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Jerry's Next Gigs and Guest Appearances:
Jerry Vivino & Friends
w/ Mike Merritt - James Wormworth - Mitch Forman - and special guests
Thursday, January 21, 2009 - 9pm & 11pm
The Baked Potato - 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. - Studio City, CA
Reservations: (818) 980-1615 $15 cover.
Web InfoAn Evening of Higher Consciousness
Jerry Vivino Quartet
w/ Calvin Turner - James Wormworth - Mitch Forman
Other groups performing include: POE, Ben Lee w/ Astrella Celeste and Amrita Sen and an all-star jam featuring Norwood Fisher, Tracii Guns, Jack Maness, Marshall Goodman, Tim Wu, Donovan Leitich, Bronx Style Bob, John Steward, Paris Escovedo, Kellii Scott, Danny Saber and more.
Speakers: Charlie Feldman (BMI) and Aaron Cohen of AbolishSlavery.org. Hosted by Mathew St. Patrick
Thursday, January 28, 2009
Club Lingerie - 6507 Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles
This is the first of a 20-city benefit concert series nationwide uniting music luminaries and activists associated with the Gyalwang Drukpa. A portion of the proceeds will benefit disaster relief in Haiti via Live to Love Foundation.
Drukpa Web InfoMusic Today Web Info
Jerry Vivino Quartet
w/ Mike Merritt - James Wormworth - Andy Langham
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 8pm to 12am (3 sets)
Charlie O's Jazz Club - 13725 Victory Blvd. - Van Nuys
Reservations: (818) 994-3058 No admission charge.
Web InfoJerry Vivino Quartet
w/ Mike Merritt - James Wormworth - Mitch Forman - and special guests
Thursday, February 18, 2009 - 9pm & 11pm
The Baked Potato - 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. - Studio City, CA
Reservations: (818) 980-1615 $15 cover.
Web InfoWhat's the story with Sarah Palin and Jerry Vivino????
What's going on between Jerry and Sarah Palin? Is Sarah going to be the new vocalist for the Tonight Show Band? Is she going to join the Jerry Vivino Quartet? And why does Mike Merritt look so surprised? And why does James Wormworth look so happy?
At the Superbowl Half-Time Show February 2009: Jerry taking bows w/Mark Pender, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, Gary Talent, Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven, Max Weinberg and Patti Sialfa (missing: Clarence Clemons)
Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius
With the Levon Helm Band and Friends. Click for more.
Photo: Frank Beacham
The latest release:
Walkin' with the Wazmo
Jerry's new album on Zoho Records
The album features eleven great tracks:
Pent Up House
Walkin' with the Wazmo
Cats 'R' Us
Dorado Beach
Montelana Circle
The Fried Piper
Knock Me A Kiss
Red Moon
Bellissima
Dolphin Dance
I'm Mad About You
Personnel: Jerry Vivino, Brian Charrette, Kermit Driscoll, Mike Merritt, Shawn Pelton, James Wormworth, Ray Marchica, Greg Skaff, Lew Soloff, Michael Morreale and Mike Fahn with special guest appearances by Jimmy Vivino and Ken Levinsky.
Click here to order this CD online!
“Two fabulous sets.....you were great.. I have seen your brother(s)..many times.. but never you.... You are one strong tenor man.... thought I'd seen 'em all.. rhassan.. brecker...sonny...hamiett..clifford jordan.... you're up there brother!!!! you bridge the gaps between Louis Jordan, Sonny Rollins and King Curtis incredibly well.. got to see King Curtis once on a Murray the K show at the Brooklyn Fox in 65 or 66... your reading of Soul Serenade on soprano was sublime...and opening with Memphis Soul Stew with Pretty Purdie sitting behind you was not lost on me...from the first fatback snare pop...I was home...somewhere in my vinyl cavern is the King Curtis Live at Fillmore West album..with Purdie..Billy Preston...Cornell Dupree...etc...and your Stew rivaled that one!!!!”
Latest Updates to the Site:
- Sept 1, 2009: Debra Graff review and photos of Jerry and the guys playing at the Baked Potato in Studio City from August 11, 2009
- Aug 20, 2009: Debra Graff review and photos of Jerry and the guys playing at Vitello's in Studio City from August 6, 2009
- May 20, 2009: More Tom Caltabiano photos added of Jerry playing at Shanghai Jazz from February, 2009
- May 16, 2009: Tom Caltabiano photos of Jerry playing at Shanghai Jazz from February, 2009
- March 24, 2009: A "classic" Tony Ferrari photo of Jerry with Keely Smith, Joe Coccuzzo, Gerry Niewood and Chip Jackson from 2005.
- March 17, 2009: Frank Beacham photos of Jerry with the Levon Helm Band from March, 2009
- January 27, 2008: Derek Meade photos of Jerry with Keely Smith
- Dec 30, 2007: Article from The New York Times about Jerry and New Year’s Eve
- July 14, 2007: Article from Essex Journal by Jeff Cummins from 2005
- May 31, 2007: Jerry with Cyndi Lauper from May 2007
- Feb 3, 2007: Jerry with the Vivino Brothers from January 2007
- Dec 22, 2006: Jerry with John Sebastian from 2005
- Sept 4, 2006: Photos from Iridium in August, 2006
- Aug 28, 2006: Review of Walkin' With The Wazmo
- April 1, 2006: Photos from Metropolitan Cafe on March 28, 2006
- February 10, 2006: Jerry and the guys with Donna Vivino at the Metropolitan Cafe on January 31, 2006.
- February 1, 2006: Check out Jerry's very talented daughter, Donna.
- September 27, 2005: The Vivino Brothers Band playing at the Towne Crier on September 17th, 2005.
- August 8, 2005: Bernard Ente photos of the Quartet on the beach in Asbury Park on August 6th.
- April 30, 2005: Jerry, Mike and Brian with special guests Hubert Sumlin, Bernard Purdie and Felix Cabrera at the Dancing Goat Cafe Jazz Locker on April 8th.
- Mar 24, 2005: The Quintet playing "Bluesology" at the Triad
- Feb 15, 2005: The Quartet playing New Year's Eve at the China Grill
On April 23rd, the New York Times once again reviewed the Keely Smith show at Feinstein's. Although the show is about 50% new, it's very unusual for the Times to review the same show more than once. Here are excerpts:
“....Keely Smith, the poker-faced former mistress of dusk-to-dawn revels during the golden age of Las Vegas and the Cher of her era, return to Feinstein's at the Regency on Tuesday evening with a revised edition of "Vegas '58,".......Rather than straining to capture the raw, frantic zaniness of Prima, who died in 1978, Ms. Smith leaves it up to her excellent swing band to pump up the adrenaline.....The nine member ensemble, featuring the sweaty tenor saxophone of Jerry Vivino, took the songs to the finish line.”
Goldmine gave Jerry a half-page review of his latest CD. Here are excerpts:
“....In a word, this band is hot! Vivino's vocals and saxophone solos are dynamic, and the rhythm section of Merritt and Wormworth groove low and hard. This live performance...shows off their chops and versatility...succesfully bridges the gap between blues, jazz and what the music was like in the good old days of jazz gone by...”
(Joe Milliken)
Pick up the October 1st issue of Goldmine to read more.
The NY Times had a review of the Keely Smith gig at Feinstein's:
“....Recreating a typical set she and Louis Prima performed six times a night, seven nights a week from midnight to 6am....Ms. Smith and her hot nine-piece band kick up a storm of happy noise......Most of the show's popping arrangements, by Billy May, Nelson Riddle and others, are transcriptions from the original recordings, with a synthesizer replacing the strings, and Jerry Vivino's saxophone supplying droll, earthy punctuation. Especially when the band attacks upbeat numbers like “Jump, Jive and Wail” and “Zooma Zooma,” a mood of frantic excitement prevails....”
Previously added or updated:
- Dec 13, 2004: Jerry playing with the Max Weinberg 7 at B.B. King's on December 11th.
- Dec 12, 2004: Jerry playing with Darlene Love.
- Oct. 18-19, 2004: Even more photos from the Black Potatoe Music Festival as well as pics of Jerry with Uncle Floyd
- Oct. 15, 2004: New photos of Brian & Jerry playing at the Black Potatoe Music Festival
- Oct. 13, 2004: New photos of Jerry playing with the Fab Faux
- Sept. 23, 2004: New photos of Jerry with brother Jimmy, Al Kooper and Reggie Jackson!
- Aug 13, 2004: New photos from Jerry's last gig at Luxia.
- July 3, 2004: Due to popular request, we've brought back the old Guestbook, for those of you who want make a short posting without signing in.
- Jun 28, 2004: New Bernard Ente photos of the Vivino Brothers live at Birdland on May 4, 2004.
- Apr 17, 2004: The Vivino Brothers live at A&M Roadhouse on March 19, 2004.
- Mar 14, 2004: Jerry's new Pick!
- Mar 14, 2004: Jerry with Franki Valli.
- Jan 21, 2004: Added even more photos from Jerry's 50th birthday party at Luxia.
- Jan 17, 2004: Added photos from Jerry's 50th birthday party at Luxia.
- Jan 17, 2004: Added a few more photos of Jerry (and Jimmy) playing with the Fab Faux.
- Jan 11, 2004: Photos from New Year's Eve at the China Grill.
- Photo of Jerry with his wife, Laura. (Scroll to bottom)
- Jerry's new CD: Order it online!
- Photos from Joan Mallotides of another Luxia performance from this past April (at the bottom of the page).
- Bernard Ente photos from the CD release party at Shanghai Jazz
- Photos of Gigs, Friends & Family
- Even more new photos from the Bernard Ente collection
- Photos of Jerry with famous friends on the second photo page,
- The greats talk about Jerry's new album on the reviews page.
And check back often. We've got more content than we know what to do with and the site will be updated often!
