Rich Jacques returns to Pittsburgh with CD of new tunes

Oct 23, 2009 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Rich Jacques left Pittsburgh in 2000 for the West Coast, uncertain of what he would find. The former Brownie Mary guitarist, who returns Saturday for a show at Club Cafe, South Side, knew only that "it's more frightening for me to stay stuck" in one place. Jacques' gambit paid off. He not only has found work as a producer, songwriter and teacher (with one particularly famous client), he's found himself as a musician. Jacques has just released "Right the Stars" (also the name he records under), an album of ingratiating pop and rock tunes that are intelligent and accessible. The album features "We Got it All," a song that was scratched at the last minute from the movie "Couples Retreat," and "Know That I Would," a song Jacques... [read full story]                    

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