Excerpt from:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Russ Tarby\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ithaca painter Brian Keeler is one of the most accomplished visual artists in Upstate New York. He\u2019s also a gifted guitarist and an accomplished jitterbugger who has blended those two musical passions into a buoyant dance band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His swingin\u2019 septet, Zingology, has issued its second compact disc, this one a 12-track set called On the Boulevard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inspired by the 1930s and\u201940s music of Roma guitarist Django Reinhardt, Zingology features Keeler on guitar, Ted Caldwell on upright bass, Brian Earle on clarinet, Greg Ezra on drums, Art Godin and Wayne Gottleib on guitar and Joanna Green on violin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Django Reinhardt tunes they cover are the instrumentals \u201cDouce Ambiance,\u201d \u201cMinor Blues\u201d and \u201cHungaria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While those non-vocal tunes let soloists such as the venerable clarinetist Brian Earle, a chance to stand out, the band\u2019s two singers breathe new life into other more familiar songs. Wayne Gottlieb croons \u201cBei Mir Bist du Schon,\u201d \u201cBlack Orpheus\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll See You in my Dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, fiddler Joanna Green performs \u201cExactly Like You,\u201d \u201cThe Man I Love,\u201d \u201cBoulevard of Broken Dreams,\u201d \u201cWhat is This Thing Called Love?\u201d and \u201cPennies From Heaven.\u201d Pennies may be made from copper, but Zingology turns it all into gold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n ______<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zingology will perform at a September Soiree from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road in Ithaca. Musician Kurt Lichtmann will perform humorous Italian folk songs from 6 to 6:30 p.m.; 607- 323-7684; northstarartgallery.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Record reviews Excerpt from: Acoustic alchemy:Westcott Jug Suckers and Zingology each release dynamite discs By Russ Tarby\u00a0 Ithaca painter Brian Keeler is one of the most accomplished visual artists in Upstate New York. He\u2019s also a gifted guitarist and an accomplished jitterbugger who has blended those two musical passions into a buoyant dance band. His swingin\u2019 septet, Zingology, has issued its second compact disc, this one a 12-track set called On the Boulevard. Inspired by the 1930s and\u201940s music of…<\/p>\nAcoustic alchemy:
Westcott Jug Suckers and Zingology
each release dynamite discs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n