"...one of the greatest musicians and arrangers in the world."
-- Christian McBride --
"There are two musicians in this business who I can say are jewels.
One is George Duke and the other is Ed Palermo."
-- Napoleon Murphy Brock --
"He (Ed) has a breathtaking approach to re-contextualizing everything in a fantasia that swoops from Frank's (Zappa) work to Todd Rundgren to
Wayne Shorter to whatever - just traveling through the history of music.
I was absolutely flabbergasted."
-- Mike Keneally --
Monday November 23
at
The Iridium
1650 Broadway
at 51st Street
NYC
8:30pm
Tickets
Saturday December 19
at
The Falcon
Marlboro, NY
7:30pm
Reservations
Monday January 25
at
The Iridium
1650 Broadway
at 51st Street
NYC
8:30pm
Tickets
Tee Shirts!
We are thrilled to celebrate our new CD,
"It's an Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone!" (Sky Cat Records 2026). Featuring the music of Jethro Tull, Tchaikovsky, ELP, Frank Zappa,
Ed Palermo, and more! Artwork by the legendary Cal Schenkel (Zappa, Capt. Beefheart, Tom Waits).
Makes a great stocking stuffer. 🙂
- Eddy the Elf
"...There are many delights in listening to The Ed Palermo Big Band – the expert musicianship, the lovely tunes, the energy, but also the joy of hearing unexpected snatches of other tunes which Palermo can’t resist slipping in. As he says: “Nothing is sacred and everything is sacred. It’s all done with love."
- London Jazz News
Available now at:
IT'S AN ED PALERMO CHRISTMAS!
GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE!
For more than thirty years, Christmas performances have given Palermo and his big band a setting in which seemingly incompatible repertoire can belong to the same program. On It’s An Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone!, that tradition becomes a recorded statement: holiday standards, Frank Zappa, progressive rock, classical repertoire, Palermo originals, narration, family memories, and musical jokes are brought together through his arranging voice. The result is less a conventional Christmas collection than a portrait of how this band hears the season—irreverently, affectionately, and with few stylistic borders.
If you’re the kind of listener who enjoys offbeat reinterpretations of beloved (or obscure) works, buckle up: this sonic troublemaker will dazzle and delight you with every twist!" - Paris Move
THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND
ED PALERMO – arranger, bandleader
CLIFF LYONS - alto sax
PHIL CHESTER - alto sax, soprano sax
BILL STRAUB - tenor sax
BEN KONO - tenor sax
BARBARA CIFELLI - baritone sax
RONNIE BUTTACAVOLI - lead trumpet
JOHN BAILEY - trumpet
AUGIE HAAS - trumpet
BOBBY SPELLMAN - trumpet
CHARLEY GORDON - lead trombone
MIKE BOSCHEN - trombone
MATT INGMAN - bass trombone, tuba
BRUCE McDANIEL - arranger, vocals, guitar
KATIE JACOBY – violin
BOB QUARANTA - piano
TED KOOSHIAN - keyboard
PAUL ADAMY - bass
RAY MARCHICA – drums
and special guest
MIKE KENEALLY - guitar, backing vocals
Soloists
RESOLUTION Bruce McDaniel, vocals
LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND Ben Kono, tenor sax
SNAKE OIL Katie Jacoby, violin
THERE’S NO MYSTERY ABOUT MY G-SPOT Phil Chester, soprano sax
MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA Ben Kono, tenor sax
ON THE MILKY WAY EXPRESS Bill Straub, tenor sax
TAKE A PEBBLE Phil Chester, soprano sax
ONE WORD Katie Jacoby, violin
THE FISH Bob Quaranta, piano
BLACK HOLE SUN Bruce McDaniel, vocals; Mike Keneally, guitar, background vocals
PICTURES OF A CITY Bruce McDaniel, vocals
The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III
"Another brilliant blast of Anglophilia that
transforms British invasion rock treasures into
wildly inventive jazz vehicles." - All About Jazz
Available through:
Bandcamp // Amazon // Spotify
Apple // Wayside Music
Read more about our latest release!