ed Palermo Big Band with Rob Paparozzi Celebrate "electric Butter" at The Falcon

The world's zaniest big band and a veteran bluesman pay homage to The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and their new CD "Electric Butter"

"In their own way, singer-harp player Rob Paparozzi, and The Ed Palermo Big Band pick where Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield left off. With a voice straight from the celestial gutter and a harp style that takes no prisoners, Paparozzi looks the soul of Butterfield and Bloomfield in the eye and doesn’t flinch. “Electric Butter” is the kind of album that hits the monkey nerve from note one. While Rob and Ed may have gone to school on the work of the two earlier pioneers, they walk in their light and not in their shadow. Their burning band takes songs from the Butterfield-Bloomfield treasure chest and explode them in a way not soon forgotten." ...

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The world's zaniest big band and a veteran bluesman pay homage to The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and their new CD "Electric Butter"

"In their own way, singer-harp player Rob Paparozzi, and The Ed Palermo Big Band pick where Paul Butterfield and Michael Bloomfield left off. With a voice straight from the celestial gutter and a harp style that takes no prisoners, Paparozzi looks the soul of Butterfield and Bloomfield in the eye and doesn’t flinch. “Electric Butter” is the kind of album that hits the monkey nerve from note one. While Rob and Ed may have gone to school on the work of the two earlier pioneers, they walk in their light and not in their shadow. Their burning band takes songs from the Butterfield-Bloomfield treasure chest and explode them in a way not soon forgotten."
- Bill Bentley- Senior Director/A&R, Vanguard Records and Co-Producer of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Elektra Years

Ed Palermo
palermobigband.com
Ed’s interpretation of the music of iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa has brought him wide recognition. His first CD of this material, “the ed palermo big band plays the music of frank zappa”, garnered rave reviews. Downbeat magazine gave “the ed palermo big band plays the music of frank zappa” a 4-star review. Palermo’s second CD of Zappa material, entitled “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance” was received with equal enthusiasm from publications all over the world, including another rave from Downbeat.
Ed's last CD, 'Oh No! Not Jazz!!' consists of two albums - the first explores Ed's distinctive interpretations of Frank Zappa's work and works from original Mothers Of Invention. Two notable pieces are performed here - One of Frank's best loved works, Inca Roads, with a vocal by guest Napoleon Murphy Brock contrasts with one of his most 'notoriously difficult' works, The Black Page #2. The second album features Ed's own riotous, colorful compositions, featured here for the first time in over 25 years!

Rob Paporozzi/Vocals/Harmonica
http://robpaparozzi.com/
Frontman, singer, & harmonica player Rob Paparozzi is at home playing music ranging from rock to blues to jazz to pop. This versatility is reflected in the long and diverse list of major artists Rob has worked with, including B.B.King, Bruce Springsteen, and Whitney Houston, to name just a few.

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