[NEOPAL]The Great American Songbook at Nighttown - Bucky Pizzarelli & Family March 28/29

[Bruce Hennes]

Nighttown Presents The Great American Songbook

Famed Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and Family
80th Birthday Celebration
With
John Pizzarelli and Martin Pizzarelli

Tuesday and Wednesday March 28 & 29
7PM $25

Nighttown
12387 Cedar Road Cleveland Heights
 Call Nighttown for tickets/reservations at 216-795-0550
http://www.nighttowncleveland.com
 
Bucky Pizzarelli has enjoyed a career in jazz and popular music that 
spans over a half a century and includes associations with several music 
legends including  Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Benny 
Goodman, and Doc Severinson.  Pizzarelli is a master of the seven string 
guitar.  He is part of an exclusive club that plays that particular 
guitar.  Other members include George Van Eps and Pizzarelli's son John.

When it comes to swinging jazz, one would be hard pressed to find a 
better musician with more history than Bucky Pizzarelli.  Quite simply 
he has done it all.  He has backed most of the great singers of his time 
including Sinatra, Bennett, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, and in recent 
years his son John, who is becoming a major star in his own right.  
Besides high profile TV appearances as a member of the Tonight Show 
Orchestra, Bucky Pizzarelli has played on several film soundtracks 
including the recent Woody Allen films "Sweet and Lowdown" and "Mighty 
Aphrodite".  He has collaborated with several immortal jazz 
instrumentalists like Benny Goodman, Les Paul, Ray Brown, and Doc 
Severinson, and is he has exerted an important influence on many of the 
top jazz guitarists of the present including Gene Bertoncini, Howard 
Alden, Frank Vignola, and of course his son John.  Bucky Pizzarelli has 
played every kind of venue imaginable including all the major jazz 
festivals worldwide and at the White House in Washington DC.  A 
professor emeritus at William Paterson in New Jersey.  He has also 
received honorary degrees form Hamilton College in New York, and 
Southern Illinois University.

Joining Bucky Pizzarelli for this very special two nights at Nighttown 
will be his sons John on guitar and vocals, and Martin on the acoustic 
bass.  Also joining the formidable Pizzarelli family will be drummer 
Tony Todesco.  This engagement follows a very successful two night stand 
featuring John Pizzarelli and his group in late February.  This 
engagement is in celebration of Bucky Pizzarelli's 80th birthday and of 
his incredible musical legacy and family.

Don't miss the legendary seven-string guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and his 
family at Nighttown on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28th and 29th.

All Music Guide Biography
by Scott Yanow

A superior guitarist who swing musicians in particular appreciate, Bucky 
Pizzarelli has been a fixture in jazz and the studios since the early 
'50s. Self-taught, Pizzarelli has long been a master of the seven-string 
guitar. He toured with Vaughn Monroe before and after a stint in the 
military. In 1952, Pizzarelli joined the staff of NBC and 12 years later 
he switched to ABC; in addition, he worked with the Three Sounds 
(1956-1957) and had several tours with Benny Goodman. In the 1970s he 
was more active in jazz, co-leading a duo with George Barnes and working 
with Zoot Sims, Bud Freeman, and Stephane Grappelli, among many others. 
Pizzarelli has since kept up a busy recording schedule and plays often 
at jazz parties. Bucky has also recorded with his son, John Pizzarelli, 
on an occasional basis since the early '80s.

NIGHTTOWN
Nighttown was recently selected as one of the "100 Great Jazz Clubs 
Worldwide" by Downbeat Magazine.  Additionally, the Free Times's 
Reader's Choice Award 2005 was given to Nighttown for "Best Jazz Club" 
and "Best Outdoor Dining in Cleveland".  The Free Times said "with its 
up-close seating and fine acoustics, Nighttown is the place to take in 
all the live jazz that your heart desires.  Featuring a jam-packed 
schedule that includes national acts one or more times a week, a fine 
selection of wine and an excellent menu (the Nighttown Steamers is a 
personal favorite), Nighttown continues its run as the best place in 
town for jazz."