GIGS!!
ED ALSTROM - Solo piano & Vocals
Thursdays, March 28, April 25, May 30 ... 6p~8p
(in other words, the last Thursday of every month!)
SUSHI CAFE, 555 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, NJ
(973) 403-7720
www.sushicafewestcaldwell.com
Ed plays/sings all kinds of stuff solo at this lovely Sushi restaurant.
Great Japanese food of all types. BYOB. NO cover!
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2:00 p.m.
ED ALSTROM at the RAINBOW ROOM WURLITZER THEATER ORGAN
'IT WAS 60 YEARS AGO TODAY - THE HITS OF 1964'
RAHWAY SENIOR CENTER
1306 Esterbrook Avenue, Rahway, NJ - 732-827-2016
FREE!
I am so grateful to be back behind the cockpit of the amazing historic instrument! It is quite literally a "Mighty Wurlitzer", and has a sound that defies description, especially if you've never heard one in action. It is a fire-breathing, 3-manual, 10-rank monster of a pipe organ that was originally installed at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in NYC in 1934.
This model R16 is one of only two ever made by the Wurlitzer company (the other was installed at the Ambassador Theater in L.A. in 1929). This organ is in its 4th home at the Rahway Senior Center now, and it is all-original and has been lovingly restored piece by piece by the GARDEN STATE THEATER ORGAN SOCIETY (more info on them and the organ itself at www.gstos.org). I did the inaugural recital on this instrument in 2012.
1964 was an amazing and very diverse year in popular music. It is certainly mosty famous for The Beatles making their entrance onto the world stage, dominating the charts for months, only to be supplanted in the
It is an aural experience you will not soon forget!
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 8p - 10:30p
TWO GUYS
Ed Alstrom (piano/vocals) and Dennis Diken (drums/vocals)
THE SHILLELAGH CLUB/Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh
648 Prospect Ave West Orange, NJ 07052 http://www.shillelaghclub.com - (973) 325-9338
If you like 50s/60s/70s classics and rarities, this is for YOU! Ed and longtime pal/Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken blast through dozens of amazing 60s songs, in a show that is fun fun fun, at a great pub!
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, two sets at 7p and 9p
Ed with THE ROB PAPAROZZI QUARTET
SHANGHAI JAZZ
24 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940 - Phone: (973) 882-2899
www.shanghaijazz.com - RESERVATIONS A MUST!!
Food and drink minimum.
Rob Paparozzi is one of the greatest harmonica players on the planet, and does a diverse and wildly entertaining show. I will be on piano and vocals, bass and drums tba.
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PRESENTATIONS!
YANKEE BASEBALL: FROM THE (ORGAN) BENCH
with Ed Alstrom
Ed Alstrom is in his 21st season as the Organist at Yankee Stadium. In this breezy and fun hour-long presentation, he will talk about that job, demonstrate how it gets done, and tell stories about his fabulous experiences at the Stadium!
Please check these libraries' websites for full details.
Tuesday, March 26, 6p - Piermont, NY (Zoom ONLY)
Monday, April 8, 6:30p - Rutherford, NJ
Thursday, April 11, 7p - Ossining, NY
Monday, April 29, 7p - Mahwah, NJ
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30p - Vauxhall, NJ
Friday, June 7, 3:00p - Scarsdale, NJ
Monday, June 22, 3p - Bronxville, NY
Wednesday, July 31, 6:40p - Bernardsville, NJ
Like to have this at your library or other venue? Drop me an email and we'll talk! ed@edalstrom.com