Sunday, August 1, 2010

Laurence Juber: Guitarist Extraordinaire

May 31, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
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What can I say…I was in awe? I was blown away? I was amazed? I was speechless (I was without speech)? Laurence Juber is incredible! Last night Sheryl and I joined our good friends Carol, Dave and Shira at Joes Pub (at The Joe Papp Public Theatre) on Lafayette Street to see one of the [...]

John Pizzarelli: Reinventing Jazz Classics

June 15, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
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Congrats to my friend John Pizzarelli John Pizzarelli Receives 2009 Ella Fitzgerald Award John Pizzarelli is the 11th artist to receive the Ella Fitzgerald Award, established in 1999 by The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal and conferred in recognition of the versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a jazz singer renowned on [...]

John Pizzarelli makes his final appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

February 12, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
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For those of you who know me, I am a huge John Pizzarelli fan and friend. John made his final appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” last night (Feb 12). Conan, as many of you know, is leaving to take over “The Tonight Show” when Jay Leno moves to primetime later this year.