Bossa Nova Beatniks journey through space and time.

 

Meet the Beatniks -- filmed by Kirk T. Larsen
at The Downtown in Farmingdale, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Surf Baby's Samba" performed by the Bossa Nova Beatniks. The images are from the Cool New York Dance Festival launch party. The party was at the John Ryan Theater in Brooklyn hosted by The Young Soon Kim Dance Company  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Bound" a Zane Gould film noir set to Bossa Nova Beatnik music. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ack Ack" performed live at CBGB 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "Ack Ack" parody video 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The American Dream" video taken from a Zane Gould documentary about Tim Stapleton called "The Bongo Diaries." 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Feel the Love" video performed live at Oyster Bay High School

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Fear of Love" performed at a 'Relay For Life' Cancer Benefit. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When We Kiss
One of the reasons we love our home on Long Island
Lead vocal by Sparlha Swa
Photos by Tom Gould 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Route 66" The Bossa Nova Beatniks' cover of the great old cruisin' tune that got the thumbs up by the writer, Bobby Troup 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"These Troubled Times" performed at the 44th Annual Summer Arts Festival on the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Huntington's Heckscher Park. It was raining that night, but we stayed dry. Thanks to the die hards who braved the weather and enjoyed the show.  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good friend and Bossa Nova Beatnik collaborator Jerry Dugger tells about the state of New York City blues in this short film by Zane Gould. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Deanne (Where did you go?)" performed on the Cincinnati City Nights television show.  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Swamp Thing" performed at WVIA radio in Scranton Pennsylvania.  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bossa Nova Beatniks Audio

 

 

Vin Scelsa enjoys "New York Town" and tells the 'Danger Bongo Crossing' story on WNEW 102.7 FM from New York City on 5/23/99 (sound is a bit fuzzy from being recorded off a small radio) Oh and the guy taking the picture in Africa that Vin talks about is Beatnik Tom.

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New York City Blues singer, Jerry Dugger, covers the Bossa Nova Beatnik song "Behave Yourself"

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The song that has been the B'n'Beatniks' crowd favorite for years and a tribute to Jack Nicholson called "Jack Jack." This version is from the "Sweet Home CBGB" box set featuring Jerry Dugger on lead vocal and Michael Bifulco on slide guitar." 

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The last song off one of the first Beatnik CD's was called "Anyroad." The first song off George Harrison's last CD is called "Any Road." The message in George's song is that, if you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. Listen to our "Anyroad." 

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Zantee Misfits