Bucky Pizzarelli News

 
In the limelight - Jazz party
Midland Reporter-Telegram
On Friday evening, when I was attempting — and failing because of absurdly long and disorganized traffic jams — to gain entry to Crudefest for a review, I could have been listening to more than an hour of Bucky Pizzarelli's magical guitar work.


 
Pizzarelli's family hooked him on jazz
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Bucky Pizzarelli's career dates back to his childhood when his two uncles, professional musicians Peter and Bob Domenick, would play impromptu sessions following family dinners on Sunday. "I learned in my family," said Pizzarelli, who is among the more ...


 
Non-profit events and listings for the week of May 7
NorthJersey.com
Warren Vache, Bucky Pizzarelli, Nicki Parrott, Steve Johns, Harry Allen and Derek Smith will perform. $125 with proceeds going to support the Wyckoff center's renovations and improvements to the Longview Assisted Living Residence.


 
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
On Jazz: Guitar pioneer Stanley Jordan, young pianist Christian Sands
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
After a decade studying music therapy in Arizona, Jordan is back, and his 2011 album “Friends” demonstrated he is still at the top of his game, featuring extraordinary interplay with guitarists such as Bucky Pizzarelli and Russell Malone.


 
Wall Street Journal
Not for Purist Audiences
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Pizzarelli, age 52, is the son of jazz-guitar great Bucky Pizzarelli, and he said the project is the result in part of the democratic approach to popular music in his Saddle River, NJ, childhood home. His older sisters, Ann and Mary, would invite ...

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
On Jazz: Akua Dixon's swingin' strings
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Like his friends and mentors George Van Eps and Bucky Pizzarelli, he plays the seven-string archtop guitar, which gives him an expanded harmonic palette to match his musical imagination. Alden plays Tuesday at 6 pm with pianist Lenore Raphael at the ...


 
Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and ...
Huffington Post
MR: Since we're also talking about heritage, you're the son of legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. You inherited a lot from your dad, didn't you. JP: (laughs) Well, you know, when I was 21, when I was just coming out of my teens and looking for a ...