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About Me

"The Sermon! is a funky quintet. They operate as a group, not as a loose assemblage of "pick-up" musicians. This allows a level of musical conversation between friends that cannot be recreated by five strangers. They constantly are improving and changing their sets to have a fresh sound on each performance outing."Since their inception in December of 05', The Sermon! has had the honor and pleasure of playing with the following members of the extended Sermon! family: The one and only "Papa" John Defrancesco-legend of the Hammond B-3 Organ, Mark Geist-Trumpet, Nick Ruffini-Drum Kit, Jim Dugan-Trumpet, Max Willauer- Alto Saxophone, Robert Stone-Tenor Saxophone, Jason Ziglar-Drums, Vince Pizii-Hammond Organ, Chris Cotter-Drum Kit.

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Member Since: 1/26/2006
Band Members: Mike Lynch-Drums.Don Allaband-Fender Bass.James McLaughlin-Hammond OrganRob Mastrippolito-Guitar.Bob Brookens-Tenor Saxophone.
Influences: Old soul, soul jazz, blues, '70s funk, disco. Think Atlantic, Stax, Blue Note, CTI and Verve. We love us some James Brown, the JB's, Bill Withers, Wilson Pickett, Soulive, Horace Silver, Hendrix, Ray Charles, Ohio Players, Papa John Defrancesco, Otis Redding, Steely Dan, MMW, Average White Band, The Meters, Booker T and the MG's, and last but not least, the Incredible Jimmy Smith.
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My Blog

New Years Eve information

We are proud to be returning to host The Whip Tavern's New Years Eve Extravaganza. Last year was fantastic, and this year will be even better! We are going to feature Josh Komorowski on vocals (or is ...
Posted by The Sermon! on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:29:00 PST

Five From The Borough, our new EP is now available!

Hey everyone, Our first EP just came out, entitled "Five From the Borough" It's available at any of our gigs, and at the Chester County Book and Music Company. Keep your eyes peeled for it to show up ...
Posted by The Sermon! on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:17:00 PST

The Sermon! apparel on CafePress

Here's your chance to get one of our T-shirts, a sweatshirt, or even a thong. http://www.cafepress.com/thesermon
Posted by The Sermon! on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:42:00 PST

Turk's Head Inn 9/29/06

Yes, another enjoyable time was had on a Friday evening by one and all. Special Guest Stephanie Hewett really came through on a couple of mellow ballads in the second set, and stayed with ...
Posted by The Sermon! on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:33:00 PST

Restaurant Festival Happenings

Thanks to everyone who came to the East end of Gay Street to hear us get funky. Sorry we went on late, we knew the band before us was going to run waaaaaaay over when at 1:50PM they went into "Free Bi...
Posted by The Sermon! on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:57:00 PST

The Sermon! Says (Whip 9/1/06 and Vincent's and 9/2/06)

Thanks to everyone for an absolute blast of a weekend. Friday night at The Whip Tavern was GREAT! A little different vibe than we were used to, with the dinner crowd still eating during the fi...
Posted by The Sermon! on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:27:00 PST

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Posted by The Sermon! on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:32:00 PST

Turks Head Inn 6/9/06

Thanks one and all for showing up! We had a ball. Notable special guests wereMaureen (Mike's lil' sis) sitting in for some vocalsHoots and Hellmouth, local celebritiesPaul Wilkinson, Crown Prince of G...
Posted by The Sermon! on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:21:00 PST

Turk's Head Inn 4/7/06

Another chapter in the saga of The Sermon! doing the First Friday of the month gig in the little back room of the Turk's Head Inn- It was a blast again, as always. We really are hitting our stride as ...
Posted by The Sermon! on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:57:00 PST

Turks Head Inn, 3/4/06

Well, we had another fun night in the back lounge of the Turk's Head Inn. It was great to see both the familiar and new faces in the club. It was even better to see the dancing feet and the sea of bod...
Posted by The Sermon! on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:43:00 PST