Music fans throughout the world
apparently agree as Postmod-
ern Jukebox not only performs
to packed houses in major ven-
ues and music festivals, but has
had several albums chart on Bill-
board’s list of Top Jazz Albums.
After returning from a European
tour, Postmodern Jukebox will
co-headline a series of dates with
Straight No Chaser, including
Friday, July 21st at PNC Bank Arts
Center in Holmdel and Tuesday,
July 25 at BB&T Pavilion in
Camden.
Born and raised just outside
Clinton, New Jersey in Hunter-
don County, Bradlee grew up
with a love of musical genres that
weren’t found on the radio. His
parents (who dabbled as
musicians themselves; mother
played violin and father played
trumpet) installed a love of music
in him from an early age by play-
ing him records. They also got
him started with piano lessons,
although Bradlee says it wasn’t
love at first sight.
“For whatever reason, I had tak-
en piano lessons but didn’t quite
take to it,” said Bradlee. “And
then I heard this piece called
‘Rhapsody in Blue’ by George
Gershwin. It just inspired me. It
was a total lightbulb moment. I
heard it and said, ‘This is the kind
of stuff I want to play.’”
As luck would have it, Bradlee’s
career came around in the era of
YouTube and the two became a
perfect combination. In 2009,
when Bradlee released his first
video, he was still a struggling
jazz musician. The video went vi-
ral and gave him the confidence
And then I heard this piece called ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ by George
Gershwin. It just inspired me. It was a total lightbulb moment.
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