The Jost Project Performs Classic Rock in a Jazz Format at Bucks County Community College Newtown Campus on Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Jōst Project, a Philadelphia-based band devoted
to jazz, is presenting a free master class and performing in a free concert on Thursday, November 7, 2013, all taking place at the Newtown Campus of Bucks County Community College. The master class, opened to the public, is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The concert at 7:30 p.m. features songs off of their recently released CD “Can’t Find My Way Home” (Dot Time Records). The events are sponsored by the college’s Cultural Affairs Committee. Both events will take place in the Presser Music Room and Multimedia Center on the Newtown Campus at 275 Swamp Road, Newton, Pa., and free parking is accessible. For more information, contact Jeff Baumeister at 215-968-8135 or visit www.bucks.edu/cultural.

The  Jōst Project, comprised of four talented musicians, creates an exciting new connection between jazz and the music of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beach Boys and others by interpreting classic rock in a jazz format. All Philadelphia area residents, the band includes internationally renowned vibraphonist Tony Miceli, vocalist Paul Jost, bassist Kevin MacConnell and drummer Charlie Patierno.

 Their CD “Can’t Find My Way Home” has been picked up by college and jazz radio stations throughout the country and receiving raves from critics and leaders in the music industry here and abroad. Jazz in Europe’s critic Johan van Deeg wrote …”The Jost Project is without a doubt one of the most creative bands I have heard for years and vocalist Paul Jost one of the best male jazz vocalists that I have heard since Mark Murphy. Michael Barbiero record producer/engineer for The Allman Brothers, Joe Cocker, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Whitney Houston and many more ... “You nailed it totally. This has me positively speechless.” Buster Maxwell, music critic called the CD, “A refreshing take on Pop-Rock classics” and values what the band offers people who “love the sixties” saying, “Thank you, The Jost Project, for bringing the musical past back to life in such a mature, surprising, and satisfying way.”

Can’t Find My Way Home is available at dottimerecords.com, iTunes, Amazon.com and in stores. For more information, visit thejostproject.com or friend them on facebook.com/thejostproject.            

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