Jersey City, NJ (August 23, 2019) — The New Jersey City University Center for the Arts presents the 7^th Annual NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band Concert on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m. on the J. Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place, in Jersey City. Conducted by Professor Emeritus Richard Lowenthal, this free concert features trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and vocalists Allan Harris and Antoinette Montague.
 

The concert pays tribute to the 100^th birthdays of Nat King Cole and Art Blakey. Cole, who died at the age of 45, began his music career as a jazz pianist but went on to become one of the most popular jazz and pop singers of all time. Drummer Art Blakey enjoyed more than 60 years as a jazz musician, leading the iconic Jazz Messengers and being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, and the DownBeat Hall of Fame.

The Alumni Big Band concert began in 2013 at the request of NJCU President Sue Henderson, a jazz enthusiast who was being inaugurated as the first woman president of the University, which was founded in 1927 as a teacher-training college. President Henderson asked Professor Richard Lowenthal of the NJCU Music Department to produce a jazz concert as part of the inauguration festivities and Lowenthal put out a call to alumni of the program who were active in the music business.
 

The first concert included many of the top big band players in the country with Lowenthal’s good friend and jazz trumpet player, conductor and composer Jon Faddis making a special guest appearance. The program was so well-received and attended that Henderson decided to make it an annual event with Lowenthal co-producing the concert with Don Jay Smith. 
 

This year’s special guests include one of the most famous names in jazz, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who joined Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1980. An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader and educator, Wynton has won nine Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, the National Humanities Medal, plus numerous other awards and accolades. He expressed a delight to be able to pay homage to Art Blakey.

The salute to Nat King Cole features the Harlem-based vocalist Allan Harris, whom the Wall Street Journal called “the most exciting young male singer on the scene.” Since launching his career some two decades ago, Alan has won numerous awards, including the DownBeat Critics Award, two Hot House Jazz Magazine Awards, the Backstage Bistro Award and several others. Critics have compared him to Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and, of course, Nat King Cole. Allan will be joined for duets featuring a New Jersey favorite, Antoinette Montague, who will reprise the Grammy Award-winning performance of Natalie Cole singing “Unforgettable.”
 

“Every year, we invite special guest artists to join our all-star alumni big band,” said Lowenthal, who retired from NJCU in 2017, “and we have been fortunate to have some greats including Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Cyrille Aimee, Paquito D’Rivera and Lou Marini.”
 

As is the case every year, the all-star big band includes accomplished musicians who studied at the school as far back as the 1960s when Lowenthal started the jazz program.  The band members are drummer Rich DeRosa; sax players Mark Friedman, Bob Magnusson, Dave Noland, Dustyn Richardson and John DiSanto; trumpeters Alex Norris, Nate Eklund and Vinnie Cutro; trombonists Rob Edwards, Mike Modero and Conrad Zulauf; and faculty member Garry Dial on piano. The big band will also feature three students: bassist John Benitez, trombonist Juanga Lakunza and trumpeter Alejandro Pizarro-Leon.
 

The sponsors of this free concert include the NJCU Foundation, Arch Insurance, Claremont Companies, Hampshire Companies, Inserra Supermarkets, NJTV, RBC Capital Markets, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, Del-Sano Contracting, the Hudson County Office of Culture and Tourism, Dresdner Robin, the City of Jersey City, Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, Mack-Cali, Jersey City Medical Center, The PRC Group, Hyatt Regency Jersey City, Hyatt House,  New Jersey Broadcasters Association, Hot House Jazz Guide, New Jersey Jazz Society, Exchange Place Alliance and WBGO.

 

The NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band Concert is free and takes place on the J. Owen Grundy Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m. Food trucks will be on site and seating is on a first-come, first served basis. If it rains, the concert will be held in the Harborside Atrium, Harborside 2 and 3 at 34 Exchange Place. The J. Owen Grundy Pier is located near public transportation and there are numerous parking lots in the area.   
 

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 PHOTO CREDITS: Nat King Cole/file photo; Art Blakey photo by Bob Parent; Wynton Marsalis photo courtesy of Clay McBride; Allan Harris photo courtesy of Sandrine; Alumni Big Band photo courtesy of Jack Grassa. 

 

Editor’s Note: For more information, photos or interviews, contact Don Jay Smith at don@lksassociates.com. 

Featuring GARY LUCAS guitars, DAVIDE COMBUSTI (THE NIRO) vocals, and FRANCESCO ARPINO keyboards and guitars

Besides their well-known anthems “Grace” and “Mojo Pin” , featured on Jeff Buckley’s phenomenal 1994 “Grace” album, Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas co-wrote a dozen songs.  

As of today, five of them have never been officially released. 

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jeff’s “Grace” album, Gary Lucas pays tribute to his late friend and collaborator, the fantastic JEFF BUCKLEY by performing all their lost songs and many of the others.

Joining Gary from Rome will be Italian star DAVIDE COMBUSTI (THE NIRO) on vocals and producer FRANCESCO ARPINO on keyboards and guitar.

The trio just completed: THE NIRO feat. GARY LUCAS – THE COMPLETE JEFF BUCKLEY AND GARY LUCAS SONGBOOK for the Esordisco label.

Tonight’s show anticipate the imminent release of the album and is an absolute premiere for the US.

Jersey City, NJ (August 23, 2019) — The New Jersey City University Center for the Arts presents the 7^th Annual NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band Concert on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m. on the J. Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place, in Jersey City. Conducted by Professor Emeritus Richard Lowenthal, this free concert features trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and vocalists Allan Harris and Antoinette Montague.
 

The concert pays tribute to the 100^th birthdays of Nat King Cole and Art Blakey. Cole, who died at the age of 45, began his music career as a jazz pianist but went on to become one of the most popular jazz and pop singers of all time. Drummer Art Blakey enjoyed more than 60 years as a jazz musician, leading the iconic Jazz Messengers and being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, and the DownBeat Hall of Fame.

The Alumni Big Band concert began in 2013 at the request of NJCU President Sue Henderson, a jazz enthusiast who was being inaugurated as the first woman president of the University, which was founded in 1927 as a teacher-training college. President Henderson asked Professor Richard Lowenthal of the NJCU Music Department to produce a jazz concert as part of the inauguration festivities and Lowenthal put out a call to alumni of the program who were active in the music business.
 

The first concert included many of the top big band players in the country with Lowenthal’s good friend and jazz trumpet player, conductor and composer Jon Faddis making a special guest appearance. The program was so well-received and attended that Henderson decided to make it an annual event with Lowenthal co-producing the concert with Don Jay Smith. 
 

This year’s special guests include one of the most famous names in jazz, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who joined Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1980. An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader and educator, Wynton has won nine Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, the National Humanities Medal, plus numerous other awards and accolades. He expressed a delight to be able to pay homage to Art Blakey.

The salute to Nat King Cole features the Harlem-based vocalist Allan Harris, whom the Wall Street Journal called “the most exciting young male singer on the scene.” Since launching his career some two decades ago, Alan has won numerous awards, including the DownBeat Critics Award, two Hot House Jazz Magazine Awards, the Backstage Bistro Award and several others. Critics have compared him to Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and, of course, Nat King Cole. Allan will be joined for duets featuring a New Jersey favorite, Antoinette Montague, who will reprise the Grammy Award-winning performance of Natalie Cole singing “Unforgettable.”
 

“Every year, we invite special guest artists to join our all-star alumni big band,” said Lowenthal, who retired from NJCU in 2017, “and we have been fortunate to have some greats including Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Cyrille Aimee, Paquito D’Rivera and Lou Marini.”
 

As is the case every year, the all-star big band includes accomplished musicians who studied at the school as far back as the 1960s when Lowenthal started the jazz program.  The band members are drummer Rich DeRosa; sax players Mark Friedman, Bob Magnusson, Dave Noland, Dustyn Richardson and John DiSanto; trumpeters Alex Norris, Nate Eklund and Vinnie Cutro; trombonists Rob Edwards, Mike Modero and Conrad Zulauf; and faculty member Garry Dial on piano. The big band will also feature three students: bassist John Benitez, trombonist Juanga Lakunza and trumpeter Alejandro Pizarro-Leon.
 

The sponsors of this free concert include the NJCU Foundation, Arch Insurance, Claremont Companies, Hampshire Companies, Inserra Supermarkets, NJTV, RBC Capital Markets, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation, NJM Insurance Group, Del-Sano Contracting, the Hudson County Office of Culture and Tourism, Dresdner Robin, the City of Jersey City, Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, Mack-Cali, Jersey City Medical Center, The PRC Group, Hyatt Regency Jersey City, Hyatt House,  New Jersey Broadcasters Association, Hot House Jazz Guide, New Jersey Jazz Society, Exchange Place Alliance and WBGO.

 

The NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band Concert is free and takes place on the J. Owen Grundy Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m. Food trucks will be on site and seating is on a first-come, first served basis. If it rains, the concert will be held in the Harborside Atrium, Harborside 2 and 3 at 34 Exchange Place. The J. Owen Grundy Pier is located near public transportation and there are numerous parking lots in the area.   
 

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 PHOTO CREDITS: Nat King Cole/file photo; Art Blakey photo by Bob Parent; Wynton Marsalis photo courtesy of Clay McBride; Allan Harris photo courtesy of Sandrine; Alumni Big Band photo courtesy of Jack Grassa. 

 

Editor’s Note: For more information, photos or interviews, contact Don Jay Smith at don@lksassociates.com. 

 

 

 

New York City’s longest-running house band, Harlem’s own Sugar Hill Quartet (with a very Special Guest), co-headline While We Are Still Here’s 4th Annual Sugar Hill Music Festival, Saturday, September 7, 2019, 3pm, at the Sugar Hill Luminaries Lawn, on Edgecombe Avenue and 155th Street, in Harlem. Sharing the stage will be the Firey String Sistas! and Soul Understated featuring Mavis Swan Poole. This year’s Reading Across Harlemfeatures Lashawn Harris, author of Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy, is an expert on Madam Stephanie St. Clair, legendary numbers banker and activist. Ms. St. Clair is prominently featured in the publication. Novella Ford, of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will interview Ms. Harris. Her book will be available for sale. WBGO’s Sheila Anderson will serve as the emcee for the day’s festivities.

            While We Are Still Here (WWSH) is a heritage-preservation organization, founded to celebrate the history of Harlem, with a mission to ensure“that the ‘post-gentrification’ community of Harlem and beyond will honor and find a meaningful connection to the legacy of African-American achievement, and its paramount importance to world culture.” Annually, the Sugar Hill Music Festival pays homage to the musicians and composers, who contributed to Harlem’s spectacular influence upon the world of music—from spirituals to jazz, from funk to R&B, the blues, and European classical music.

            Initially, WWSH’s heritage-preservation activities were, primarily, focused on 409 and 555 Edgecombe Avenue, because these two addresses were top heavy with African-American movers and shakers from every sphere, for nearly one hundred years. Residents included W.E.B Du Bois, Paul Robe-son, Thurgood Marshall, Elizabeth Catlett, Count Basie, Billy Strayhorn, and Cassandra Wilson. However, the organization has broadened its scope to include Harlem, in general. (Please visit www.wwsh.nyc)

            While We Are Still Here receives the support of the West Harlem Development Corporation and the Puffin Foundation. 
 
Performer and Participant Biographies

            The Sugar Hill Quartet, led by Patience Higgins, is the longest-running house band in New York City, performing for over two decades at St. Nick’s Pub, Minton’s, Lenox Lounge, and Smoke. Quartet members (Marcus Persiani, David F. Gibson, and the bass chair rotates) keep the Harlem jam-session tradition alive and have laid down the musical foundation for the likes of Stevie Wonder, Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, and Bono.
Firey String Sistas! has had several different configurations, including string quartet with harp and percussion. Firey String Sistas! is a highly intuitive and energetic ensemble that provides a refreshing alternative to the standard jazz band. Since 2011, the ensemble has been committed to pushing the limits of string, ensemble playing, and improvisation to the next level. Founder and cellist Nioka Workman is joined by stellar artists that include bassist Melissa Slocum and vocalist/pianist Mala Waldron. Firey String Sistas! presents compelling performances that incorporate aspects of women’s culture, original compositions, American songbook standards, world music, and jazz. They develop their unique approach to music collaboratively, as a group. In their third year, they produced a CD, “That’s What She Said.” 

            Soul Understated is led by vocalist Mavis ’SWAN’ Poole (Lauryn Hill, Prince) whose distinctive vocal sound recalls Erykah Badu and Esther Phillips; and Jeremy ‘BEAN’ Clemons(who has performed with Gregory Porter, Burning Spear, Jennifer Holliday, and more). Soul Understated delivers a beautifully performed organic sound with stellar musicianship. 

            Their sound includes elements of Earth, Wind, and Fire; Ella Fitzgerald; Donny Hathaway; Curtis Mayfield; Sarah Vaughn; and Count Basie. Soul Understated’s Hip-hop infused music spans all genres.

​             They’ve appeared at major venues, such as the Blue Note Jazz Fest, the Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest, the Toronto Jazz Festival, and the Capital Jazz Super Cruise. Swan appeared in the HBO series, Vinyl

            LaShawn Harris is a native New Yorker. She is an associate professor of History at Michigan State University and Assistant Editor for The Journal of African American History. Her area of expertise includes twentieth century United States and African American histories. Dr. Harris’s scholarly articles have appeared in The Journal of African American History, Journal of Social History, Journal of Urban History, and theJournal for the Study of Radicalism. Her first monograph Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy, whichexplores how a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City’s expansive underground economy. In 2017, Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runnerswon the Organization of American Historians’ Darlene Clark Hine Book Award for the best book in African American women’s history, and the Philip Taft Labor Prize in Labor and Working-Class History for the best book in labor history. 

            Her recent publication, which appears in SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society, examines the less familiar life of 1984 police shooting victim and Bronx resident Eleanor Bumpurs.

            Novella Ford is the manager of public programs at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. She is committed to advancing knowledge of the global black experience through programs and exhibitions. She also possesses more than ten years of experience managing and leading diverse fundraising campaigns ranging from $500K to $10M for noteworthy institutions and events with a focus on giving through corporations, foundations, and individuals. Program areas include the performing arts, law, communications, education, entrepreneurship, employment, college readiness, STEM education, and foster care. A common thread throughout her career has been a commitment to preserve the integrity and legacy of institutions that have historically served low-income communities and championed the artistic and intellectual output of communities of color. 
 
 
 

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PEARRING SOUND  “Nothing But Time” 
(Self Produced) Street Date: October 4,2019
JEFF PEARRING ─ Alto Saxophone,
ADAM LANE ─ Acoustic Bass and Electric Bass, TIM FORD ─ Drums

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Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 29 CD’s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” He was recently voted once again into the 2018 Downbeat Readers and Critics Polls for the 10th time.

…one of the most joyous feels around. –Pat Metheny

Dave’s new CD Eight Track III has been #1 for 10 weeks (!) on the JazzWeek Radio chart and is getting great reviews including 4 Stars in Downbeat. His previous CD “Strykin’ Ahead” stayed on the JazzWeek radio chart for 25 weeks, reaching #3 and was picked as one of the Top CD’s of 2017 in Downbeat and many other lists. His previous CD “Eight Track II” went to #2 on the JazzWeek Radio chart staying on the chart for 20 weeks and received 4 Stars in Downbeat. “Messin’ with Mister T” is a celebration of the man he worked with for over a decade — Stanley Turrentine, “Mister T” — with ten of the greatest tenor sax players on the scene today. It went to #1 on JazzWeek Radio and stayed in the Top 50 for 20 weeks and received great reviews including 4 1/2 stars in Downbeat magazine. *JUST IN: Dave Stryker’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Method Vol. 3 book is now available here.

…one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.
–Village Voice

Jane Stuart vocalist/actor
 

Jane Stuart has been on The New York scene as an exciting, soulful singer as well as an actor for quite awhile.

Starting out as a ‘show biz’ kid,you’ve probably heard her voice many times singing commercials for Bain de Soleil, Chevrolet’s “Heartbeat of America”, Freedent Gum, Hawaiian Punch, Nissan, Rightguard, and many other National TV and radio jingles singing with Valerie Simpson, Patti Austin and Shawn Colvin. You’ve also heard her singing background on a number of artists’ albums, such as Barry Manilow.
 
Her theatre experiencemost notably was Off Bway “Curley McDimple”, “Long Time Comin’ A Long Time Gone” with Richard Gere, Vicky Sue Robinson and Jessica Harper and Joe Papp’s NY Shakespeare Festival Jazz Mobile Theatre with Woody Shaw, Harold Vic and Freddie Waites
 
Jane has worked with and continues to work with some of the best of the best including Charlie Smalls (composer of “TheWiz”), Kenny Rankin, Lou Gossett Jr., DannyAiello, Freddie Prinze, The Thad Jones//Mel Lewis Quintetwith Roland Hanna, Jon Faddis, George Mraz, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. Dave Stryker, Bob DeVos, Vic Juris, Andrew Gould, Matt Hong, Scott Neumann, Steve Count, Cecilia Coleman, Matt Chertkoff, Dave Rickenberg, John Eckert, Walt Weiskopf, Bill Warfield, Gerry Niewood, Dick Oatts, Gary Dial, John Mosca, Glen Drews, Tom “Bones” Malone, Jon Mayer, Willy Dalton, Ed Palermo, Gary Keller, Jimmy Vivino, Scott Healy, Darmon Meader, Jerry Vivino, Andy Fusco, Carl Latham, Ed Alstrom, Peter Yellin, Gradie Stone, Jimmy Young, Bill Tesar, Gary Haberman, Patti Dunham, Chris Palmera,  Frank Pagano, Dennis Espantman and Charlie Descarfino.
 
Currently Jane is the featured vocalist with Bill Warfield’s Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra.
 
CD’s include:“Beginning To See The Light”, awarded the prestigious 
Blue Chip Award by Dr. Herb Wong, “Best Jazz Vocals” for the International Association of Jazz Educators.
 
“Beginning To See The Light” produced and arranged by Jane Stuart and Rave Tesar. Musicians: Rave Tesar, Rick De Kovessey, Lenny Argese, Vinnie Cutro, Frank Elmo, Conrad Zulauf, Dan Nigro, Frankie Valdes, Sue Williams and Kermit Driscoll. Graphic design and photography by Janis Wilkins.
 
Follow up acclaimed CD “Don’t Look Back” produced and arranged by Jane Stuart and Rave Tesar
Musicians: Rave Tesar, Rick De Kovessey, Emedin Rivera, Dave Stryker, Dick Oatts, Frank Elmo, Sue Williams and Kermit Driscoll, Graphic design and photography by Janis Wilkins.
 
“Jane Stuart is as complete a jazz singer as they come. With the timing of a tap dancer, the emotive responsiveness of a stage performer, a voice for the ages, and the experience to put it all together into one unified whole.” All About Jazz-Dan Bilawsky
 
“Her singing and music are simply FRESH!
She gives true meaning to lyrics and full attention to a jazz attitude.  
She stretches from whispers to wails… Jane Stuart is way above the crowd.”
Dr. Herb Wong acclaimed jazz journalist
 
 
“Who can resist the spell she weaves. All in all we are in the presence of an artist who understands it all because she gives us the feeling that she has been through it all, and that is something every real jazz singer strives to relate. It is all here.”
Grady Harp for Amazon.com

Featuring GARY LUCAS guitars, DAVIDE COMBUSTI (THE NIRO) vocals, and FRANCESCO ARPINO keyboards and guitars

Besides their well-known anthems “Grace” and “Mojo Pin” , featured on Jeff Buckley’s phenomenal 1994 “Grace” album, Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas co-wrote a dozen songs.  

As of today, five of them have never been officially released. 

Tonight, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jeff’s “Grace” album, Gary Lucas pays tribute to his late friend and collaborator, the fantastic JEFF BUCKLEY by performing all their lost songs and many of the others.

Joining Gary from Rome will be Italian star DAVIDE COMBUSTI (THE NIRO) on vocals and producer FRANCESCO ARPINO on keyboards and guitar.

The trio just completed: THE NIRO feat. GARY LUCAS – THE COMPLETE JEFF BUCKLEY AND GARY LUCAS SONGBOOK for the Esordisco label.

Tonight’s show anticipate the imminent release of the album and is an absolute premiere for the US.

 
Augie Haas is best known as a well-respected trumpeter, educator and composer. His most recent recording, Dream A Little Dream, is a change of pace. It balances jazz and doo-wop standards, featuring eight vocal tracks and three instrumentals. Haas displays an impressive range on trumpet as well as an effective voice that does justice to the lyrics that he interprets.
 
Joined by a 15-piece string section directed and arranged by Andrew Neesley, and a rhythm section that includes pianist Carmen Staaf, Augie Haas clearly had fun performing some of his favorite songs.
 
Among the set’s highlights are “Dream A Little Dream,” the swing era standard “Goody Goody,” a rich version of “Georgia On My Mind,” “I Only Have Eyes For You,” and a sweetly sung “Earth Angel.” Also included is a mellow instrumental version of “Blackbird” (which has some prominent piano from Staaf), a soulful “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” “Stand By Me,” “Ooh Child,” “Stay,” and a surprising version of “Love Me Tender” that becomes a medium-tempo romp.
 
Augie Haas was born and raised in Milwaukee, earning degrees from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts and the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Conservatory. Since settling in New York, he has been part of many big bands including those of Harry Connick Jr, Maria Schneider and Ryan Truesdell (the Gil Evans Project) plus the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Birdland Big Band. He has also worked with the orchestras of many Broadway shows. Haas has recorded with Schneider, Truesdell, the Frank Derrick orchestra, the South Nine Ensemble, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra in a trumpet summit in which he was joined by seven other trumpeters (including Wayne Bergeron, Brian Lynch and Greg Gisbert), and the John Vanore Orchestra.
 
In addition, Augie Haas has now led six albums for his Playtime Music label (The Llama, Doing It Augie Style, Baby Jazz, Endless, Have We Met plus Dream A Little Dream) and written the influential book Build Your Range for both trumpet and trombone. 
 
The release of Dream A Little Dream casts new light on Augie Haas as an appealing singer in addition to his impressive trumpet playing and will appeal to a wide audience.