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JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer: Live at Birdland is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It was recorded live at the Birdland jazz club in New York in 2014, and released in 2015 by his Vector Records label. The album was recorded as a medley, interspersed with commentary by Pizzarelli. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Pizzarelli’s spicy original song, “Soares Samba,” in which he scatted along with his own guitar, provided a thrilling change of pace at a perfect moment. John Pizzarelli is at Café Carlyle through May 2, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan; 212-744-1600, thecarlyle.com. FromVINTAGEGUITAR.COM.
JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John is now a Grammy Award-winner, he’s previewing his new album, and travel will resume soon. John earned his Grammy as co-producer of James Taylor’s “American Standard” album. His own new album, “Better Days Ahead,” featuring songs written by Pat Metheny, will be released April 16. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE john pizzarelli, guitar, jazz, music. Seven string, Jessica Molaskey JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times and “the NEW ALBUM “BETTER DAYS AHEAD” & VIDEO John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Don McCulloch - 13008 NW Marina Way - Portland, OR 97231. 503.285.7078. don@radiodeluxe.com JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE James Taylor's new album, American Standard, will be released on February 28, 2020 and was co-produced by John Pizzarelli. Recorded in James's home studio, TheBarn, and produced by Dave O'Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James, American Standard includes James re-imagining some of the 20th century's most beloved songs and making them his own.Pre
JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer: Live at Birdland is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It was recorded live at the Birdland jazz club in New York in 2014, and released in 2015 by his Vector Records label. The album was recorded as a medley, interspersed with commentary by Pizzarelli. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John is now a Grammy Award-winner, he’s previewing his new album, and travel will resume soon. John earned his Grammy as co-producer of James Taylor’s “American Standard” album. His own new album, “Better Days Ahead,” featuring songs written by Pat Metheny, will be released April 16. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 is due July 28 on Concord Jazz. Pizzarelli and his band have already started a summer tour. The prolific guitarist and singer, who has toasted both Sinatra and Jobim on previous albums, is already on a North American tour that will have the band playing on starry nights through September, with Jobim, Brazilian drummer Duduka Fonseca and pianist Helio Alves as featured guests. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE john pizzarelli, guitar, jazz, music. Seven string, Jessica Molaskey NEW ALBUM “BETTER DAYS AHEAD” & VIDEO Ghostlight Records 2019 A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF NAT KING COLE World-renowned guitarist and singer JOHN PIZZARELLI has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that includes Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and theBeatles.
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JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer: Live at Birdland is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It was recorded live at the Birdland jazz club in New York in 2014, and released in 2015 by his Vector Records label. The album was recorded as a medley, interspersed with commentary by Pizzarelli. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Pizzarelli’s spicy original song, “Soares Samba,” in which he scatted along with his own guitar, provided a thrilling change of pace at a perfect moment. John Pizzarelli is at Café Carlyle through May 2, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan; 212-744-1600, thecarlyle.com. FromVINTAGEGUITAR.COM.
JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John is now a Grammy Award-winner, he’s previewing his new album, and travel will resume soon. John earned his Grammy as co-producer of James Taylor’s “American Standard” album. His own new album, “Better Days Ahead,” featuring songs written by Pat Metheny, will be released April 16. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE john pizzarelli, guitar, jazz, music. Seven string, Jessica Molaskey JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times and “the JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Don McCulloch - 13008 NW Marina Way - Portland, OR 97231. 503.285.7078. don@radiodeluxe.com NEW ALBUM “BETTER DAYS AHEAD” & VIDEO John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE James Taylor's new album, American Standard, will be released on February 28, 2020 and was co-produced by John Pizzarelli. Recorded in James's home studio, TheBarn, and produced by Dave O'Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James, American Standard includes James re-imagining some of the 20th century's most beloved songs and making them his own.Pre
JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer: Live at Birdland is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It was recorded live at the Birdland jazz club in New York in 2014, and released in 2015 by his Vector Records label. The album was recorded as a medley, interspersed with commentary by Pizzarelli. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Pizzarelli’s spicy original song, “Soares Samba,” in which he scatted along with his own guitar, provided a thrilling change of pace at a perfect moment. John Pizzarelli is at Café Carlyle through May 2, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan; 212-744-1600, thecarlyle.com. FromVINTAGEGUITAR.COM.
JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John is now a Grammy Award-winner, he’s previewing his new album, and travel will resume soon. John earned his Grammy as co-producer of James Taylor’s “American Standard” album. His own new album, “Better Days Ahead,” featuring songs written by Pat Metheny, will be released April 16. JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE john pizzarelli, guitar, jazz, music. Seven string, Jessica Molaskey JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times and “the JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE Don McCulloch - 13008 NW Marina Way - Portland, OR 97231. 503.285.7078. don@radiodeluxe.com NEW ALBUM “BETTER DAYS AHEAD” & VIDEO John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, was called “Hip with a wink” by Town & Country, “madly creative” by the Los Angeles Times JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” JOHN PIZZARELLI OFFICIAL WEBSITE World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.”__ __
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CALLING ALL GUITARISTS! THE GUITAR TAB FOR JOHN PIZZARELLI’S INTERPRETATION OF “PHASE DANCE” BY PAT METHENY 20 Apr, 2021 • 0 Comments Calling all guitarists! The guitar tab for John Pizzarelli’s interpretation of “Phase Dance” by Pat MethenyRead More →
JAMES TAYLOR’S “AMERICAN STANDARD”, WINS GRAMMY! 15 Mar, 2021 • 0 Comments James Taylor’s “American Standard”, produced by James Taylor, John Pizzarelli and Dave O’Donnell, has won this year’s GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album! Congratulations to all!Read More →
BE SURE TO CATCH JOHN WITH JAMES TAYLOR! 27 Feb, 2020 • 0 Comments iHeart radio Icons Live on YouTube 7-8PM EST Tomorrow 2/28 – Good Morning America – Approx performance time - 8:45-8:55AM EST March 2nd – Late Show with Stephen Colbert March 3rd – Live w/Kelly & Ryan March 5th – Late Night w/Seth MyersRead More →
FOR CENTENNIAL REASONS: 100 YEAR SALUTE TO NAT KING COLE 23 Nov, 2019 • 0 Comments Ghostlight Records 2019 A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF NAT KING COLE World-renowned guitarist and singer JOHN PIZZARELLI has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that includes Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and the Beatles. Now he honors the legendary singer Nat King Cole with a selection of his classics. While plenty of jazz greats have influenced his work, Cole has been Pizzarelli’s hero and foundation over the last 25 years. John will be touring a celebration of Nat King Cole’s music for his centennial in 2019. The 6-panel CD digipak includes artist photos and an artist note. 1. Straighten Up and Fly Right 2. A Hundred Years from Now 3. The Very Thought of You 4. (I Would Do) Anything for You 5. I'm Such a Hungry Man 6. It's Only a Paper Moon 7. Body and Soul 8. Nat King Cool 9. When I Fall in Love 10. Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat Meat) 11. Hit That Jive, Jack! 12. Could-'Ja 13. Red Sails in the Sunset 14. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 PURCHASERead More →
JOHN PIZZARELLI AND JESSICA MOLASKEY SING SONDHEIM AT THE CAFÉCARLYLE
23 Nov, 2019 • 0 Comments John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey perform their Sondheim show at the Café Carlyle. (© David Andrako) From TheaterMania.com As the Broadway composer approaches his 90th birthday, a cabaret duo pays tribute. AuthorZachary StewartLocationsNew York CityNovember 06, 2019 The composer Stephen Sondheim turns 90 next March, and that anniversary is being marked by an avalanche of tribute concerts and revivals. Without a doubt, my favorite thus far is John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey's residency at the Café Carlyle, which this year is an all-Sondheim show. Few activities feel more ideal for a New York November than hearing these songs performed at the Carlyle by two of the best cabaret artists in the business. Pizzarelli and Molaskey have been married for 21 years, and have been performing together at the Carlyle for the last 13. Their union represents a grand alliance of jazz and Broadway (Pizzarelli is the son of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, and Molaskey has appeared on Broadway in Parade and Sunday in the Park With George). Like NATO, it's an association that can feel outdated in 2019 — but through their show, Pizzarelli and Molaskey convince us that it is the indispensable symbiosis of American music. Appropriately, they open the show with "The Little Things You Do Together" from Company, a song about the little "joys" of marriage. Their delivery is drier than any martini in the house, and it sets the tone for a show that is both funny and musically impressive. Pizzarelli switches between two guitars throughout the show, and whichever one he happens to be holding feels like an extension of his body. He scats along with his dexterous plucking and seems to sail before a wind of notes in "Buddy's Blues" from Follies. We chill out to his entrancing rendition of "Sorry-Grateful" from Company. And surprisingly, he manages to pull off a jazzy arrangement of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," which Molaskey claims credit for inspiring: "I wanted to hear Sweeney Todd as played by Wes Montgomery." I suspect Molaskey is the hand behind the clever pairings of songs throughout this show: As Pizzarelli sings "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" from Follies, Molaskey cuts in with "All I Need Is the Girl" from Gypsy (Sondheim wrote the lyrics, but the music is by Jule Styne). Both thematically and musically, "Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods blends seamlessly with "Children and Art" from Sunday in the Park With George. Molaskey sounds particularly lovely on this number, warm sincerity radiating from her voice. The mash-up of "Something Just Broke" from Assassins with "Now You Know" from Merrily We Roll Along feels both alarming and reassuring in 2019 — perhaps we will walk away from the Trump years having grown a little as a country (one hopes). In the show's understated high point, Molaskey delivers a gorgeous rendition of "Remember?" from A Little Night Music, which fades into Pizzarelli's unforgettable twist on "The Road You Didn't Take" from Follies. Approaching the number sweetly and softly, like a lullaby, Pizzarelli strums his guitar and sings, "One has regrets Which one forgets And as the years go on The road you didn't take Hardly comes to mind Does it?" That question mark appears like a karambit, which Pizzarelli gently twists into our stomachs. Shorn of any bluster or self-pity, the song is more devastating than I've ever heard it. Konrad Paszkudzki accompanies on piano, his fingers flying across the ivories during several breathtaking solos. Mike Karn plays bass, providing a steady backbone for this percussion-free show and grounding this selection of showtunes in the jazz sound that has had so much influence on Sondheim and his Broadway compatriots. Not counting the encore (a rollicking mash-up of "Getting Married Today" and Jon Hendricks's "Cloudburst"), Pizzarelli and Molaskey close the show with "Old Friends" from Merrily. It's a fitting end for an act that has become a mainstay of the Café Carlyle over the last decade. It's also a reminder that while musical fads come and go, the marriage of jazz and Broadway is one built to last.Read More →
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FOR PURCHASE OPTIONS || CLICK HERE FOR ALBUM DETAILS To all my friends and fans, A week to the day after my father, Bucky, passed at 94, my mother, Ruth, passed away. I am certain Bucky called for her. She was the best Mommy and held together the fort of 4 headstrong kids and a man with a passion for the guitar that was unending. She attended the little league games, drove us all to lessons, attended concerts, recitals and prepared meals that we still talkabout.
She raised us to be polite, to dress well and could not have been more supportive of our desires. She loved music. I remember a van ride across Florida with a Music of Your Life station playing and she named every singer. She loved Dick Haymes’s record of The More I See You. She had two autographed pictures from Frank Sinatra and even got to kiss him once! She was a Jersey Girl before the term was fashionable. She loved her hometown of Waldwick and sometimes after meals at The Cathay restaurant on Franklin Turnpike, she would drive around and show uswhere she grew up.
She loved her parents and sister and brother. She was one of a kind, elegant, gorgeous and fun. JT VIDEO PREMIERE: “STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT” BY THE JOHNPIZZARELLI TRIO
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the John Pizzarelli Trio’s new video for “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” a track that appears on their latest album, For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole, released by Ghostlight Deluxe onFeb. 8.
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John Pizzarelli Biography World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And the Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim and the Beatles. His themed shows, often performed with his wife Jessica Molaskey, suggest there is no limit to Pizzarelli’s imagination or talent. The New York Times called their recent “My Generation” show “brilliant,” raving the couple “embrace the present, or what used to be the present, and reflect on the passage of years. Like all of their shows, ‘My Generation’ is deeply felt. You have a strong sense that they are baring their personal struggles and resetting their compasses as they go forward.” An earlier rave from the Times noted, “The ability to infuse pop and jazz with a Chekhovian wisdom about life’s ups and downs is the special gift of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, long-married musical partners whose work gets deeper each year.” Having concentrated on the music of Paul McCartney, Johnny Mercer and Frank Sinatra over the last two years, Pizzarelli has returned to the bossa nova of Antônio Carlos Jobim with his July 28, 2017 Concord Jazz release Sinatra & Jobim @ 50. With co-vocalist Daniel Jobim, grandson of the legendary Brazilian composer, the two explore songs Sinatra and Jobim recorded in 1967 and 1969 as well as add new songs to the mix flavored with the spirit of the classic Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim album. For an artist The New York Times calls “one of the foremost interpreters of Jobim’s bossa nova classics,” the step wasnatural.
“We had a very successful run in Brazil and my manager said you should think about making another Brazilian record,” Pizzarelli says referring to his 2004 release Bossa Nova. “I looked around at what would make sense in terms of an anniversary.” Homing in on the Sinatra-Jobim sessions, John says, “We had an advantage: Daniel had performed a number of those things with us at the Café Carlyle two years earlier.” Like Sinatra and Jobim, who started their sessions in January 1967, Pizzarelli and company were finished in three days of recording—in January 2017. Pizzarelli’s latest album for Concord is a follow-up to his wildly successful Midnight McCartney, an album The New Yorker said “may be the best collection of McCartney covers ever recorded.” Since its release in 2015, Pizzarelli has toured North America, South America, Asia and Europe performing shows centered on Frank Sinatra’s centennial, the songs of Johnny Mercer and a McCartney program in which his quartet is joined by strings and a horn section. He also tours on a double bill with pianist Ramsey Lewis and is looking forward to touring a celebration of Nat King Cole’s music for his centennial, which will be in 2019. “His sound was singular and inspired,” says Pizzarelli, who started playing guitar at age six, following in the tradition of his father Bucky. “I’ve always said we’re an extension, a 21st-century version of what that group was.” While plenty of jazz greats influenced his work—Benny Goodman, Les Paul, Zoot Sims, Clark Terry and Slam Stewart, among others—Cole has been Pizzarelli’s hero and foundation over the last 25 years. He devoted two albums to his music, Dear Mr. Cole in 1994 and P.S. Mr. Cole, recorded and released five years later. Pizzarelli’s solo recording career started in 1990 with My Blue Heaven on Chesky Records. He played clubs and concert halls on the jazz circuit, opening for such greats as Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis and Rosemary Clooney. In 1993, he was honored to open for Frank Sinatra’s international tour and then joined in the celebration for his 80th birthday at Carnegie Hall, bringing down the house singing “I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do” with his fatheraccompanying him.
After recording albums for RCA devoted to torch ballads (After Hours), classic swing and bold originals (Our Love Is Here to Stay), holiday songs (Let’s Share Christmas) and the Fab Four (John Pizzarelli Meets the Beatles), Pizzarelli signed with Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group. His string of successful albums started in 2000 with Kisses in the Rain, a diverse set of standards and original tunes that showcase the spontaneity of his live performances within a studio setting, followed by Let There Be Love. On his 2002 album, The Rare Delight of You, Pizzarelli teamed up with veteran pianist George Shearing. In the tradition of classic quintet-and-vocalist recordings, they lay down great standards (including “Be Careful, It’s My Heart,” “If Dreams Come True” and “Lost April”) as well as a couple originals, all with vibrant arrangements. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the John Pizzarelli Trio along with pianist Ray Kennedy and bassist/brother Martin Pizzarelli, Live at Birdland was released in April 2003. This two-disc set seamlessly blends James Taylor folk with Gershwin and Van Heusen standards, in addition to original Pizzarelli compositions. After listening to the recording, a JazzTimes critic raved, “Spend five minutes with Pizzarelli and you’ll fully appreciate his inimitable warmth, humor and munificence of spirit.” In 2004, Pizzarelli made his first album of Brazilian music, Bossa Nova. Produced by Russ Titelman, the acclaimed disc features several Brazilian musicians including drummer Paulo Braga, pianist César Camargo Mariano and vocalist Daniel Jobim. According to Billboard, “His performance throughout, as both vocalist and guitarist, isexceptional.”
Knowing You, Pizzarelli’s 2005 release, pays homage to the many talented musicians and songwriters he’s met throughout his career, among them Jimmy McHugh, Sammy Cahn, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel and Brian Wilson. The Associated Press called the disc “A classy, urbane session. The rich colors make this among the best of Pizzarelli’s albums.” In 2006, Telarc introduced Dear Mr. Sinatra, John’s tribute set to “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” featuring the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The collection features John Clayton’s clever reworking of standards such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “You Make Me Feel So Young,” as well as songs written for Sinatra, “Ring-A-Ding-Ding!,” “Nice and Easy” and “The Last Dance.” The New York Times praised the recording for “exploding with enthusiasm and excitement.” His 2008 recording, the GRAMMY Award-nominated With a Song in My Heart, celebrates the music of composer Richard Rodgers and includes swinging Rodgers & Hart standards like “The Lady Is a Tramp,” “Mountain Greenery” and “Johnny One Note” and theater songs from South Pacific and The King and I. The singer-guitarist’s first-ever Duke Ellington recording, Rockin’ in Rhythm, was released in February 2010. For the dozen tracks, Pizzarelli took the tack of Ellington, noticeably displaying the strengths of the musicians in the band. In addition to a cut for solo guitar, four songs highlight the quartet (with pianist Larry Fuller, bassist Martin Pizzarelli and drummer Tony Tedesco) and seven include the Swing Seven horns with arrangements by Don Sebesky. Pizzarelli married songs from great pop songwriters of his own generation with traditional jazz arrangements and melodies. Double Exposure, released in 2012, united the Beatles and Lee Morgan, Tom Waits with Billy Strayhorn and the Allman Brothers Band with the styleof Wes Montgomery.
As he told the Wall Street Journal, “I asked myself a couple of questions: ‘How can we take the style we do and communicate it to people who grew up on Gershwin and people who grew up on the Beatles? How do we communicate jazz to the non-jazz listeners?’” The Guardian in the U.K. was among the many publications to praise the album: “The arrangements are sharp and witty, the singing deceptively easygoing, and the guitar playing just terrific. It’s adelight.”
Pizzarelli’s Midnight McCartney had its origins in McCartney’s GRAMMY-winning 2012 album, Kisses on the Bottom. Pizzarelli played guitar on 10 of the album’s 14 tracks and backed Sir Paul at an iTunes concert at Capitol Records Studios, the GRAMMY Awards and the Recording Academy’s annual MusiCares Person of the Year Gala. Fifteen months after those gigs, McCartney wrote to Pizzarelli to consider recording some of his lesser-known songs in a jazz style. The album hit a new chart high for John, reaching No. 4 on Billboard’sJazz Albums chart.
In addition to being a bandleader and solo performer, John has been a special guest on recordings for major pop names such as James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Wopat, Rickie Lee Jones and Dave Van Ronk, as well as leading jazz artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Ruby Braff, Johnny Frigo, Buddy DeFranco, Harry Allen and, of course, Bucky Pizzarelli. He was featured opposite Donna Summer, Jon Secada and Roberta Flack on the GRAMMY Award-winning collection, Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mr. Rogers in 2005. A radio personality who got his start in the medium in 1984, Pizzarelli is co-host, alongside Jessica Molaskey, of Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli. Heard on more than 40 radio stations and on the Internet, the syndicated radio show brings warmth, humor and that long-lost “live” feel back to radio. The show takes place in their “deluxe living room high atop Lexington Avenue,” and the conversations are relaxed, candid and off-the-cuff as is the music. The show is also available globally as a podcast at www.johnpizzarelli.com and via iTunes. John has performed on America’s most popular national television shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Great Performances as well as the talk shows of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Regis Philbin and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1997, Pizzarelli made his Broadway debut in the musical Dream, a revue of Johnny Mercer songs. He led a 40-member live orchestra at Radio City Music Hall in Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way in 2003. His instructional DVD Exploring Jazz Guitar—filled with demonstrations, lessons and anecdotes—is available from Hal Leonard. Pizzarelli received the 2009 Ella Fitzgerald Award from the Montreal International Jazz Festival, joining a select group of past winners including Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett and Harry Connick Jr. Pizzarelli performs annual fall engagements at the Café Carlyle with Jessica Molaskey; Time magazine calls the duo the “Astaire-Rodgers of the cabaret world.” Most recently, the Huffington Post raved, “An evening with John and Jess is unparalleled. The music is, as always, magnificent; the singing is, as always, exceptional; the patter is, as always, haphazardly charming.” Also in New York are regular stands at Birdland with his combo where he will premiere the Sinatra-Jobim collection in August 2017.CONTRIBUTE HERE
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