Jerry Marotta: Back in NYC on 7.31.07 in SoHo at Dirty Soap Studios

Recording for Sony Pictures at Dirty Soap Studios in SoHo, NYC 7.31.07:
Victor Bailey, Chieli Minucci, Jerry Marotta, & Peter Primamore.


www.peterprimamore.com

www.victorbailey.com

www.chielimusic.com



"I just released a record, Grancia,  on which Jerry played..."
-Peter Primamore


Grancia integrates traditional orchestral instruments including violin, viola,
cello, harp, and woodwinds with a jazz / rock rhythm section and ethnic percussion.The music
has been described as: elegant, sensual, cinematic, visual, richly arranged,
multilayered and complex – but very accessible. It incorporates formal structures
but has lots of room for improvising and solos.

The Grancia band includes 13 players from different musical disciplines -
an unconventional, top shelf ensemble:

Peter Primamore: acoustic and electric piano
Chieli Minucci: electric and acoustic guitars
Tony Levin: bass
Jerry Marotta: drums
Antoine Silverman: violin
Shane Shanahan: percussion
Charles Pillow: oboe, English horn, flute, clarinet
Tim Moran: alto flute, bass clarinet, flute, clarinet
David Eggar: cello
Lorenza Ponce: violin
Jonathan Dinklage: viola, violin
Carol Emmanuel : Harp
Larry Chernicoff: vibes, glockenspiel, percussion


Grancia was recorded with the whole band live in the studio, with no click track,
no samples, and with overdubs kept to a minimum. It is an audiophile quality recording, captured
with a combination of ultra-high quality digital and analog techniques. Grancia was conceived from
its inception as a surround sound project and is presented as a hybrid SACD, playable
on all regular CD players and on SACD-compatible 5.1 surround sound and home theater
systems.It was recorded at Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, N.Y. by Paul Antonell and Rich Tozzoli.
It was produced by Best Surround CD of the Year winner Larry Chernicoff
(for his CD ‘October’) and Peter Primamore.

The band 3 just completed recording their new CD at Jersville.
Check out there myspace page with photos from the sessions at:
http://myspace.com/3


The one and only Jerry Marotta recording with The Passage Project on 5.22.07

Recording for Sony Pictures at Dirty Soap Studios in SoHo, NYC 7.31.07
Victor Bailey, Chieli Minucci, Jerry, Chris Denman, Peter Premimore, & Tyler Unland.

Recording for Sony Pictures at Dirty Soap Studios in SoHo, NYC 7.31.07
Victor Bailey, Chieli Minucci, Jerry, Chris Denman, & Peter Premimore.

Jerry, Victor Bailey, & Malcolm Moore NYC 7.31.07

Jerry, Todd Rundgren, Jesse Gress, & Tony Levin 9.2006

The Berlin Wall

Black Olive sessions at the new Jersville location
March 19th, 2006: Eric "the" Taylor, Tony Levin,
Calvin May, Figure, Steve Czubara,
& Jerry Marotta

Jerry Marotta plays the Dragon Drums with mallets
at the Above Water sessions 3.2006
Photo by Steve Czubara

JERRY MAROTTA performed at Yamaha Groove Night in Anaheim, CA on 1.21.06!

Jerry played drums on and sang the song, Cousin Dupree by Steely Dan.

Jerry backstage with Meaghan Gadd

Matt Cameron and Jerry at the party afterwards

If you were at Winter NAMM 2006, you had many chances to see Marotta Griesgraber perform!

Jerry and Tom play at the Sennhseiser booth.

Jerry in Italy at Stazione Birra 4.28.06
http://petelevin.com

Jerry in Italy 4.25.06 from www.tonylevin.com



Jerry's current Yamaha/Zildjian set-up for 2006

Jerry's current Yamaha/Zildjian set-up for 2006

Jerry and Tony 4.29.06 Capo Liveri, Elba, Italy at Sugar Reef
http://petelevin.com

Jerry 10.16 in Pratteln/Basel at Z7 *More photos by Pierre at: www.villagepopol.com

TLB live 10.16 in Pratteln/Basel at Z7 *More photos by Pierre at: www.villagepopol.com

Moscow. A subway station-Gress, Fast, Frazza, Marotta, & Levin

Jerry in Neuchatel 10.15 Photo by Pete Levin

TLB live in Schio Vicenza, Italy at the Teatro Astra on 10.14.05 *Teatro Astra CLICK HERE

Jerry at a drum stick convention in Naples, Italy on 10.10.05
www.thossounds.com

TLB rehearsal on Saturday afternoon 10.1.05 at Keegan Ales

TLB rehearsal on Saturday afternoon 10.1.05 at Keegan Ales

TLB rehearsal on Saturday afternoon 10.1.05 at Keegan Ales

The first show of the Tony Levin Band Fall Tour 2005 took place at Keegan Ales in Kingston, NY.
The show was a lot of fun with some new songs like Utopia and What Would Jimmy Do? and vintage crowd pleasers like On The Air (Peter Gabriel) and Sleepless (King Crimson). New addition Peter Levin on keys was fantastic on piano and organ. Look for more photos here soon. Off to Naples next!

*CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO of On The Air


***Go to www.the-intruder.com to watch TLB play Back In New York City on 10.14.05 in Italy!




MAROTTA/GRIESGRABER podcast!
Also of note.. Spotted Peccary just did a podcast interview with Tom and Jerry. 
Podcasts if you're not familair are a new type of internet radio show. Basically.. you subscribe
to the podcast.. and when a new show is available, it downloads to your computer.
To check out the Spotted Peccary Podcast, visit www.spottedpeccary.com

Marotta/Griesgraber live - Cluny, France by Didier Dureuil

Jerry from very early Marotta Griegraber show in 2002

Jerry Marotta playing Omiharp at Jersville durring a session for Eric "the" Taylor 9.25.04   Jerry Marotta playing live with the Indigo Girls in 1995 Marotta Griegraber 2005   Jerry in Europe with CGT live 2.2005   CGT+2 Live in Quebec 2003 Photo by Jen Kerner         Jerry in Italy on the MAROTTA GRIESGRABER Tour 2005!   Jerry with California Guitar Trio live in 2003 Amy Ray, Sara Lee, Jerry, Emily Saliers, & Joan Jett-1994 "Damn it , Joan ate all the chips!!!" Jerry live 1994 with The Indigo Girls ARTIE TRAUM, JERRY MARROTTA, GEOFF SATHER, and SCOTT PETTITO during the recording of "Sting", 1995 Jerry playing live in 2003 Jerry on tour with Tony Levin, Peter Gabriel, Larry Fast, and David Rhodes in 1982 Photo by Larry Fast