Upcoming Live Appearances
Leader: Bob Gorry
Billing: Bushwick Improvised Music Series
with Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli, Peter Riccio
Date(s): 10/25/2021
Set Times: 8pm
Venue(s): Bushwick Public House
Venue Address w/cross streets: 1288 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 (central&Stockholm)
Venue Telephone Number: tel: 917-966-8500
Band Personnel
Bob Gorry (guitar), Pete Brunelli (Bass), Peter Riccio (Drums)
Music Charges + Any Minimums: $15
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Leader: Bob Gorry
Billing: GoBruCcio CD release concert with Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli, Peter Riccio
Date: 9/23/2021
Set Times: 8pm
Venue: Cafe Nine
Venue Address w/cross streets: 250 State St, New Haven, CT
(corner of Crown St)
Venue Telephone Number: (203) 789-8281
Band Personnel + Insts: Bob Gorry (guitar), Pete Brunelli (Bass),
Peter Riccio (Drums)
Music Charges + Any Minimums: $5
Purchase Ticket Direct Link: https://www.cafenine.com/
Guitarist Bob Gorry, bassist Pete Brunelli, and drummer Peter Riccio have played together through the years in many different settings but never recorded as a trio prior to GoBruCcio. They draw from their wide variety of musical experiences during five fascinating free improvisations. Their music progresses through varied movements with one player often taking the lead, the others following and building on his ideas, and then one of the musicians shifting gears to take the group improvisation in a surprisingly different direction.
While the trio’s music is essentially free jazz, it also includes aspects of progressive rock, contemporary classical music, and the blues, all blended together in a unique fashion. On the opener, “Safecracker,” guitarist Gorry starts out being first among equals with Brunelli and Riccio providing a strong forward momentum that becomes a solid groove. The music then becomes freer and furious, and the resulting group interplay is full of passion.
“Always Somewhere” visits several musical areas before ending up at a fast tempo. “Magic City Madness” has a bit of walking bass, gets a little boppish in an abstract way and ends up hinting at Ornette Coleman-type free bop. The quirky “Javelina” begins and ends almost like a pre-planned rhythmic composition but contains plenty of free form excitement in between. As with the other selections, the closing “Papillon,” which at one point becomes a ballad, keeps listeners guessing and stimulated by the explorative yet perfectly coherent ensembles.
The trio of Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli and Peter Riccio on GoBruCcio prove to be greater than the sum of their parts, constructing a consistently intriguing and colorful set of unpredictable yet satisfying music.
1. Safecracker
2. Always Somewere
3. Magic City Madness
4. Javelina
5. Papillon
Bob Gorry - Guitar
Pete Brunelli - Bass
Peter Riccio - Drums
All Compositions by Gorry/Brunelli/Riccio
Recorded by Greg DiCrosta at Firehouse12
Mixed and Mastered by Nick Lloyd at Firehouse12
Cover Art By Jeff Cedrone
