For more than seven decades, the legendary Bucky Pizzarelli has had a stellar career. "The complete jazz musician" Bucky has been a fixture in jazz and the studios since the early '50s. The list of big bands and vocalists with whom Bucky has performed and recorded reads like a veritable Who's Who of Jazz, playing and touring with Benny Goodman, Zoot Sims, Bud Freeman, and Stephanne Grappelli, and later recording with George Van Eps, Carl Kress and George Barnes. One of the most solid rhythm players of any era, his superior mastery of the seven-string guitar is unparalleled.
John Colianni is a world renowned jazz pianist appreciated for his bluesy virtuosic and hard swinging style. The fact that the pianists he is most often compared to are Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson should tell you all you need to know about his musicianship. He cites Teddy Wilson, George Shearing, and Ahmad Jamal as other influences, and above all, Duke Ellington his musical muse. >From the time he began working professionally as a high school teenager in the Washington D.C. area, John attracted the attention of jazz royalty. At the age of 18, he got himself invited to a jam session with Lionel Hampton, who hired him on the spot as his regular pianist world touring with the Hampton band. John's association with jazz greats continued with a 5 year association with the great Mel Torme in the 1990's, who referred to John quite simply as "the best you'll ever hear".John Colianni Jazz Orchestra
with special guest
Bucky Pizzarelli
Honoring Bucky's 91st Birthday
Thursday January 12th
@ The Cutting Room 7pm
44 E. 32nd St New York, NY
www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
Tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
www.johncolianni.com
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