Ippy and The Project

Ippy and The Project at Stanhope House /Life Jacket Tour 2024 Sat April 13,2024, 7pm
IPPY AND THE PROJECT; will be performing original and cover songs in the genres of Rock, Country Blues, and Folk standards. The band are really excited to play new songs from their repertoire and next release, ‘My Angelic Past’ at this show. The lineup is Linda Ippolito- vocal, fiddle, bass guitar; Robin Badders -vocal, guitars; Dave Dalessio-drums, Paul ‘Ippy’ Ippolito- vocal, guitars; It will be a return for the band to the legendary Stanhope House. Great food and drink and music. Go to www.stanhopehousenj.com for venue and show info and pre show tix Tix $10 in advance- $15 at the door For more information on the band and music and video please visit the bands Facebook and Sonic Bids pages on the web.
Doors open:
6:00 PM - Damian Bauer/Earth Music 2024

'Ippy and The Project Life Jacket Tour 2024' at Crossroads, Garwood, NJ - Saturday, FEB.17- 5:30 pm
IPPY AND THE PROJECT; A quartet from Boonton, NJ, will be performing all original numbers written by Paul and Linda Ippolito in the genres of Rock, Country Blues, and Folk standards. Featuring 2 and 3-part harmonies, guitars, bass, and drums; the musicians offer ‘something for everyone’. Ippy and The Project will be performing songs from their repertoire and next release, ‘My Angelic Past’ at Crossroads. CD's will be available for purchase. The lineup is Linda Ippolito- vocal, bass guitar; Robin Badders -vocal, guitars; Dave Dalessio-drums, Paul ‘Ippy’ Ippolito- vocal, guitars; It will be a return for the band to the Crossroads stage and the band is excited. Great food and drink and music. The band is very happy to be debuting new songs, they've been working to finish in the studio. Go to www.xxroads.com for venue, show info and preshow tix. For more information on the band and music and video please visit the bands Facebook and Sonic Bids pages on the web. Doors open: 4:30
Doors open:
4:30 PM - Damian Bauer

Ippy and The Project @ Boonton Station 1904
Fri 10/6/2023 @ 7:00 PM Boonton, New Jersey

First Fridays on Main Street, Boonton, NJ
IPPY AND THE PROJECT 7pm-10pm, NO COVER .A quartet from Boonton, NJ, performing original and cover songs in the genres of Rock, Country Blues, and Folk standards. Featuring 2 and 3-part harmonies, guitars, bass, fiddle and drums; the musicians offer ‘something for everyone’. Ippy and The Project will be performing songs from their repertoire and next release, ‘My Angelic Past’ at this show. The lineup is Linda Ippolito- vocal, fiddle, bass guitar; Robin Badders -vocal, guitars; Dave Dalessio-drums, Paul ‘Ippy’ Ippolito- vocal, guitars; It will be a return for the band performing at Boonton Station Restaurant with their Electric Band as part of Boonton's First Fridays on Main Street music series program. Come down to Boonton Station and get some dinner, drinks and dessert.
Doors open: 5:45pm
Damian Bauer/Earth Music - Damian Bauer/Earth Music

Ippy and The Project are gearing up for their first appearance at Caldwell Porch Fest this Saturday, September 9, 2023, along with many other bands in different locales throughout the town. A return for Paul 'Ippy ' Ippolito and band members to their roots and old neighborhood, the band is very excited to have been asked to perform. ' Paul say's thank you to Jeff and friends for reaching out and offering us a full set to join in the celebration!" The band will be going on roughly 4:00-4:30 pm. Paul Ippy Ippolito will also be performing lead guitar duties for a couple of the other acts that day at 55 Academy Road ,Caldwell. The full lineup of bands, when and where can be seen at www.caldwellporchfest.com .
Ippy and The Project feature 2 and 3-part harmonies, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, fiddle and drums; the musicians offer 'something for everyone'.
Currently, Ippy and The Project have been gigging regularly and working to finish their next studio effort titled 'My Angelic Past' and will be performing some of these songs Caldwell Porchfest
The lineup is Linda Ippolito- vocal, fiddle, bass guitar; Robin Badders -vocal, guitars; Paul 'Ippy' Ippolito- vocal, guitars; Dave Dalessio- drums. Don't miss this town event, great day of music and celebration.
Damian Bauer 9/5/23 Earth Music - Damian Bauer

Ippy and The Project
June 2, 2023, at 8pm
A quartet from Boonton,NJ, performing original and cover songs in the genres of Rock, Country Blues, and Folk standards.
Enjoy the VIP experience at Factory Records Lounge where every seat is like being in the front row.

Founded in 2001 the band performs in acoustic and electric settings. Featuring 2 and 3-part harmonies, guitars, bass, fiddle and drums; the musicians offer 'something for everyone'.
Currently, Ippy and The Project have been working to finish their next studio effort titled 'My Angelic Past' and will be performing some of these songs at the show.
The lineup is Linda Ippolito- vocal, fiddle, bass guitar; Robin Badders -vocal, guitars; Paul 'Ippy' Ippolito- vocal, guitars; Dave Dalessio- drums.

~~ONLY 45 TICKETS AVAILABLE

Where is it happening?
Factory Records, 158 West Clinton Street, Dover, NJ -

Mix a lifelong passion for music with the inspiring force of love, throw in some rock'n roll, and you'll get the receipe that makes Ippy and The Project one of Morristown's most original musical acts.

Paul Ippolito, and his wife, Linda, are the nucleus of the band, along with fellow musicians Simon Burke, Robin Badders, and Dave D'Alessio. Rounding out the lineup, and helping out in the studio and at live performances are James Pesler, Ron Zito, Dee Cannizzaro, Baron Raymonde, and Tom Storms.

All of the group's members contribute to create unique rock/countryblues/bluegrass/folk sound.

Paul Ippolito, the band's co-founder, lead vocalist and guitarist- or "Ippy" as he's been called since childhood, grew up in Caldwell, NJ with his mother, encouraging and igniting his love of music. The Beatles, Allman Brothers, Jackson Five, Chuck Berry, and Elvis would be the first of many musicians to inspire him, but above all others his favorite was and still is the Rolling Stones. Ippy went on to be in the bands " Wishful Thinking", "Sequel" , and "Group Therapy". Ippy also played with the Rolling Stones tribute bands" Rolling Thunder" and "Tumbling Dice".

In early 1990, while Ippy was playing a show with the group " Group Therapy" he met and fell in love with a girl from Essex Fells named Linda. She was a classically trained violinist and fiddler ( in grammar school she won the New Jersey State Orchestra Competition for first chair violinists). On Valentine's Day of 1993, the pair got married. Following their wedding , Ippy decided to put his wife and plans for a family first and he went back to school at Morris County college to complete his degree in horticulture. But the pair's shared love of music couldn't be ignored. Linda pushed Paul to return to making and performing music. " Music brought us together and I knew it would keep us together" Mrs. Ippolito said.

Paul began to find ways to incorporate Linda's fiddle playing into his rock'n roll and began writing songs for his wife to sing duet-style.

"We started playing cover songs at Open Mics and things like that" Mrs. Ippolito said. " But eventually we wanted to play our own music together."

And in 2000, Ippy and The Project was born. The Ippolito's already had a home recording system and all of the necessary instruments. The couple are the core of the group, but over time musician friends have joined them, giving the group a work in progress, or "Project" feel.

The Group fuses all the different genres of American rock'n roll: rock,countryblues, bluegrass,folk and pop, to make their original unique sound. Occasionally they do perform some carefully selected cover songs.

The band's first release, an EP called " Pockeful of Singles" was played on the radio and one of the songs," One Foot In Front of The Other," was featured on WDHA-FM's " Home Grown Spotlight show.

Last year they released their first full-length CD, " Come On Down", which they celebrated by holding a release party at the recently closed Cafe Arabica in Morristown. They have performed at the Autumn Lights Festival in West Milford, Pocono Arts Council's Visual and Performing Arts Festival in Stroudsburg, PA., and the Roseland County Fair, and were recently featured in The Folk Project's " Horses Sing None of It" television program.

Ippy and The Project are currently booked and booking at various venues throughout the tri-state area.

What does the future hold for Ippy and The Project?

"We're gonna keep doing what we're doing---offer a wide palette of rock music with something for everyone," Ippy said. " I'm doing what I love with who I love... What else could I ask for?" - Friday, November 7, 2008 , by Yvonne Lardizabal/Morristown Green Nightlife Correspondent

Originally posted September 29,2004 is a terrific review iof Ippy and The Project's EP ;'Pocketful of Singles. check www.myspace.com/ippyandtheproject for the full article.

- Al Muzer

Full article listed on www.myspace.com/ippyandtheproject.

- Kathryn Davis

see www.myspace.com/ippyandtheproject for full review. - Tim Louie/North Jersey Notes@The Aquarian Weekly/ Review/Article

See www.myspace.com/ippyandtheproject for complete information - Home Grown Radio NJ