ED ALSTROM , Itinerant Musician
edalstrom.com and acidcabaret.com

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NEWS
(see the EVENTS tab for more details)

Ed and Kevin Kiley bring you soul music on WFDU-FM!
EVERY MONDAY from 1pm ~ 4pm
www.wfdu.fm on the internet (streaming or archived)
89.1 on your FM dial in NY/NJ.

AND NOW, immediately following GOT SOUL?...

"THE MIGHTY ORGAN" comes to WFDU-FM!
MONDAYS 4p~5p online only at www.wfdu.fm
If you long for the great pop organ sounds of yesteryear, tune in for a program called "THE MIGHTY ORGAN",
which airs on the internet only at www.wfdu.fm from 4p~5p every Monday afternoon, hosted by noted organist Ed Alstrom.

It will feature the rarely-heard (these days) sound of mid-century pop organ, by some of the greatest organists
ever to walk the Earth: Ethel Smith, Lenny Dee, Klaus Wunderlich, Jesse Crawford, Eddie Layton, John Kiley,
Don Baker, George Wright, and many more, from a time when the organ was justifiably called "The King of Instruments".

This hour-long sonic wonderland will feauture not only the Hammond and other electronic organs, but also
theater pipe organs and other electronic instruments.

The people you'll be hearing were real organists, who orchestrated on the fly and know how to use all of the
sonic capabilities of the instruments. They often played bass pedals, and fluently. They exhibit ingenuity and resourcefulness
far beyond the average 'jazz' organist.

If you've never heard this music, there is truly nothing like it. Underneath the often glorious tackiness and quaint hokum,
there is a palpable joy and buoyancy, as well as some overwhelming displays of multi-limbed technique.
You can't help but smile while listening to it!

Tune in online from 4p~5p every Monday for "The Mighty Organ" at www.wfdu.fm
(also now found on iHeart Radio)

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Tuesday, January 27- 6:30 ~ 9:30pm
Ed (pno/vcls) SOLO at VINTAGE ITALIAN
9 Westfield Ave W, Roselle Park, NJ 07204
(908) 445-4520
www.vintageitalianrestaurant.net

SINGERS - come down and sit in!!!

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Sunday, February 15 - 3pm
Ed plays for the HAMMOND ORGAN SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY
RAHWAY SENIOR CENTER, Rahway, NJ

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Sunday, February 22 - 2pm

"I'll talk a little and I'll play some tunes…" - A Musical Journey with Ed Alstrom
Montville Public Library - www.montvillelib.org
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THE HARMONIOUS FIVE DEBUT CD:
"Wanna Hear You Say Yeah!"

"VINTAGE R&B" - see the EVENTS TAB for more details.
AVAILABLE at CDBABY.COM, AMAZON.COM, or iTUNES - NOW!!!

Ed Alstrom (guitar), Dave Keyes (piano), Mark Berger (bass), Frank Pagano (drums) -
all singing, all the time!

www.harmoniousfive.com for more info on the band!

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ED'S ORGAN CD IS AVAILABLE TOO!!!

Available for purchase at:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/EdAlstrom1 - packaged CD
http://www.digstation.com/EdAlstrom - download of individual tracks or the whole album

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- Ed did a pair of gigs with BUSTER POINDEXTER in NJ/NY in October.

- Ed provided incidental music for the off-Broadway production of 'Too Much Sun', featuring Linda Lavin.

- Ed provides organ music for the recent hit movie "42" (the Jackie Robinson story). He was called on to replicate the organ sounds of Gladys Gooding, who played organ at Ebbets Field in the 1940s. Listen for Ed during the scenes when Jackie first joins the Dodgers, and look for his name in the end music credits!

- Ed in in his third year as Organist/Music Director at PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WESTFIELD, Westfield, NJ! He is directing a big program including multiple vocal, children's, and handbell choirs. Visit us and hear the sounds at www.westfieldpc.org.

- Ed's work with his fine choir at his former church, CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER in Morristown, NJ, can still be viewed at www.youtube.com/redeemermorristown

- Ed is in his fifth year as Accompanist (pno/org/gtr) and Choir Director at TEMPLE NER TAMID in Bloomfield, NJ. He will accompany services on most Friday nights and Saturday mornings. See http://www.nertamid.org for more details.

- Ed played organ on harmonica great Rob Paparozzi's GRAMMY-NOMINATED
new CD, "Etruscan Soul" (go to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robpaparozzi for more details).

- YANKEE BASEBALL!
Ed finished his 11th season as Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium.


Click here to hear the legendary Bob Sheppard introduce Ed's traditional
7th inning rendition.
This version is on the old Hammond at Yankee Stadium from 2004

- And now BOULDERS BASEBALL too!!!
Ed was asked to provide organ at many games for the ROCKLAND BOULDERS. The Boulders play at the
beautiful new Provident Bank Park in Pomona, NY. They are members of the independent CAN-AM League
(NJ Jackals are also in this league). The park is gorgeous, the team is good, and the games are fun-fun-fun!
The games Ed can't do are ably covered by Maxine.

Stop by the Boulders site and check things out! Most games are broadcast live on the site.
www.rocklandboulders.com

There are many clips of Ed playing live in various contexts on YOUTUBE!
Go to www.youtube.com, and search "ed alstrom", and you'll find 'em!

revised 10/17/14