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Doylestown-Based Jazz Band Drivetime Inks National Distribution Deal

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Philadelphia, Pa: Urban Organic Jazz sextet Drivetime is pleased to announce they have signed a national distribution deal with GJtunes (Global Journey Media) and their CD’S are available for purchase in major retailers including Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target.

Drivetime’s members have been captivating audiences with their Urban Organic style of jazz and high-energy performances for over 30 years.

The band is lead by Percussionist Bernie Capodici and includes Saxophonist Richard Orr, Guitarist Gene Terramani, Keyboardist Jimmy Dell'Orefice, Bassist Chris Friedrich and Drummer Mike Piper.

Drivetime has grown from a regional cover band to national power since the band’s formation.

Compared to such great bands such as Tower of Power, Drivetime brings unmatched energy to the concert stage. Fronted by Bernie Capodici who has made special appearances with such notables as Chuck Reiney, Dexter Wansel and Jonathan Cain; and has recorded with such Philadelphia luminaries as Daria, Rick Denzien and most recently Justin Guarini. Capodici has opened for such renowned jazz artists as Sun Ra, Huge Masekela, Larry Coryell.

Drivetime has released 4 studio-length albums. The most recent, Ignition, was released in 2012.

Regarding Ignition

Drivetime and its members have performed in venues around the country and the Philadelphia area including: Chris’s Jazz Café, the Sellersville Theater, the James A. Michener Art Museum and World Café Live, among many others.

They will next appear at the Other Farm Brewery on November 28, 2014 in Boyertown, PA Steaming live Radio concert in Dec. from the iHeart Studio’s sponsored by WJJZ and iJazzglobal.com and in their hometown of Doylestown, Pa at Puck on January 31, 2015.

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