John Pizzarelli
Career
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==Career== |
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In 1982, when he was just 22 Pizzarelli founded a pizza chain in the Dominican Republic named after himself. [[Pizzarelli]] has gone on to become one of the most important chains in the country, after it was purchased the Bonarelli family, a Dominican family with Italian roots. |
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During the 1990s, Pizzarelli played in a trio with [[Ray Kennedy (pianist)|Ray Kennedy]] and [[Martin Pizzarelli]], his younger brother. In the summer of 1993, Pizzarelli was the opening act for [[Frank Sinatra]] and four years later, Pizzarelli starred in ''[[dream (musical)|Dream]]'', a Broadway show devoted to the music of [[Johnny Mercer]]. He has named [[Nat King Cole]] as the inspiration for his career and honors that influence in the albums ''[[Dear Mr. Cole]]'' (BMG, 1994) and ''[[P.S. Mr. Cole]]'' (RCA, 1999). He has also recorded tribute albums to Frank Sinatra, [[Duke Ellington]], [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]], [[Richard Rodgers]], and [[Paul McCartney]]. He and his father accompanied [[Annie Ross]] on her album ''To Lady with Love'' (Red Anchor, 2014), a tribute to [[Billie Holiday]] that Ross recorded when she was eighty-four.{{cite web|last1=Loudon|first1=Christopher|title=Annie Ross: To Lady with Love|url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/annie-ross-to-lady-with-love/|website=JazzTimes|access-date=15 May 2017|date=11 January 2015}} |
During the 1990s, Pizzarelli played in a trio with [[Ray Kennedy (pianist)|Ray Kennedy]] and [[Martin Pizzarelli]], his younger brother. In the summer of 1993, Pizzarelli was the opening act for [[Frank Sinatra]] and four years later, Pizzarelli starred in ''[[dream (musical)|Dream]]'', a Broadway show devoted to the music of [[Johnny Mercer]]. He has named [[Nat King Cole]] as the inspiration for his career and honors that influence in the albums ''[[Dear Mr. Cole]]'' (BMG, 1994) and ''[[P.S. Mr. Cole]]'' (RCA, 1999). He has also recorded tribute albums to Frank Sinatra, [[Duke Ellington]], [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]], [[Richard Rodgers]], and [[Paul McCartney]]. He and his father accompanied [[Annie Ross]] on her album ''To Lady with Love'' (Red Anchor, 2014), a tribute to [[Billie Holiday]] that Ross recorded when she was eighty-four.{{cite web|last1=Loudon|first1=Christopher|title=Annie Ross: To Lady with Love|url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/annie-ross-to-lady-with-love/|website=JazzTimes|access-date=15 May 2017|date=11 January 2015}} |
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