
Over 70 bands in 24 venues; 450 sets of live music over the 4-day Memorial Day Weekend! Classic New Orleans jazz and swing, Dixieland, blues, zydeco, Latin, Western Swing, plus gospel sets on Sunday morning. Special events
FEATURED ARTISTS: Bob Wilber, Molly Ringwald, Bill Allred, Nicki Parrott, Tom Hook, Jon Erik-Kellso, Bob Schulz, Bria Skonberg, Allan Vach, Antti Sarpila, Bob Draga, Johnny Varro, John Sheridan, Dan Barrett, Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Dave Stone, Terry Myers, Russ Phillips, Steve Homan, Jeff ...
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Feb. 26 Houston Person, Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Ascione, John Cocuzzi in Sacramento, CA
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All About Jazz
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 at 7 pm in Sacramento, CA NEW ORLEANS JAZZ with EAST COAST CLASS at a concert fundraiser for the annual Trad. Jazz Youth Band Festival (TJYBF). The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society and Nelmar Construction present Ed Polcer's East Coast All-Stars at a fundraiser for the annual Trad. Jazz Youth Band Festival. The Long Live JAZZ" concert features nationally-known musicians Wycliffe Gordon (of the Lincoln Center Orch.) and saxophonist Houston Person as part of a sextet performing ...
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— DAVE NATHAN, "All About Jazz"
John Cocuzzi has got to be the swingingest young vibes player in the country.
Besides having a marvelous ear for harmony, John has fire, enthusiasm, and
speed with the mallets. He also plays fine piano.
— STEVE JORDAN, guitarist, from his book "Rhythm Man: 50 Years in Jazz"
Vaché and Cocuzzi make for an exciting front line.
— ALISON KERR, "Scotland on Sunday"
Primary Instrument
Vibraphone
Willing to teach
Advanced only