ED ALSTROM , Itinerant Musician
edalstrom.com and acidcabaret.com

Welcome to Ed Alstrom's website! Thanks for stopping by.

What's COMING UP?JUST HAPPENED?
(see the 'EVENTS' tab for more details)

IT'S HERE, FINALLY!
THE HARMONIOUS FIVE DEBUT CD:
"Wanna Hear You Say 'Yeah'"

"VINTAGE R&B" - see the EVENTS TAB for more details.
AVAILABLE at CDBABY.COM - NOW!!!

Ed Alstrom (guitar), Dave Keyes (piano), Mark Berger (bass), Frank Pagano (drums) -
all singing, all the time!

CD RELEASE PARTIES COMING UP at
TRUMPETS in Montclair on Wednesday, January 4, 7:30, two sets

MEXICALI LIVE in Teaneck on Thursday, January 5, 8:00, one set,
opening for The Jon Herington Band

see the EVENTS TAB for details - come down and pick up a copy!
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ED'S ORGAN CD IS AVAILABLE TOO!!!

Available for purchase at:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/EdAlstrom1 - packaged CD
http://www.digstation.com/EdAlstrom - download of individual tracks or the whole album

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Ed just finished co-producing a Christmas CD for
DOLCI CANTI
Vicki Fisk (soprano) and Beth Staples (mezzo) have released a CD of delightful Christmas music,
featuring their remarkable vocal blend and unique arrangements over Ed's lush one-man orchestra,
in which he plays piano, organ, synth, guitars, fretless bass, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki, bells,
and percussion.
More at dolcicanti.com

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UPCOMING GIGS:

Friday, December 30
Ed with ROB PAPAROZZI at McLOONE'S BOATHOUSE, W. Orange, NJ
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New Years Eve
EQUUS TAVERN, Bernardsville, NJ
Ed (piano/gtr/vcls) with a great band including Rob Paparozzi, John Korba, Mark Berger,
and the legendary Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums.
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Friday, January 6
Ed with LISA ROTT and the ALL-TERRAIN BAND at BUNNY'S, S. Orange, NJ
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Thursday, January 12
Ed with PERI SMILOW at CARNELIA STREET CAFE, NYC
"The Great American Jewish Songbook" cabaret show

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Friday, January 27
Ed with ROB PAPAROZZI QUARTET at SHANGHAI JAZZ, Madison, NJ

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- Ed is in his third year as Organist/Choir Director at CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, Morristown, NJ. A full article from the Newark Star-Ledger is in the PRESS section of this site. Check out some of Redeemer's musical performances with Ed and their wonderful choir at www.redeemermorristown.org,
or on our new YOUTUBE channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/redeemermorristown

- Ed is in his second year as Accompanist (pno/org/gtr) and Choir Director at TEMPLE NER TAMID in Bloomfield, NJ. He will accompany services on most Friday nights and Saturday mornings. See http://www.nertamid.org for more details.

- Ed plays organ on harmonica great Rob Paparozzi's GRAMMY-NOMINATED
new CD, "Etruscan Soul" (go to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robpaparozzi for more details).

- YANKEE BASEBALL!
Ed will start his 9th season as Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium in the spring.


Still don't believe it?
Click here to hear the legendary Bob Sheppard introduce Ed's traditional
7th inning rendition.
This version is on the old Hammond at Yankee Stadium from 2004.

What ELSE?

Ed got to play an impromptu performance with Yankee great BERNIE WILLIAMS at the Yankees Homecoming Dinner in April 2010. Bernie received an award at the dinner and was slated to play his version of 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame',
and (during the sound check) asked Ed to join him! They are working out the arrangement in the shot below.

Just want to give props to the amazing LES PAUL (1915-2009). I had the good fortune to cross paths with him many times over the years, and to go to his house a few times (a trip for sure!). The innovation and guitar hero legacy is staggering, but he was also one of the funniest and most rip-roaring people you'd ever meet. Below is a photo of me sitting in with him at Iridium in NYC on his regular Monday night gig, February 2009.
RIP, Les...

Also, props to the late great ELLIE GREENWICH, who passed away on August 26, 2009. Ellie was a dear friend whom I met while performing on"Leader Of The Pack" on Broadway in the early '80s. If you don't know the name, you certainly know the music she wrote: "Be My Baby", "Hanky Panky", "I Can Hear Music", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Then He Kissed Me", "Leader Of The Pack", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and dozens of other smash hits of the 1960s. Phenomenally talented songwriter, singer, and producer, and a thoroughly delightful human being.
RIP, Ellie...

There are now many clips of Ed playing live in various contexts on YOUTUBE!
Go to www.youtube.com, and search 'ed alstrom', and you'll find 'em!

revised 12/26/11