"THE
FIRST FAMILY OF COOL" RETURNS TO FEINSTEIN'S
PERFORMING
"BOSSA NOVA" WITH GUESTS DANIEL JOBIM, BUCKY PIZZARELLI and JESSICA
MOLASKEY
FEINSTEIN'S
at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 1-212-339-4095 - http://www.feinsteinsattheregency.com/
) will present the return engagement of "The First Family of Cool,"
THE PIZZARELLI FAMILY, in their new show "Bossa Nova" from June 8th
through 20th. The John Pizzarelli Trio, featuring Ray Kennedy on piano
and Martin Pizzarelli on bass, will be joined by guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli,
singer Jessica Molaskey and Daniel Jobim, the grandson of composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim. The show will play the following schedule: Tuesday
through Saturday at 8:30 p, with late shows on Friday and Saturday
at 11:00 pm. All shows have a $60 cover and $30 minimum.
The show
is based on Pizzarelli's fifth Telarc CD, Bossa Nova, which features
a wide variety of music ranging from brash to introverted, and includes
Brazilian standards and recently composed songs. Bossa Nova overflows
with highlights including Antonio Carlos Jobim songs "One Note Samba,"
"The Girl from Ipanema," "Waters of March" and "Desafinado"; a jaunty
reading of Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm"; Pizzarelli originals,
"Francesca" and "Soares Samba"; and fresh interpretations of James
Taylor's top 40 hit "Your Smiling Face" and Broadway composer Stephen
Sondheim's "I Remember." Bossa nova is the most personal and international
of Brazil's musical forms. Its "cool" aesthetic ‚ with its gentle
rhythms, rich harmonies and seductive delivery ‚ is a perfect match
for Pizzarelli's smooth and casual style.
John Pizzarelli
has cultivated a winning career singing classic standards and late-night
ballads, and by playing sublime and inventive guitar. Using greats
like Nat "King" Cole and Frank Sinatra and the songs of writers like
Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen as touchstones, Pizzarelli is among
the prime revivalists of the great American songbook, bringing to
his work the cool jazz flavor of his brilliant guitar playing.
He has been
playing since the age of 6, following in the tradition of his father,
guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli. In 1999, the Trio was featured in
the Steve Martin / Goldie Hawn comedy The Out of Towners, performing
"That Old Black Magic." A TV commercial for Foxwoods Casino has made
Mr. Pizzarelli a recognizable face. The group tours throughout the
United States, Europe and Japan performing classic pop, jazz and swing
standards. In October 2003, Pizzarelli led a 40-piece orchestra at
New York's Radio City Music Hall in a live theatrical stage production
of Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way.
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