PRESS RELEASE: NEWTIMES Dec.7-13 2006 broward -palm beach Good Vibrations By Lewis Goldberg   Ever been in a situation you've been in countless times before, but for some reason this time it just feels different? Like the stars are aligned so that the same old scene seems better than it ever has? This, my friends, is what we call a vibe.   When the Robert Goodman Band takes its avant-jazz to the stage at a local hotspot, the vibe is right. Sure, you've seen a thousand different jazz groups at a thousand different bars, but this four-piece progressive combo, led by a local high school history teacher, controls the moment. They could teach us all a thing or two about improvisation and composition. **History repeats itself each Wednesday evening from 8 to10 p.m. when the Robert Goodman Band provides the vibe at The Lounge (517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach). Admission is free. **NO LONGER PLAYING THE LOUNGE...Look at our schedule page for other dates around South Florida Robert Goodman Band"Live On Stage" Magazine Featured Regional Artists-Nov.2005 edtion "U2" on the cover. Read the article "School House Rock" go to: www.losmag.com THE PALM BEACH POST TIMES TGIF pg 21 FEB. 6th 2004 Edition by Bill Meriadeth Historical jazz, patriotic pop: By day, Robert Goodman is a history teacher at Palm Beach Gardens High School. By night, he turns into a singing keyboardist, presenting historical perscpective through his lyrics in the Robert GoodmanTrio (Band.) With it's instrumentation (including Rick Shepherd on bass and Mark Nemcek on drums), you might expect a jazz trio. But Goodman adds glimpses of pop keyboard artists Elton John and Billy Joel through his vocals, piano and synthesizers. On teh groups's new CD,"BACK HOME", Shepherd's fretless electric bass and Nemcek's nimble drumming brings the jazz influence to tunes like "SHOW US" & Free. Goodman's tunes have political themes, but he isn't a stereotypically pro-American patriot that wears blinders. On the tune "American Revolution", he sings, "I'm an American Composer, but my composure is getting older/ tired if seeing the same old history repeat itself right in front of me." The trio gives away a copy of "BACK HOME" to anyone who donates $10.00 to any of the veterans' charity organizations Goodman supports, and it isn't above having fun - it's Victory Song for the Florida Marlins resulted in South Florida airplay after the baseball team's World Series win last year.