The BACKSTORY to write and record "SPELLBOUND": (followed by some personal notes about the tunes)
Posted on October 3, 2010 with 0 comments
Denver, Colorado has been my home base for many years now and I've loved living in the "Mile High City". I've spent half my life here, first recorded my music here, acquired a loyal and supportive fan base and made many lasting friendships.
With my band "Vic Cionetti & Friends", I was able to play my "saxoriginals" at a variety of venues, concerts and jazz festivals with some great musicians.
But I'm proud to say that I was born and raised in Batavia, New York.
Growing up there was a life experience filled with treasured memories of the town and its citizens, the musicians I played sax with in the Rochester/Buffalo area, and the drum corps that I marched with, playing snare drum for nearly 15 years with "Mighty St. Joe's". I later became a drum judge with the All American Judging Association and was priveledged to serve as a drum instructor for "St. Joseph's of Batavia", the "Rochester Crusaders", the "Fulton Gauchos", the "MelloDears", and later in Denver for the "Blue Knights". [...]
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With my band "Vic Cionetti & Friends", I was able to play my "saxoriginals" at a variety of venues, concerts and jazz festivals with some great musicians.
But I'm proud to say that I was born and raised in Batavia, New York.
Growing up there was a life experience filled with treasured memories of the town and its citizens, the musicians I played sax with in the Rochester/Buffalo area, and the drum corps that I marched with, playing snare drum for nearly 15 years with "Mighty St. Joe's". I later became a drum judge with the All American Judging Association and was priveledged to serve as a drum instructor for "St. Joseph's of Batavia", the "Rochester Crusaders", the "Fulton Gauchos", the "MelloDears", and later in Denver for the "Blue Knights". [...]