New York City can be a tough place to live. But the heavy load is lightened considerably after a Tuesday night at the P&G Bar with Jonny Rosch’s all-star band of sidemen. Week after week, Rosch has assembled some of the best players in the music business for a free jam session that one can only find in a place like New York City.
Last night, on guitar was Marc Schulman, who has played with B.B. King, Bo Diddley and a who’s who of major music stars; on bass was Conrad Korsch, a veteran of Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Billy Joel and the Saturday Night Live house band, and on drums was Joe Bonadio, a killer player for Chuck Mangione, Rosanne Cash and many, many more.
In the house and called to the stage to play was Dan Cipriano, a supreme sax player who blew the lid off the place. Cipriano has played with nearly everyone, including Sting, Bruce Springsteen, The Allman Brothers, Elvis Costello, Wilson Picket and on and on. I remember Dan as the featured sax player in the New York City cast of Love, Janis, the sensational off-Broadway musical about the life of Janis Joplin. And he played sax with Wilson Pickett in the terrific music film, Only The Strong Survive, directed by DA Pennebaker.
Jonny Rosch, who sings with the Blues Brothers among other things, continues to amaze audiences with these remarkable lineups. It’s the best free music deal in New York!
From left: Marc Schulman, Dan Cipriano, Joe Bonadio, Conrad Korsch and Jonny Rosch at the P&G. Photo by Frank Beacham