Joe Barna

On Thursday, January 16, a septet will be playing the music of Herbie Hancock, Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan and Dizzy Gillespie at the Lost and…

Review and photographs by Rudy Lu The Piano Jazz Queen of Greater Nippertown, Lee Shaw was a mentor and inspiration to so many jazz musicians throughout the…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Rudy Lu I am now thoroughly convinced that it’s not the cold, the snow, the ice or even the wind chill that kills you in…

Story and photographs by Rudy Lu Flights of Fantasy Books & Gamesstore in Colonie - Nippertown's most unlikely and unusual jazz venue - played host to…

Review and photographs by Rudy Lu Nippertown's own jazz drummer-composer Joe Barna celebrated his 37th birthday last week on Thursday (August 23). And even…

Like many of his Nippertown compatriots, drummer-composer Joe Barna is not content to rest on his laurels. Barna recently returned from a cruise ship gig,…

The Brian Patneaude Quartet was first out of the gate for "An Evening of Jazz" at the College of St. Rose's Massry Center for the Arts in Albany. Patneaude’s…

Joe's Barna snappy footwear recently while at a rehearsal at the Massry Center in Albany. You can read J Hunter's profile of Joe Barna here, and see Joe Barna…

If there’s one thing everyone can agree on about Joe Barna, it’s that he’s driven. It’s all in the eyes, especially when he’s behind a drum kit backing up his…

JOE BARNA & SKETCHES OF INFLUENCE "Blowin’ it Out" (Self-released, 2011) If the late Bread & Jam Café is remembered for only one thing, this…