My Hard Luck Story (and other tales of woe)
is now available at:

• Amazon.com
• DreamboxMedia.com
• Dillon Music, Woodbridge, NJ
• emusic.com (downloads)
  

Has the chill in the air got you down? Take a moment to enjoy yourself and come out and support live music. You can find me at the following public performances:

• Tuesday, March 4, 2008 8pm-11pm (come very early to get a seat)
  Casino Deli, 2425 Welsh Rd., NE Phila.
  with the Brian Pastor Big Band


• Sunday, March 9, 2008 4pm-8pm
  Timmer's Grove, Point Phillip, PA
  with Walt Wagner and The Polka Serenaders
  
  
• Monday, March 10, 2008 8pm-11pm (come very early to get a seat)
  Alfie's Restaurant/Nightclub, 2417 Welsh Rd., NE Phila.
  with the Brian Pastor Big Band
  
  
• Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8pm-11pm (come very early to get a seat)
  Casino Deli, 2425 Welsh Rd., NE Phila.
  with the Brian Pastor Big Band
  
  
• Thursday, March 27, 2008 7pm-10pm
  Kick off the Berks Jazz Fest at Gerald Veasley's Jazz Base at the Sheraton, Reading, PA
  with Andrew Neu and the Bright and Tight Horns

jazzreview.com reviews
"My Hard Luck Story"

Jazz critic Don Williamson wrote a nice review of "My Hard Luck Story (and other tales of woe)" at the popular jazz site jazzreview.com on September 3, 2006. Thank you to Don and jazzreview.com for taking the time to listen and write such an insightful review of my recording project. To read Don's review, please click the link below:

MHLS(aotow) at www.jazzrevew.com

Allaboutjazz.com reviews
"My Hard Luck Story"

British jazz reviewer Nic Jones published a review of "My Hard Luck Story (and other tales of woe)" at the popular jazz site allaboutjazz.com on July 3, 2006. Thank you to Nic and allaboutjazz.com for taking the time to listen and write such an insightful review of my recording project. To read Nic's article, please click the link below:

MHLS(aotow) at www.allaboutjazz.com

Kriegschweine Featured On Coverville Podcast

Podcaster Brian Ibbott produces a popular and award-winning podcast out of Arvada, Colorado called Coverville. Coverville is dedicated entirely to cover songs - new renditions of previously recorded works as a tribute to the original artist.

Ibbott included Kriegschweine - "War Pigs" (track 3 from My Hard Luck Story) in his salute to heavy metal kings Black Sabbath and Metallica on March 19, 2006. In Coverville #191, I am honored to be in the company of great artists including Faith No More and The Cardigans.

Thank you to Brian Ibbott for including Kriegschweine in his Coverville podcast. The program is released several times a week and is always highly enjoyable. Be sure to listen and subscribe at www.coverville.com.

Philadelphia Inquirer reviews MY HARD LUCK STORY
Sunday, January 22, 2005

Inquirer jazz reviewer Karl Stark writes:

"Trumpeter Chuck Gottesman made this CD for his master's degree in jazz studies at Rowan University, and the recording was picked up by the Philly-based Dreambox label for good reason. It's more than a pleasant listen.

"Gottesman manages to cover a wide swath of postmodern be-bop in an amiable way. The horn-heavy session, which mostly features a sextet and the George Rabbai-directed Rowan University Jazz Ensemble on one cut, covers eight Gottesman originals, including the ardent "Separacion," as well as a jazzy take of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs."

"Gottesman, who direct bands at Springfield High School in Montgomery County, joins with tenor saxophonist Michael Fein, who teaches music technology in the Haverford School District, and alto saxophonist Stephen Selfridge, a music teacher in the Garnet Valley School. On this set, at least, the assembled educators are more likely to rock you than dock you."

Thank you to Dreambox Media for submitting the recording for review. Special thanks to all of the non-professional reviewers out there; everyday I hear back from new people who are listening to and enjoying the CD. It has been a very exciting project.

To purchase My Hard Luck Story (and other tales of woe), visit Dreambox Media at www.dreamboxmedia.com or search for Chuck Gottesman at Amazon.com.

All my best - C