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RADIO DELUXE WITH JOHN PIZZARELLI
CELEBRATES THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
IN A FUN, FRESH NEW WAY
ON STATIONS IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES,
SAN DIEGO, TORONTO, DENVER AND MORE
- Jazz Times Magazine, September 2007
RADIO DELUXE WITH JOHN PIZZARELLI, the new syndicated radio show which launched recently on stations around the country, explores the Great American Songbook in a fun, fresh new way. John co-hosts with Jessica Molaskey, his wife, singing partner and foil – think of a singing Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy or a swinging George Burns and Gracie Allen. Bringing warmth, humor and that long-lost “live” feel back to radio, the show takes place in their “deluxe living room” and the conversations are relaxed, candid, and off-the-cuff.
The show features “live” performances of their favorite songs and spontaneous, hilarious conversations with today’s top performers like Tony Bennett, Diana Krall and Stacey Kent, plus drop-ins from stars like Regis Philbin, Liza Minnelli and Tony Danza. They also play recordings by the icons of classic pop and jazz like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé, as well as recordings by the new stars of the genre like Michael Bublé, Jane Monheit and Peter Cincotti.
JOHN PIZZARELLI, already known as one of music world’s great guitarists and vocalists, will showcase his skills as an incomparable wit and raconteur. The in-studio band features his brother Martin Pizzarelli and a frequent guest is his father Bucky Pizzarelli, the legendary jazz guitarist who played with every major pop star of the 20th Century and the NBC Tonight Show Band. John likes to refer to his motley crew as “the Von Trapps on martinis.”
Guests on RADIO DELUXE WITH JOHN PIZZARELLI share personal memories and inside stories: for example “Queen of Las Vegas” swing legend Keely Smith reveals her love affair with Frank Sinatra... “American Idol” finalist John Stevens discusses growing up with jazz while his contemporaries were into punk and grunge... Margaret Whiting remembers when her mentor Johnny Mercer first sang the standard “Blues In The Night” in her living room only minutes after writing it.
Please visit www.johnpizzarelli.com for a list of current affiliates and upcoming guests.
