Just wanted to let you all know of a great group called the Sunny Side Swing band. They will be playing at
Tenka Asian Bistro june 29th from 9pm-11PM On Rt 9 in Westborough MA. Below is a little bit about them. 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.
