Live at Forward Hall by J.d. And The Sons Of Rhythm

After this spontaneous foray into collective improvisation leads to a moment of conclusion, you find you are in a club watching and listening to J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm perform live, playing their brand of creative improvised music.

As they play, you find each journey is unique, yet the sensitivity and joyous aura of the musicians who play this music tie it together with themes, styles and sounds, showcasing the Sons of Rhythm sound. Six double-disc CDs recorded live in the studio by primarily the same group of players season the collaborations of the group, who merge ideas and change roles with ease and comfort.

In many ways the music comes in slow waves, building in intensity and then releasing, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. The players breathe the music in and out, and let this guide the movement. The moments of rest encapsulate the music, allowing for a time to clear the palate and open to something new. These times allow for exchanges of players and keys, and shape the presentation of the live performance and the recorded documentation of that performance.

Two full CDs of live, spontaneous, creative improvised music is the result. With the excellent recording facilities of Midtown Recording Studios literally connected to Forward Hall Concert Club, the technical side of the recording is first-rate. The sound is studio quailty without losing the live feel generated by the energy and synergy that cold February Erie evening.

This music will keep you jamming, and having fun. J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm play because they absolutely love to play. This format gives them the freedom to explore, stretch and create with their fellow musicians, and share it with everyone. You will love the result!

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musicSUBMIT press release 10-2004

PA's J.D. and the Sons Of Rhythm

Maybe It's Something In The Water...

...maybe it's just the creative imperative, but Erie, PA's J.D. and the Sons Of Rhythm keep up their prolific ways with the release of two more double CDs Smoke Shadows and Imagination Doctors. This extends the band's catalog to six double CD's in half as many years.

The group is fiercely loyal to their home base on the shores of Lake Erie, recording in a local studio and using local vendors for every element of production, from the printing of back trays to the reproduction of the discs themselves. They're dedicated to reaching a broader audience, though, with a national print advertising program in magazines including Downbeat, Relix and Modern Drummer.

As their name implies, the root of the band is in their rhythm, and the rhythm section is a family affair, featuring drummer J.D. Hopkins and his sons Rickie and Jayson on a variety of traditional, electric and hand drums. The trio builds a foundation for jams that are enhanced on the new releases by Joel Polacci's congas, a quartet of guitarists, Frank Singer, Mike Ohm, Joe Popp and Sheldon Peterson, and a pair of bassists, Tony Stefanelli and Kenny Cornelius. The combination provides all the elements needed for the group's groundbreaking improvisations, which incorporate elements ranging from jazz to classical, with stops along the way for rock, fusion, reggae, Latin, funk and hip-hop.

Smoke Shadows is typical of the group's output, offering twelve of their trademark jams, recorded live in the studio and edited only for length. Imagination Doctors is a departure from their previous efforts, with guitarists Frank Singer and Mike Ohm demonstrating their studio skills by creating multi-tracked overdubs to complement improvised rhythms on disc one, with the second disc devoted to a 46 minute jam presented in its entirety.

More information is available through www.jdhopkins.com, where all of the band's releases can be found, along with recordings by the members in other performing and recording combinations, a combined discography of over 20 releases. The music is distributed nationally through CDBaby.com, TowerRecords.com and tracks are available in iTunes.

Smoke Shadows and Imagination Doctors are great places to get started, but don't wait too long. Three more double discs are slated for release, one featuring a live performance. There's no doubt that J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm have energy equal to their considerable talents.

Or maybe it's something in the water...

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For more information, please visit www.jdhopkins.com

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J.D. and the Sons of Rhytm:

J.D. Hopkins - Roland V-Drums, Traps

Rickie Hopkins - Traps, Roland V-Drums

Jayson Hopkins - Electronic Drums, Traps

Joel Polacci - Congas

Tony Stefanelli - Fretless Electric Bass

David Blaetz - Upright Bass

Kenny Cornelius - Electric Bass

Ralph Reitinger - Electric Bass

Frank Singer - Guitar, Guitar-synthesizer, Keyboards

Mike Ohm - Guitar, Guitar-synthesizer

Sheldon Peterson - Guitar

Joe Popp - Guitar, Guitar-effects

Allen Chaffee - Traps

Recorded live at Forward Hall Concert Club

25th and Peach Streets

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

www.forwardhall.com

by

Randy Hetherington and

Midtown Recording Studios

Adjoining Forward Hall on 25th Street

www.midtownrecording.com

Produced by J.D. Hopkins

Photos by Sue Buck, Jayson Hopkins & Frank Singer

Layout by Sue Buck & Frank Singer

Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Randy Hetherington

CD Duplication by FAR (CDR Primera Bravo Disc Publisher)

Printing by Diane at PIP

Recorded on February 16, 2004

c2004 J.D. Records

www.jdhopkins.com

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Music Production

c2004 J.D. Records, Richard Carl Hopkins, All Rights Reserved

Promotion Distribution

c2004 Frank Singer, Naked Kitty Productions, All Rights Reserved

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JD AND THE SONS OF RHYTHM:

cdbaby.com/jdsons3 - IMAGINATION DOCTORS

cdbaby.com/jdsons2 - SMOKE SHADOWS

cdbaby.com/jdsons - QUANTUM EVENTS

cdbaby.com/jatsor - MUSIC FROM ANOTHER PLANET

cdbaby.com/jatsor2 - PRIMATE GESTURES

cdbaby.com/jatsor3 - FAMILY VALUES

THAT DOG IN EGYPT (J.D., Jayson, Rickie)

cdbaby.com/doge99 - THAT DOG IN EGYPT '99

cdbaby.com/doge97 - THAT DOG IN EGYPT '97

MAMBO (Rickie, Joel, Ralph)

cdbaby.com/mamboband - MAMBO

SKUDD (Jayson)

cdbaby.com/skudd - SKUDD

CAT'S A BEAR: (Frank, Tony)

cdbaby.com/catsabear - TITO IN WONDERLAND

cdbaby.com/catsabear2 - TITO: IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION

cdbaby.com/catsabear3 - EYE OF THE PYRAMID

ONE WORLD TRIBE: (Frank, Mike Chin)

cdbaby.com/oneworldtribe - THE WORLD TODAY

cdbaby.com/oneworldtribe2 - UNITY AND DIVERSITY

POTATO BATTERY: (Mike Ohm, Sheldon Peterson, David Blaetz)

cdbaby.com/potatobattery - POTATO BATTERY

FRANK SINGER

cdbaby.com/franksinger - OFF THE TOP: STANDARDS 1

cdbaby.com/franksinger2 - GENERATIONS STRING QUARTET

MIKE OHM

cdbaby.com/mikeohm1 - THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

cdbaby.com/mikeohm2 - ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER

Joseph Allen Popp's WEIRDO THEATRE: (Joe Popp, Kenny Cornelius)

cdbaby.com/weirdotheatre - I SPY THE HOOTZPAH: LIVE AT FORWARD HALL

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www.jdhopkins.com

www.catsabear.com

www.franksinger.com

www.standards-1.com

www.oneworldtribe.com

www.firstartrecords.com

www.midtownrecording.com

www.forwardhall.com

www.performancerecordings.biz

www.ravensound.com

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