Rock‘n’Roll Weekend

Joe, known by many as the Morning Mayor of the Hudson Valley, has been entertaining audiences, on-air and off, for almost his entire life. In 2020, after retiring as host of the popular morning show on Q92 in Poughkeepsie, New York, he joined the wonderful crew of local broadcasters at WALL Radio, hosting the morning show from 8 to noon every Saturday and Sunday. Joe is a devoted advocate of the power of local radio to entertain, inform, inspire and connect people in a community and now, the even larger community of listeners online, making local radio even more relevant today than ever before.

Vinnie has toured extensively on the international jazz festival circuit as co-leader of the Jazz Fusion Quartet “The Dolphins” with Dan Brubeck and Mike DeMicco. As an arranger, accompanist he’s performed with Laurel Masse (Manhattan Transfer), Eileen Fulton (Award winning star of As the World Turns), Blues artist Rory Block and many others. As a composer, Vinnie co-wrote the music for the off-Broadway play “Clue, The Musical” with Galen Blum. Vinnie has composed and produced numerous cable network TV themes for Lifetime, the Travel Channel, CNN, as well as daytime TV dramas “As the World Turns” and “Guiding Light”. As a producer, engineer, and studio musician, he worked with composer Baikida Carroll on numerous productions such as WGBH and the Tony award winning play “Having Our Say”. Vinnie is an educator, teacher, and clinician, giving master classes across the US, Europe, South America, and China. During his time as Professor of Jazz Studies and chair of the Music Department at SUNY New Paltz, Vinnie developed a broad range of courses and programs in Jazz, improvisation, recording technology, and music industry studies. Vinnie also teaches at summer festivals and camps, especially at the Ashokan Center, where he has taught swing piano every summer for over 20 years.

Toombs Dixon, created by Jack Petruzzelli and Rich Pagano, this new project seeks to perform the very origins of rock ‘n’ roll, juke-joint, and soul blues. Multi-instrumentalist, performer, producer, and writer Petruzzelli comes from a well-seasoned background in music performing alongside artists Patti Smith, Ian Hunter, Joan Osborne, Rufus Wainwright, and Sara Bareilles. His most recognized work includes his leadership in creating The Fab Faux, the critically acclaimed, internationally touring Beatles tribute band.

Lead singer of River of Dreams John Cozolino is a classically trained pianist who attended Mercy College of Music at the Westchester Conservatory studying Bass and music theory. He has earned two Honorable mentions on Billboard songwriting Contest and has taught piano and bass at East Coast Music in Danbury, CT. Previous projects include Joe Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult producing CDs, The Lost Art of Compassion and Good News Bad News. John has also written commercial jingles for Toyota and local dealership campaigns and has broadcast on NY stations such as the FAN. He has also released alongside his wife Dina children’s interactive CD, Sugar Goose and Friends (available on cdbaby.com and amazon.com).