Biography

    Tri-City All-Stars was founded by bassist Pete Murphy, and guitarist Justin Molineaux in early 2002 as an attempt to bring together some of the best young musicians in the Albany, New York area. The two contacted drummer Bill Przylucki, with whom they had both played before. With each member coming from a jazz background, and having plenty of experience with  blues and rock in a small ensemble setting, the band's sound took on that of blues/funk with the elements of jazz. Perhaps the most prominent of these elements is improvisation. Instead of writing songs, Tri-City All-Stars writes 4 - 8 measure heads that are used as a  "chorus" to return to in a jam, leaving the rest to be made up on the spot.

    This degree of improvisation proved to be anything but ordinary at the band's first gig, a small coffeehouse at a local church, earning the band raved reviews. After a few gigs, the group began to invite keyboradist Dominic Fallacaro to sit in at practices and gigs. Dominic's smooth jazz and funk sound blended well with the band's natural sound, leaving no question that he should be a member. In November of 2002, he was invited to join the group, and graciously accepted.

    The first order of business now that Dominic was aboard, was to record a demo tape and plan a rigorous gigging schedule in the Capital Region (Albany, Schenectady, Troy). In the spring and summer of 2003 the band plans to appear at several local Restaurants, also included in this schedule are performances at Saratoga Winners (Colonie, NY), Valentines (Albany), Washington Park (Albany), and The Egg (Albany). That schedule will be appearing on this site soon.