Joe Barna
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Liam Sweeny. Over the past two years, I’ve stepped away from many commitments. Most exist in the arena of live musical performance, but also within my personal life. Like many, I felt overwhelmed, confused, uninspired, exhausted, and without purpose. I’ve heard from others who are experiencing a […]
The Heights: Lee Shaw – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. A Celebration to the Life of Pianist Lee Shaw It was a calm and warm day in late summer of 1999. My friend Andrea and I were traveling north on the Taconic Parkway in my forest green 1996 Ford Mustang enroute to spend […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. In this month’s edition of The Heights, I will pay my respects to one of the greatest friends, musicians, mentors, and men to have passed through my life in the pursuit of obtaining my potential as a drummer/composer. His name is Hal Galper. Not only […]
The weekly jazz and jam session at 518 Craft in Troy, with Joe Barna and various area jazz musicians. Photography by Timothy Reidy. More from Timothy Reidy …
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. Welcome back to your monthly dose of “What is running through Barna’s head?” A place where no topic is off the table, as it relates to a life in the performing arts. In the past, I have talked about upcoming shows, personal experiences, artists I […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. Greetings and salutations, all you Xperience Monthly loyalists. We love and appreciate every last one of you. Thank you for your time and support of our exciting and cutting-edge paper. We could not do this without you. Now, let’s get into something personal… One year […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. One of the most difficult achievements an artist can obtain is developing a voice and identity on their instrument so unique that, within a few bars of music, the listener instantly recognizes exactly who they are listening to. One such voice is that of four-time […]
Credit: Troy Jazz Videos on YouTube Joe Barna (drummer/composer/bandleader) sits down for an exciting and in depth discussion with Chris Sule (Stella Pasta Bar/The Van Dyck/Seven Points Brewing) to discuss the revival of one of Upstate New York’s most legendary venues.
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. Welcome back to The Heights … your monthly opinion piece that explores a wide variety of topics within the musical idiom known as jazz. It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to share my thoughts and perspectives. Thank you to all who have and […]
The Heights – An Xperience Column – by Joe Barna. Hello …Yeah, it’s been a while… Not much … How bout you?” This famous line from a song called “I’d Really Like To See You Tonight” by England Dan & John Ford Coley resonates with my soul now more than ever. Why? Because it has […]
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