Quick Bio
Jude will be familiar to audiences from his work as an actor on TV in 24. As MIKE NOVICK, the SECNAV on NCIS,, and as the PRINCIPAL in EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. His movies include WORLD TRADE CENTER, SIN CITY, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, TERMINAL, PREMONITION, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, BELOVED, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, HIGH CRIMES, HEAD OF STATE, and NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. He recently appeared opposite Randy Travis in The Wager. He recently appeared as Tilda Swinton's lover in  the award winning film JULIA , and as one of John heard's best pals in STEALLING ROSES, a film which features Jude's music.

THE JUDE CICCOLELLA BAND
FEATURES JUDE ON VOCALS AND RHYTHM GUITAR, WITH MUSICAL DIRECTOR BILL SEVERANCE ON DRUMS, DOUG LIVINGSTON ON KEYBOARD AND STEEL GUITAR, CRAIG STULL ON LEAD GUITAR, AND CANDY CHASE ON BASS. DEPENDING ON THE VENUE AND PERSONAL SCHEDULES, THE GROUP MAY BE AUGMENTED BY CHAD WATSON ON BASS, GUITAR, AND TROMBONE, MATT GURMAN ON GUITAR, TIM EMMONS ON BASS, MATT MARGUCCI ON HARP, TRUMPET AND ACCORDION.

THE GROUP HAS AN ECLECTIC SONGBOOK, BUT  MOSTLY FEATURES RECOGNIZABLE TUNES FROM THE 50’S,  60’S AND 70’S, WITH A FEW FROM THE 80’S AND THE 90’S, INCLUDING ROCK AND ROLL, COUNTRY, AND STANDARDS.  ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS ARE ALSO IN THE MIX. YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR SONGS BY ELVIS, FRANK SINATRA, RICKY NELSON, MARY WELLS, JIM WEBB, CLINT BLACK, NAT KING COLE, DWIGHT YOAKAM, TONY BENNETT, JOHNNY MATHIS, CLYDE McPHATTER, THE BEATLES, JOHNNY CASH, DEE CLARK, CLARENCE ‘THE FROGMAN’ HENRY, DION, THE CLOVERS, EARL GRANT, CHER, BUDDY HOLLY, PAT BOONE, ROY HAMILTON, THE WALKER BROTHERS AND OTHERS. THE BAND TRIES TO HAVE A SONGBOOK THAT INCLUDES MATERIAL WE ALL KNOW BUT THAT WE DON’T GET TO HEAR IN A LIVE  CONTEXT ANYMORE.

BAND MEMBER EXPERIENCE
BILL SEVERANCE - MUSICAL DIRECTOR – CAPTAIN & TENNILLE, MAUREEN MCGOVERN, DIANE CARROLL, JIM MESSINA.

CANDY CHASE - BILL MEDLEY, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, NEIL YOUNG.

DOUG LIVINGSTON - DONNA SUMMERS, LOGGINS AND MESSINA, AMERICAN IDOL BAND.

CRAIG STULL - CHERYL CROW, JIM MESSINA, KING OF THE HILL.