Stratospheerius & Friends album release party Dec 15th!
Dear friends,
Coming home after the conclusion of the Kansas 50th Anniversary Tour, I’m excited to play the final 2024 show with Stratospheerius and also celebrate my 50th birthday! Our shows are few and far between these days due to my touring schedule, so we hope you can join us for an incredible evening of music!
Sunday, December 15th
6:30 P.M.
Black Box Theater at the Williams Center
15 Sylvan St, Rutherford, NJ 07070
Phone: (973) 886-6077
Tickets for the in-person show are available at:
The Tea Club (featuring Kansas bassist Dan McGowan)
For years, we have heard rave reviews about the Tea Club in the NJ Prog scene. Stratospheerius was supposed to do some double bills with this incredible band, but it never materialized. Flash forward to 2024, when bassist/vocalist Dan McGowan became a full-time member of Kansas. We instantly hit it off and became good friends…. and now the long awaited Tea Club/Stratospheerius show is finally happening!
Dave Bainbridge is an incredibly talented guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter/producer. Best known for his work with the Strawbs, Lifesigns, Dave & Sally, & Celestial Fire. Dave sat in with Stratospheerius at our Orion show in Baltimore a few years ago. He will blow your mind!
Randy McStine is one of the most talented people we’ve ever met! We swear he’s been abducted by aliens. He is the only person who has toured with Stratospheerius on guitar, bass, and drums! If he ever takes up violin, I’m out of a job. Randy is a guest vocalist and guitarist on our new album and has numerous solo projects out, the latest of which, “Mutual Hallucinations”,” is a true masterpiece! He has toured with Stu Hamm, as a member of Porcupine Tree, and most recently, Steven Wilson’s band.
Joe Deninzon-Electric violin/lead vocal
Jason Gianni-drums/background vocals
Michelangelo Quirinale-guitar/background vocals
Bill Hubuaer-keys/background vocals
Dan Asher-bass
“…Ushering the violin into its rightful place as a lead prog instrument, Joe Deninzon and his band serve up a diverse and inspired collection of original songs plus one choice cover. Accept no impostors, Stratospheerius are the real deal…”
“With excellent composition and production, a seven-stringed instrument conferred by the angels, brilliant drumming, guitar, bass, keys and vocals and outstanding production, this album is more than just another good Prog album. It is a veritable classical gas.”
For the past two decades, I have travelled the country doing residencies with college and high school orchestras, teaching improv workshops and putting together concerts incorporating my original music and arrangements of rock and pop classics. This past week, I had the pleasure of working for my friend Mark Wood as part of his 25-year nationwide Electrify Your Symphony program. The teachers and the kids at Westbury High School in Long Island were incredibly inspiring and did an amazing job! Here are some highlights from the performance.
After a year and a half of touring, there are only 10 shows left of the Kansas 50th Anniversary tour! Purchase your tickets now at www.kansasband.com.
See you down the road!
