Chris Pinnella and 12-Piece Band to Bring SINATRA AT THE SANDS to Asbury Park

By: Apr. 19, 2017
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Flashback to 1966 Las Vegas & join powerhouse vocalist Chris Pinnella along with a 12-Piece Big Band as they perform the iconic live album 'Sinatra at the Sands' from beginning to end. Featuring the Quincy Jones & Count Basie arrangements and led by jazz bassist Gary Mazzaroppi (Stan Getz, Buddy Rich, Les Paul Trio).

'The music is sensational, including definitive versions of signatures like "Fly Me To The Moon", "Come Fly With Me" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Rolling Stone). Once Pinnella and the band are through the album, audiences will be treated to more of their favorite Sinatra Classics, Big Band Style, such as "New York, New York", "My Way" and more! Come hear why the critics are calling Pinnella, 'Sinatra's Spiritual Successor. He has the pipes to deliver the sincerity of each lyric in all its glory.'

Chris Pinnella: SINATRA AT THE SANDS plays TIM MCLOONE'S SUPPER CLUB, Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, NJ on FRIDAY JUNE 9TH at 8:00PM. Doors Open at 6:30PM for Dinner & Drinks. Tickets are $40 VIP Upfront Seating, $30 Regular, $20 Bar Seats. Call the Box Office at (732) 774-1400 or Go Online to www.timmcloonessupperclub.com.

Chris Pinnella is a veteran of the stage having been is numerous B'Way National Tours, Off-Broadway & Regional productions, as well as most recently touring & recording with the multi-platinum selling arena rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra as one of the group's lead singers. In addition Chris has worked alongside icon Julie Andrews as well as headlining at theatres throughout North America and such prestigious NYC venues: Feinstein's / 54 Below, Jazz! At Lincoln Center, Birdland, The Rainbow Room, The Grand Ballroom at the Plaza Hotel and more. Tri-City News calls Pinnella's voice, 'Genre Breaking.' And Broadway World says, 'Pinnella possesses a soaring, rich baritone voice that just leaves you speechless.'

Gary Mazzaroppi attended Berklee School of Music. After graduating, Mazzaroppi toured extensively with the Lionel Hampton Big Band for five years. Since then, he has accompanied many jazz artists including Red Norvo, Herb Ellis, Stan Getz, Joe Morello, Buddy Rich, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Clark Terry, Charlie Byrd, and Mark O'Connor. As a frequent supporting guest on her twenty five-year PBS radio show, Mazzaroppi has played with Marian McPartland. He has also accompanied the diverse styles of Renée Fleming, Willie Nelson, Alicia Keyes, Bela Fleck, Chuck Mangione, among others. Mazzaroppi performed with both Les Paul and Tal Farlow during a New Jersey Jazz Society's PBS Special and appeared in a Cinemax Special about Les Paul as well as the PBS Special, The History of Rock and Roll. Mazzaroppi has performed from Carnegie Hall and Blue Note in New York to Tanglewood in Massachusetts to Capri, Italy.



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