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Joe Pulice Salutes Buddy Rich
Jul 27 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Jazz, Big Band
The Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 Salute to Buddy Rich performances are sold out. Crooners has added two more performances on Saturday, September 21 at 5:00 and 8:00. Visit croonersmn.com for tickets! Joe Pulice salutes Buddy Rich with an all-star band of musicians from the Twin Cities. This performance will highlight the music that Buddy made famous throughout his illustrious career.
Alto Saxophone – Brian Grivna, Dave Milne
Tenor Saxophone – Pete Whitman, Mark Henderson
Baritone Saxophone – Rich Manik
Trumpets – Bob Hallgrimson, Jeff Gottwig, Steve Wagner, Doug Snapp
Trombones – Pete Enblom, Dave Graf, Wade Clark
Piano – Adi Yeshaya
Electric Bass – Dave Mendenhall
Drums – Joe Pulice
Joe Pulice toured with Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd during Woody’s 50th Anniversary Tour in 1986. Joe won a Minnesota Jazz Music Award as a member of world-renowned drummer Eric Kamau Gravatt’s group “Kamanari”. During the 1990’s, Joe was a member of Jack McDuff’s New York based band, “The Heatin’ System.” Joe was the drummer in the JazzMN Orchestra for 20 years and is currently playing with the Adi Yeshaya Orchestra as he has for the past 30 years.