John Pizzarelli

Jazz Album Reviews: Ella and Bennett Revisited — April Varner Rises, John Pizzarelli Holds Back

March 31, 2026
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April Varner, a rising star in this new generation of female jazz singers—which happily seems full of them—pays homage to Ella Fitzgerald; John Pizzarelli’s recording is an early entry in the no-doubt long list of tributes celebrating Tony Bennett’s 100th birthday.

Musician Interview: John Pizzarelli Sings Sinatra

February 12, 2025
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Though John Pizzarelli has written and recorded his own material, his specialty has always been embracing and interpreting the tunes of the giants and legends and making them his own.

Music Review: The Legendary Barbara Cook Comes to Town

April 9, 2013
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Barbara Cook’s gift is to illuminate a song’s words as a great actress would, while somehow having a beautiful voice at an age at which no opera singer could possibly imagine performing.

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