Jazz973 Presents Charlie Apicella Quartet at Clements Place Jazz

The Charlie Apicella Trio with Radam Schwartz and Alan Korzin Park brought us some major relief during the the COVID Pandemic in South Orange, Spiotta Park NJ Summer Saturdays Live Music series. The music was swinging and we are very happy he came out to play.

Jazz973 Presents Charlie Apicella Quartet at Clements Place Jazz

Now the Jazz continues to jump hard and strong this week at one of Newark's premier jazz environments - Clements Place Jazz. The Charlie Apicella Quartet with band members Radam Schwartz, Gene Ghee and Alan Korzin are in this week's Jazz73 program at the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies' Clements Place Jazz bought to you by Gregory Burrus Productions.

"As a player, Apicella immediately brings to mind Grant Green. He's funky, he's bluesy, and he's not afraid to get dirty at times. Apicella and band have that perfect jazz rapport that allows them to be tight as hell and play off each other beautifully." VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE

The Band

Charlie Apicella & Iron City are a torch bearer of the classic guitar/organ sound and there upcoming performance will be a return to form for the New York guitarist's catchy, swinging original compositions. Straight out of the classic 1960s hard bop era and showcasing the band's deep interplay. Charlie's tight arrangements creates an unrelenting groove that defines the character of Iron City.

Charlie Apicella

Charlie Apicella was voted onto the 86th and 84th DownBeat Readers Poll for Guitar.
He studied composition and improvisation with musical titans Yusef Lateef and Pat Martino
and was trained as a historian by Archie Shepp and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a young guitarist he
met his idol BB King, who offered him advice and shared some stories.

He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, and
John Blake, Jr. as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don
Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan.
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Charlie Apicella is Director of Music Curriculum for The Blues and Beyond
He is an Eastman Guitars Featured Artist
a Guild Guitars Sponsored Artist and a
ZT Amplifiers Official Artist.
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“A deeply melodic guitarist along the lines of Grant Green. Apicella faithfully has sought to
channel an era of American music when hard-bop and r&b reigned…But the guitarist still
manages to keep things fresh.” MATTHEW KASSEL, DownBeat

"As a player, Apicella immediately brings to mind Grant Green. He’s funky, he’s bluesy, and
he’s not afraid to get dirty at times." JOHN HEIDT, Vintage Guitar Magazine
"Apicella's playing shines...[he] is aware of the straight-ahead tradition, showcasing his Wes
Montgomery influence...Apicella's guitar sound is bright and clean, and easily cuts through the
huge sound of the organ." TIM FISCHER, Just Jazz Guitar Magazine

"I think you will find that "SPARKS" will light the artistic fires of the soul and intellect."
Heartfully, Yusef Lateef

Gene Ghee

Gene Ghee is a highly in-demand saxophonist and has performed with numerous professionals such as Art Blakey Jr., Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Teddy Pendergrass, Anita Baker, B.T.Express, Arthur Prysock, Little Anthony and The Imperials. Add to that Etta Jones, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Benny Powell, Eddie Palmieri, Machito, and Barry Harris plus the list goes on. He's a performer on recordings of Stevie Wonder (Do I Do), played tenor saxophone and contracted the horn section for the session which included Frank Wess, Virgil Jones, Ron Tooley, Britt Woodman, Clifton Anderson, Victor Paz and others. Recordings / performances with the likes of Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Village People, Candi Staton. T.S.Monk plus many more national and international performers.

Radam Schwartz

Hammond B3 Organist and Jazz pianist, has built his reputation over the last 30 years playing with such great artists as Arthur and Red Prysock, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Al Hibler, David Fathead Newman, Russell Malone, Cecil Brooks III and Jimmy Ford. He has been featured on over 40 albums as a sideman and has recorded 9 albums as a leader. His latest release 2 Sides of the Organ Combo features an all-star cast and highlights the “Smooth” and the “Groove” sides of the classic Hammond B-3 Organ.

Radam’s is also known for hosting a long standing Jam Session from 1986 to 2016 at the famous Peppermint Lounge in Orange, New Jersey and then in Crossroads in Garwood, where he played every Tuesday for 19 years, making this the longest running jam session in New Jersey history.

Dave Korzin

Strong performances from drummer Alan Korzin.

Please join us November 10, 2021 when this wonderful band led by Guitarist Charlie Apicella with Saxman, Gene Ghee, prolific organist Radam Schwartz and Drummer Alan Korzin come to entertain us at Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies produced by Gregory Burrus Productions.
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Please Register, Mask up, bring ID and Vaccine Card to gain Access.