Jerry served in Germany and played on site at John F. Army Band, Lou while serving in Vietnam from 1967-68. Natives of Carrick, both Lucarellis had the opportunity to perform with the U.S. Jerry and Lou Lucarelli collaborated on a 2004 album, “The Mushroom Queen,” a jazz-rock fusion exploration credited to the New Millennium Jazz Project, with the brothers splitting songwriting credits down the middle. Joining Lucarelli will be the other members of his quintet: Andy Yalch, piano Johnny Vann, saxophone Bob Patterson, bass and Rich Scampone, drums. Jerry’s other song on the album is “Anna’s Bossa Newva,” named for his granddaughter.Ī CD release event is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. It’s called ‘Blues for Sally,’” Lucarelli said, and his combo often performs the piece live, especially when the subject is in attendance. Joining the 10 songs Lou wrote are two by his older brother, Jerry, a keyboard and saxophone player who passed away in 2016. His skill in using mallets to coax lustrous sounds from tuned metal bars is evident on “Alone Again, Unnaturally,” a new album of a dozen original jazz compositions performed by the Louis Lucarelli Jazz Quintet. I did that for a number of years, and then the drums kind of went by the wayside. “If someone would come in, they could play drums and I’d play vibes.

“I played drums half my life, and then I started bringing my drums and my vibraphone to the jobs,” the Bethel Park resident said. But eventually, he decided to study a second, not nearly as well-known percussive instrument.

That was Lou Lucarelli’s selection back in the day.

When contemplating a musical instrument to pursue, many a young man’s thoughts turn to percussion, particularly the primal attraction of beating on a drum kit.

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