Mark Perna Music

Mike Shanley wrote a nice article about the Don Aliquo "Year of the Don" project for the Pittsburgh City Paper.  Here it is:

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/assembled-by-bassist-mark-perna-the-year-of-the-don-series-offers-an-in-depth-look-at-the-work-of-tenor-sax-player-don-aliquo/Content?oid=1968147

Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs is currently #29 on the JazzWeek radio charts and #7 on the CMJ radio charts!

Here it is:

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=55156

Don Aliquo celebrated the release of TWO CDs on November 5, 2016 at James St.  The first, Lullaby For Joan was recorded in 2003 and 2004 with Rodger Ryan (who sadly passed away in January 2005), Victor Garzotto, Ken Karsh…

Richie Cole's Pittsburgh Alto Madness Orchestra played for the Westmoreland Jazz Society's monthly concert on November 17, 2016.  The show was in support of the new album Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs (currently #40 in the Jazzweek Jazz…

Mike Sakash flew back from New Hampshire on November 11 and Perna, Sakash, Susoeff and Wendt went back into Heid's Studio for the second time in 10 years for two days of recording.  Reggie Watkins joined them on November 12…

I want to thank everyone who came to the CD release parties at the Press Bistro in Johnstown for Richie's party and at James St. in Pittsburgh for Don's party.  I really want to thank everyone who supported us by…

So we're getting a new furnace.  Stay with me, it ends up being relevant.  In order to get the new furnace into the house, I had to clean the basement up to make room for the guys taking out the…