Ahh...now we're talking! Maybe a little Georger Porter and Art Neville action? I used to see Leo Nocentelli at the Village Underground in NY. That guy can lay it down. Now I've got to go dig up my Meters bootlegs. ;)
Nicole did grow up in Neptune (proper, not City), but she lives on Cookman now, so it's not just a selling point. Hopefully she won't have too many expectations put on her though. The scene has always been more than one person. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sharon_b283" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think so-called Smooth Jazz, ISN'T! Being from New Orleans, I'm > partial to Fushion, part Funk and part Beat! Funky-Beat, get it? > Dixieland is way too slow for me, except when played in a funeral > dirge, which the musicians do, there! I love Quincy Jones, George > Duke and Bob James; like that! That crap that they played on CD > 101.9, now off the air, put me to sleep! Play anything and call it > Jazz, was the message to me! Come out today and see Tom Browne or Roy > Ayers. They do NOT play Smooth Jazz, but can bring their funky beat, > down, when needed! I miss the old 92-KTU, Club Music, that vibrated > from my house! Nicole is from Neptune City! Like Bruce, it sounds > better to say Asbury Park or Freehold! > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > Asbury Park doesn't want it's musical heritage to continue beyond > Bruce Springsteen. > > We're headed toward "smooth" everything when it comes to music. > > This is despite the fact that The Saint, Asbury Lanes and The Stone > Pony continue to > > provide a link to new, original and exciting music, but the city > itself does little to tout that. > > We have an artist living right here in AP who's making waves all > over the world, Nicole > > Atkins. You've heard her music in commercials, she's been on > Letterman and Conan. She's > > right in the same genre as people like Amy Winehouse and other > artists who fuse a > > retro/cinematic sound, yet she plays at the Stone Pony and only 40 > people show up. To > > me, she should be an inspiration as to what one accomplishes if you > dedicate yourself to > > it, which is exactly what she has done. She comes from Neptune, but > her performance > > roots are right here in AP. > > > You have every right to be into what you're into, whether it be Rock, > Har Rock, Acid Rock or Indie! My taste migrate to Popular, Jazz and > Classical! So much for my dull picks, huh? > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/