Джон Пизарелли: Американдық джаз гитаристі және әншісі

American jazz guitarist and vocalist

John Paul Pizzarelli Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist. He has recorded over twenty solo albums and has appeared on more than forty albums by other recording artists, including Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Rosemary Clooney; his father, jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli; and his wife, singer Jessica Molaskey.

The son of swing guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He started on guitar when he was six and played trumpet through his college years. He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School, an all boys Catholic school. In his teens, he performed with Benny Goodman, Les Paul, Zoot Sims, Slam Stewart, and Clark Terry. Pizzarelli attended the University of Tampa and William Paterson University, though he has said that his most important teacher was his father from 1980 to 1990.

During the 1990s, Pizzarelli played in a trio with 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, a Broadway show devoted to the music of Johnny Mercer. He has hosted a national radio show, Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli, with his wife, singer and actress Jessica Molaskey. He sang the 1999 big band jingle for Foxwoods Resort Casino, titled "The Wonder of It All." Pizzarelli was a co producer of the James Taylor album American Standard, which was nominated and won the Grammy in the category of "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" on November 24, 2020.

John Pizzarelli and his wife [Jessica Molaskey] own a vacation cabin overlooking Barrett Pond in Carmel, NY. They often co host their syndicated radio show, Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli from the cabin and do much of their musical work there. Pizzarelli's father died on April 1, 2020, from complications to COVID 19. Pizzarelli's mother died one week later on April 8, 2020.