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Four for the show

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012

T. Blunt

T’was four nights before Christmas and laughter could be heard coming out of the theater at Jazz Central . The intimate music spot became a venue for some down-home laughs (and occasional snorts) last night.

Anna Phillips

Hoboken’s Dan Frigolette (graduate of Baldwinsville High) put together another joke fest this year, featuring Anna Phillips, and Syracuse natives Jessie Mae Peluso and newcomer T. Blunt (who served as the MC). There were two sets for the Friday show.

Dan Frigolette

On Saturday Frigolette (pictured above) will be joined by Moody McCarthy for two shows (both also at Jazz Central). These shows have sort of become a holiday tradition, bringing CNY some much needed humor to kick off the winter season.

Jessie Mae Peluso

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Scholastic Saturday (continued)

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Ryan Fox (guitar) jams with the musicians at Jazz Central on Saturday.

Ryan Fox (guitar) jams with the house band at Jazz Central during Saturday's session.

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Jazz for a Saturday afternoon

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

Living Word Academy's Oliva Michael, Acacia Bunker and their teacher Paula Michael participated in a Scholastic Jam Session today at Jazz Central.

Living Word Academy's Olivia Michael, Acacia Bunker, and their teacher Paula Michael (far right) participated in a Scholastic Jam Session today at Jazz Central. They were accompanied by Larry Luttinger on drums (background). The clinic also featured Darryl Pugh (bass) and CNY Jazz Educator of the Year Joe Carello (sax).

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Laughing without limits

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

Toronto's Chrissie Cunningham: Was it something I said?

Anna Phillips (pictured below) produced a comedy show at Jazz Central last night that featured homegirl Jessimae Peluso, Amy Carlson (New Rochelle) and Chrissie Cunningham (Tornonto).

Anna Phillips said she thinks she is smarter than Lil' Wayne, but she's not sure.

Jessimae Peluso, who now lives in NYC, danced on stage, then reminisced about CNY and summers at Green Lakes making the human chain.

The laughs were punctated by stories about Hip Hop, relationships, parties and pet dogs.

Amy Carlson, who lives in New Rochelle, wrote a poem about Syracuse. Want to hear it, here it goes...

Cunningham, who happens to be hearing-imparied, was making her U.S. and Syracuse premiere.

Chrissie Cunningham from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.

Tags: 2012, Amy Carlson, Anna Phillips, Chrissie Cunningham, Comedy, Jazz Central, Jessiemae Peluso
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When a Poet’s Fed Up

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

Rae Sunshine, gave us a conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something on Friday.

Rae Sunshine, poet

During an intermission at a comedy show last night at Jazz Central, Rae Sunshine performed one her poems , which was an imaginary conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something.

Her group Underground Poetry Spot will be performing a full show later this month at Art Rage Gallery.

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The Three Wiseguys

Friday, December 24th, 2010

Moody McCarthy

Central New Yorkers turned New York City comics Moody McCarthy and Dan Frigolette came home to the Jazz Central stage last night for two shows.

McCarthy took a satirical view of his alma mater’s mascot (Moody’s a Corcoran alum) and family gift giving, while Frigolette (an SU grad) engaged the crowd about the chances of a Jersey guy picking up women from Manhattan and a comedian’s limitations in hierarchy of show business.

MC for the show was ESM grad Justin Taylor.