New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - A one-on-one conversation with jazz icons Bucky and John Pizzarelli, hosted by Executive
Director of The GRAMMY MuseumSM Bob Santelli. An intimate performance will follow the interview.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Bucky Pizzarelli has been playing professional jazz music for over sixty years. His extraordinary skill as a rhythm guitar player places him in the company of other such great musicians as Freddie Greene and Barry Galbraith. He has also brought forward the great chord solo tradition begun by George Van Eps and Dick McDonough. For many years, Bucky Pizzarelli and guitarist George Van Eps were considered the only guitarists to play the seven-string electric guitar exclusively. John Pizzarelli has followed in the footsteps of his father, by playing the guitar since he was six years old. He started playing alongside his father at age 20, and has since gone on to have a prolific career as a jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader. Internationally known for classic standards, late-night ballads, and the unique jazz style he brings to his performances and recordings, he also hosts the nationally syndicated radio program "Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarell i."
WHEN: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. @ 65th St., New York, NY
COST: $10 general admission/$5 student admission. For ticket reservations or more information, please contact 212.870.1793. To charge by phone call 212.245.5440.
About the Duke Jazz Talks Series: Presented in conjunction with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the GRAMMY Museum, and The Recording Academy New York Chapter, The Duke Jazz Talks are one-on-one conversations between GRAMMY -nominated or GRAMMY-winning jazz artists and Robert Santelli, Executive Director of The GRAMMY Museum. Previous installments of this unique five-part series have featured McCoy Tyner and Charlie Haden. The Duke Jazz Talks will continue with Dave Brubeck on April 15. This series is part of a two-year project funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to present, document, and preserve jazz, contemporary dance, and theater performances including a series of jazz oral histories, Duke Jazz Histories, produced in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
