New Jersey Native John Petrucelli Leverages His Diverse Background To Provide A Hard Charging, Heavily Improvisational Based Performance On This Week's Program. From His Beginnings On The Trenton And Newark Jazz Scenes, To His Work With The Uptown Jazz Orchestra In New Orleans, John Mixes These Influences Into A Powerful Sound.

John Spent Two Years In Ohio As The Susan Neumann Postdoctoral Fellow Of Jazz History At The Oberlin Conservatory, Working With Students To Explore The 100,000 Plus Recordings And Artifacts That Chronicle The History Of Jazz.

The End Of That Fellowship Sees John Departing Northeast Ohio To Return To His New Jersey Roots, But Not Before He Gave Us A Terrific Send Off Show, Which You'll Hear Today. Featuring Gabe Jones On Drums, Jordan Mcbride On Bass And John Petrucelli On Saxophone- From June 8th. 2024 It's John Petrucelli - Live At The Bop Stop.