Friday, April 19, 2013

"The Joe Bev Experience Goes to College" - Radio Theater - Saturday 4:30 pm ET on CRAGG!

Phil Proctor, Fred Frees and Great Northern Audio instruct listeners in the art of radio theater part of The Joe Bev 3-Hour Block, starting 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT on cultradioagogo.com.


It was posted on the website http://www.greatnorthernaudio.com.
"The estimable Joe Bevilacqua will be broadcasting several works of the Great Northern Audio Theatre on his online radio show at Cult Radio A-Go-Go! These will be about once a month on Saturdays, beginning this Saturday, April 20th."




It is part of "The Joe Bev Experience Goes to College," the 34th edition of the weekly omnibus.
 Great Northern's
Solid State University
on the Joe Bev Experience

What if a citadel of higher education was completely automated? Great Northern's Solid State University (http://www.greatnorthernaudio.com/gnrt/solidstate.html) will be featured this Saturday, April 20, 2013 on The Joe Bev Experience, at 4:30 PM ET. 1:30 pm PT, streamed over cultradioagogo.com.

"Written and produced long before computers started showing up in classrooms, just about everything in this academic send-up ended up coming true.  Featuring Dan Coffey (Dr. Science himself), Dave Moore and Jerry Stearns.  Winner of the Golden Reel Award for Best Radio Drama for 1993 from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters."
Philip Proctor
 of Firesign Theatre

Jerry Stearns and Brian K. Price also wrote: Joseph Bevilacqua's website (http://www.joebev.com) is entertaining, informative and goofy–a wonderful mix and just the kind of place to hear SOLID STATE UNIVERSITY – hope you have time to visit. And listen in for other Great Northern Audio works in the coming months. 

Also, on the hour will be "Peter Bergman and the End of the World" written by Philip Proctor of Firesign Theatre, performed by Phil Proctor, Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg, and produced and directed by Bevilacqua.


In addition, "Napoleon Brandy," part 1, will be read by Fred Frees, one of the six stories from his audiobook "Dracula Meets Jack The Ripper" (written by Michael B. Druxman), available at Amazon.



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Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) is a veteran radio theater producer and voice actor. A protege of Daws Butler, he also works on stage and is the winner of the 2012 New York TANYS Award for Excellence in Acting. He has performed at the Improv, Caroline's on Broadway, Catch a Rising Star, the Comic Strip, opened for Uncle Floyd, worked with Al Franken, Shelley Berman, Lewis Black and Rick Overton. Joe has also MC'd shows featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Mahr and Gilbert Gottfried. He has been regularly heard on National Public Radio and Sirius-XM Radio and has produced hundreds of hours of audiobooks.


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Hundreds of hours of audio titles from Waterlogg Productions are available at http://www.waterlogg.com.


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Remastered Classic Modern Jazz LPs Cuts on "Jazz-O-Rama" Saturday, April 20, 3:30 pm ET on CRAGG!

Count Basie, Art Blakey, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, more. Saturdays as part of The Joe Bev 3-Hour Block, which includes The Comedy-O-Rama Hour & The Joe Bev Experience, starting 2:30 pm ET, 1:30 CT, 11:30 PT streamed over cultradioagogo.com!


The remastered music of Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Lee Morgan, and Dave Brubeck will fill the air on the 38th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour airing Saturday, April 20th at 3:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm PT, at http://www.CultRadioAGoGo.com (part of Joe Bev 3-Hour Block, beginning at 2:20 pm ET / 11:30 am PT).



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This Saturday Joe Bev presents 78 RPM & LP Jazz with a Sense of Humor:"My Favorite LP Cuts of the 1950s & 60s", including: Count Basie, Art Blakey, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Miles Davis, and Horace Silver.

1. Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet - Parisian Thoroughfare (self titled, 1955)
2.  Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere ("The Big Beat", 1960)
3. The Miles Davis Quintet - Seven Steps to Heaven (title track, 1963)
4. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (title track, 1962) 
5. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - For Minors Only ("Hard Drive", 1957)
6. Count Basie - Blues In Hoss' Flat ("Chairman of the Board", 1958)
7. Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train (title track, 1962)
8. Lee Morgan - Untitled Boogaloo ("The Procrastinator", 1969)
9. Horace Silver - "Baghdad Blues" ("Blowin' The Blues Away", 1959)


Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Parisian Thoroughfare is a Richie Powell arrangement of the Bud Powell composition performed by the short-lived Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet, and their debut self-tilted studio album, recorded August 2, 3 & 6, 1954 and February 24 & 25, 1955, and released in 1955 on the EmArcy label. The producer was Bob Shad. Personnel: Clifford Brown – trumpet; Harold Land – tenor saxophone; George Morrow – bass; Richie Powell – piano; Max Roach – drums

Dat Dere was first recorded in 1960 by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers on the album "The Big Beat". Oscar Brown Jr. penned the lyrics later for the song's release on his 1961 début album "Sin & Soul...and Then Some".

Seven Steps to Heaven was the eighth studio album by Miles Davis, recorded May 14, 1963 in New York, and released in 1963 by Columbia Records. Personnel: Miles Davis – trumpet, George Coleman – tenor sax, Herbie Hancock – piano, Ron Carter – bass, Tony Williams – drums.


Dave Brubeck Quartet
Countdown: Time in Outer Space is the 1962 Dave Brubeck composition dedicated to John Glenn, recorded for the The Dave Brubeck Quartet Columbia studio album of the same name.  Personnel: Dave Brubeck – piano; Paul Desmond – alto saxophone; Joe Morello – drums; Eugene Wright – double bass.

For Minors Only was recorded by Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers for the album "Hard Drive", recorded in New York City, NY October 11, 1957. Personnel: Bill Hardman – Trumpet; Johnny Griffin – Tenor Sax; Junior Mance – Piano; Spanky DeBrest – Bass; Art Blakey –  Drums.

Frank Foster wrote Blues In Hoss' Flat and performed on the 1958 Roulette album "Chairman of the Board." Basie is accompanied on this March 28, 1958, recording by Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley and Joe Newman on trumpet, Henry Coker, Al Grey and Benny Powell on trombone, Marshal Royal on clarinet/alto sax, the composer on alto sax/flute, Billy Mitchell and Frank Foster on tenor sax, Charlie Fowlkes on baritone sax, Freddie Green on guitar, Eddie Jones on bass and Sonny Payne on drums. 


Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson Trio's album "Night Train" was released in 1962 by Verve Records, featured Oscar Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums. It was produced by Norman Granz.

Untitled Boogaloo was first recorded for "The Procrastinator" the album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label, featuring performances by Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins. It was originally issued in 1978 as a double LP featuring tracks recorded in three different sessions: July 1967, September 1969 and October 1969.  Final track from Morgan's 1967-1969 "Sonic Boom" sessions album. Personnel on the two sessions: Lee Morgan (trumpet); David "Fathead" Newman, George Coleman (tenor saxophone); Julian Prester (trombone); Cedar Walton, Harold Mabern (piano); Ron Carter, Walter Booker (bass); Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker (drums).


Horace Silver
Horace Silver's "Baghdad Blues" was recorded: August 29, 1959, and released on the Blue Note Classic "Blowin' The Blues Away", with Horace Silver on piano; Blue Mitchell on trumpet; Junior Cook on tenor saxophone; Gene Taylor on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums.




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Joe Bev
Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) has been producing radio in many genres since 1971 when he was 12. At 19 in 1980, Bev became the youngest person to produce a radio show for public radio. He co-hosted The Jazz Show with Garret Gega in the early 80s, a four hour a week mix classic jazz and comedy. Bev also worked for WBGO, Jazz 88 in Newark, NJ and produced documentaries for WNYC New York Public Radio on jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton. 

Bev also produces, directs, writes and voices half of The Comedy-O-Rama Hour, now in his 55th week, which is has been highest rated radio show on Cult Radio A-Go-Go! for many weeks. Joe Bev's other weekly radio show, The Jazz-O-Rama Hour debuted at #2. 

Last year, the veteran voice actor added his third hour for Cult Radio, called The Joe Bev Experience which airs right after The Jazz-O-Rama Hour. 

More about Waterlogg Productions at http://www.waterlogg.com.



LIKE THE JAZZ-O-RAMA SHOW? CHECK OUT OUR DOCUMENTARY...


Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis: A Joe Bev Musical Sound Portrait

by Joe Bevilacqua Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua, Winton Marsalis, Donald Newlove, Leonard Lopate, Louis Armstrong

Length: 59 min. 

Veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this entertaining, informative hour, recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans and featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis, jazz author and historian Donald Newlove, WNYC Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others, on the origins of jazz, and the life and music of legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Also featured is the music of Armstrong throughout his long career, and rare recordings, including audio from a 1957 CBS TV documentary with Edward R. Murrow.


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A New Character Arrives at "Camp Waterlogg" inspired by Jonathan Winters






Weekly improvisational radio theater The Comedy-O-Rama airs Saturdays as part of The Joe Bev 3-Hour Block, which includes The Jazz-O-Rama Hour & The Joe Bev Experience, starting 2:30 pm ET, 1:30 CT, 11:30 PT streamed over cultradioagogo.com!



Joe Bev has multiple personalities. Sometimes, Bev is gruff Sgt. Lefty. Sometimes, he's meek Ellis de Boatkeeper.  Other times, he's a seven year old immigrant named Andy. Or stoner Woody. Or... sometimes Bev is all of them at once.


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"Only when voicing my radio show," admits the veteran, award-winning actor-writer-producer, who has been improvising full storylines on the radio, doing all the voices himself for more than 40 years.

Along the way, Bevilacqua (his full name) has created serious documentaries, NPR reports, jazz shows and many other works in many genres.


Jonathan Winters
This Saturday, April 20th, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour presents "Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go! Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice". The new radio play is part of The Joe Bev 3-Hour Block, starting 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT on http://www.cultradioagogo.com.

In the hour, it's April Fools Day, when Sgt. Lefty (Joe Bev) and Olive Pitts (Lorie Kellogg) are doing all the chores at Camp Waterlogg, leaving the others to goof off. Kenny Savoy is featured as Stinky and Luigi.

In one scene, Joe Bev ad-libs all the characters in a pool match, including a new character Bev has created as a tribute to the comedian Jonathan Winters, who died on April 11, 2013.

"Jonathan was the greatest comedian of our time and an inspiration to all comedians," added Bevilacqua, who admits his new character is based on Winter's Maude Fricket.

The April 20th Joe Bev 3-Hour Block includes:


1-Comedy-O-Rama #55:
"April Fools Me Once, Fools Me Twice" with a new Jonathan Winters (https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.winters.7927?group_id=0inspired character.



2-Jazz-O-Rama #38: "My Favorite LP Cuts of the 1950s & 60s": Count Basie, Art Blakey, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Miles Davis, Horace Silver


3-Joe Bev Experience #34: "Joe Bev Goes to College"
"Peter Bergman and the End of the World" by Philip Proctor (https://www.facebook.com/philip.proctor2?group_id=0)
"Napoleon Brandy," part 1, read by Fred Frees (https://www.facebook.com/frederic.frees.5?group_id=0)
"Solid State University" from Great Northern Audio Theatre (Jerry Stearns and Brian K. Price (https://www.facebook.com/bkprice1?group_id=0)), featuring Dan (“Dr. Science”) Coffey.


Also featured on the hour will be the first new "Lum and Abner" comedy since 1954, written and performed by Donnie Pitchford, who also draws the "Lum and Abner" comic strip appearing at http://firstarkansasnews.net/lum-and-abner/ in a "Sunday strip" format with a new installment each Sunday.

HERE IS THIS WEEKS LUM and ABNER....

Joe Bev has produced and directed The Comedy-O-Rama Hour for the last 55weeks for Cult Radio A-Go-Go! (plus, 60 previous hours for XM Radio).


It was announce on February 27 that Blackstone Audio, Inc., has entered into partnership with Joe Bev's Waterlogg Productions to providing its award-winning audiobooks to a wider audience. 


On February 22, it was announced that Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) was chosen to be among those to receive a 2013 "Kean University Distinguished Alumni Award".


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Joe Bev
Bevilacqua has been producing radio in many genres most of his life. In 1980, at 19, Bevilacqua produced his first radio show, Liquid Comedy, for public radio station WRSU in New Brunswick, New Jersey, subsequently distributed internationally by the National Federation of Community Broadcaster (which became Pacifica Radio Archives). He co-hosted The Jazz Show with Garret Gega in the early 80s, a four hour a week mix classic jazz and comedy for WKNJ in Union, New Jersey. 

Bevilacqua also worked for WBGO, Jazz 88 in Newark, NJ and produced documentaries for WNYC New York Public Radio on jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, and Lionel Hampton. 

He is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, and in 2009, Bevilacqua did a commentary for Marketplace about his "green lifestyle". 


Lorie Kellogg
Lorie Kellogg is the co-producer. Kellogg started her education at the Kansas City Art Institute. There she studied painting, printmaking, photography, commercial design and video. She continued to Graduate School at the California Institute of the Arts where she received her MFA in Film/Video. Lorie is a graphic designer creating websites, logos, newsletters, newspaper & magazine layout, package design, ad design, and edits video & audio. 


More about Waterlogg Productions at: http://www.waterlogg.com.




Wednesday, April 17, 2013

LATEST REVIEW: We Take You Now to Grover's Mill: The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast by Joe Bevilacqua (Audiobook Review)

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We Take You Now
To Grover’s Mill:
The Making of the War
 of the Worlds Broadcast

by Joe Bevilacqua
narrated by Joe Bevilacqua

Copyright: 2011 Waterlogg Productions
Duration: 30 minutes unabridged
Genres: non fiction, radio production
Filed in: Audiobook Reviews




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PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations!

We Take You Now To Grover's Mill: The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast, written, produced, directed, and narrated by Joe Bevilacqua. 

In this 1988 documentary, award-winning NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua looks at how the landmark broadcast came about and examines its impact on broadcast history. The half-hour program includes rare interviews with Mercury Theater producer John Houseman and writer Howard Koch, actor Arthur Anderson, and the people of Grover's Mill, New Jersey, who lived through the "Martian invasion".

© Joe Bevilacqua (P)2011 Joe Bevilacqua

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AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Ladies and Gentlemen, I’ve just been handed a message that came in from Grover’s Mill by telephone. Just one moment please. At least forty people, including six state troopers, lie dead in a field east of the village of Grover’s Mill, their bodies burned and distorted beyond all possible recognition.

On October 30, 1938, during a regular airing of Mercury Theatre On The Air, a CBS Radio Network news correspondent broke in with the devastating story of an apparent Martian invasion near the unincorporated township of Grover’s Mill, New Jersey. Over the course of the one-hour program, the incoming bulletins grew more and more terrifying as the Martian war machines defeated army units and marched on New York City, their heat rays and deadly poison gas leaving a wake of death and destruction behind them.

Just minutes into the broadcast the phone lines began to jam with listeners trying to reach the CBS offices, the police, family members, or friends. It is reported that many people in the immediate vicinity of the “attack” evacuated their homes, taking as many of their possessions with them as they could carry. The extent of the panic has been, and is still debated but radio broadcasting would be forever changed. The value of radio as a source of news and dramatic entertainment was suddenly apparent.

In 1988, award-winning journalist and voiceover artist Joe Bevilacqua created this thirty-minute special for NPR in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the historic event. It is available now as an audio download for the first time. Contained herein are exclusive interviews with John Houseman, who produced the program, Howard Koch, who was the primary writer of the radio script, and Arthur Anderson, one of the primary actors. You’ll learn about Orson Welles’ involvement in the project. You’ll also hear interviews and commentaries from real-live people who lived in and around the Grover’s Mill area relating their memories of the event, not to mention several clips from the original broadcast itself.

This thirty-minute feature is packed with more information and entertainment than you can shake a heat ray at. Don’t miss out on a unique behind-the-scenes look at one of the more fascinating pieces of American history and pop-culture.

If you’re interested in listening to the original CBS Radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, you can download a free copy at Archive.org. It’s a good quality copy featuring the entire 60-minute program.

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CHECK OUT THESE OTHER AUDIOBOOK REVIEWS:
The Misadventures Of Sherlock Holmes by Joe Bevilacqua (Audiobook Review)
Old Time Radio Parodies by Joe Bevilacqua (Audiobook Review)
Uncle Dunkle And Donnie by Joe Bevilacqua (Audiobook Review)



Special thanks to Joe Bevilacqua for this review copy.
Audiobook review by Steven Brandt.
This audiobook review is based on the unabridged audiobook.
Come back soon for more audiobook reviews from Audiobook-Heaven.




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