The Midiri Brothers have made music, both jazz and clasical, the focus of their lives since graduating Glassboro State College in the mid 1980s. On recordings they can be heard leading groups ranging from trios, quintets, sextets and big bands all featuring Joe's outstanding Clarinet and saxophones and Paul on the vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, drums and trombone!

        After spending nearly a decade working in Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City, they began to branch out. They performed first at The Great Connecticut Jazz Festival where in July 2009 they can still be heard. In 2002 the group made their west coast debut and since that time are featured at many west coast jazz festivals including Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, The Pismo Jubilee By The Sea Jazz Fest, Redwood Coast Music Fest, and Sun Valley Swing-n-Dixie Jazz Jubilee, as well as the Central Illinois Jazz Fest in Decatur, Ill. The Midiri Brothers have also played for many jazz clubs from Chicago to Florida. They have had major articles written about them in both The Mississippi Rag and The American Rag, both respected jazz news papers. The L.A. Jazz Magazine stated " Catch them whenever you can!" as well as " their sextet is one of the most exciting small group swing units around today."

      They can also be heard in their home state of N.J. playing both concerts and dances. Two of the most popular concert venues, both run by their good friend and supporter Bruce Gast, are the Bickford Theater in Morristown, N.J. and Ocean County College. The Golden Inn in Avalon N.J. has featured the Midiri Brothers Big Band as part of their Big Band Get Away weekend package for nearly a decade. The big band features many of the arrangements of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and the Dorsey Brothers as well as many of their own arrangements.

      The Diversity of the Midiri Brothers can be heard on their many recording, notably "Trees", "A Shaw Thing", "In The Garden" And "Finger Bustin".  Recently they have recorded two CDs with the Brooks Tegler Orchestra and one with Harry Salotti on his "Full Swing Ahead" CD.

      Bob Fallstrom wrote in the Herald-Review "I've seen and heard hundreds of clarinet players. Joe Midiri is the best....I've seen every Joe Midiri set here, enthralled by his tone, his technique, his creativity, his imagination and sound." Be sure to check out our schedule and recordings soon!