Gary Philip Sfraga = Gary PhilipS, my guitars and anyone who would like to join in.
THE JERSEY COAST REEF BAND
John Welter - Guitar and Vocals
Bob Chewey - Bass and Vocals
Mike Pitoscia - Percussion
Aron Gornish-Keyboard
Influences
Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Stones,
Peter Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, The Everly Brothers,Loudon Wainwright III, Jerry Jeff Walker, Don McLean, The Doors, Van Morrison, Frank Sinatra, Mitch Miller, Bobby Darin, Del Shannon - the list goes on forever.
Gary began performing at the age of 6, often singing unaccompanied. He played with various rock bands and in the 60's and 70's in Northern New Jersey and Queens, NY. Later in the 70's he ventured out on his own, mixing the folk music of his early youth with the rock playing at area colleges, including Fairfield University, William Paterson College, Wagner College. He also performed with Harry Chapin and Don McLean during that time. Gary took some time off from performing in public but has recently burst back onto the musical scene at the Jersey Shore Last fall Gary had the privilege of playing at various locations in Key West.
Gary has also started writing recently composing some songs on his own as well as co-writing with a long lost friend from Arizona, Phil Corso, under the names of AKA and Baja-Dos Amigos Viejo mixing tropical and southwest flavors. His first CD, “Tropical Island Dreaming”, is due out early summer 2008.
Gary’s versatility is apparent as he performs as a solo artist, a duo or with his band The Jersey Coast Reef Band. He will be performing in September with at Parrotpalooza and The New Hope Foundation “Afternoon of Tropical Music” with such notable musicians as Jim Morris, John Frinzi, Jimmy and the Parrots, just to mention a few.
Playing a style known as Trop Rock, a combination of Rock, Southern Rock, Southwest and Country music all with a Tropical feel, he covers numerous artists from the 50 through the present, with a summery sound.
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It's my birthday party and a car rally all rolled into one, with a cash prize that could go into the thousands! You have to register in advance, though, so go to CarRally. EricGinsberg. com to get more info and register your team!
I'm giving 50 points to the first 10 teams to sign up, so hurry!
Registration closes August 4th and once you've signed up, your team gets a profile so you can talk trash to other teams.
Aside from that, see you this weekend at the Wave Gathering? I play Friday night, solo, and Saturday with the band, 3:15pm, at The Saint!
Hi Gary, Just wanted to thank you for letting me chime in on "Brown Eyed Girl" at Brewsters tonight. It made my night and it was such fun to be part of your band. Hope to see you soon. Todd
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