One of today's most accomplished interpreters of the great jazz standards, John Pizzarelli is known for his brilliant guitar work and smooth vocals. On his thirty albums Mr. Pizzarelli has brought classic standards and late night ballads to a new generation ready to swing and swoon. He has gained a wide following from his numerous stage, screen and television appearances and is setting the standard for stylish, modern jazz.
He has been a special guest on recordings by such major names as Natalie Cole, Kristin Chenoweth, Rickie Lee Jones and Dave Van Ronk, as well as jazz artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Ruby Braff, Buddy DeFranco and, of course, his father Bucky Pizzarelli. He won a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category as co-producer of James Taylor’s American Standard in 2021.
Mr. Pizzarelli appeared on Broadway with Lesley Ann Warren, and has performed on on such national television shows as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and Great Performances, the talk shows of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Regis Philbin as well as the the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Critics rank John Pizzarelli with the jazz greats who inspired him. “We're as lucky to listen to Pizzarelli as Nat 'King' Cole fans were in the year before he became a legend,” raved The Village Voice. Fans agree; Pizzarelli was named “Jazz Vocalist of the Year” in a Swing Journal Readers Poll.