World on a String: A Musical Memoir
Behind the scenes in the life of a musician—an exuberant, entertaining memoir from jazz guitarist, singer, and raconteur John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli, the son of jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, is a connoisseur of American song who grew up among the legends of jazz. From teenage explorations of rock music to life on the road with his father, he worked his way from gigs in tiny clubs to opening for Frank Sinatra during his final international tour. Now Pizzarelli performs in festivals and top venues across the United States and the world, and he shares his unique journey in this revealing, charming, and heartwarming memoir.
- Includes firsthand stories of famous jazz greats and popular music icons including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Benny Goodman, Joe Pass, James Taylor, and Paul McCartney
- Reveals what it was like to grow up among great musicians and storytellers and shares the day-to-day experiences of a touring musician's life
- Includes thirty-five terrific photographs that take you inside John Pizzarelli's life and music
Absorbing, upbeat, funny, and down to earth, World on a String is an irresistible celebration of music and life that will appeal to John Pizzarelli's large and growing following.
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Book details
- Author
- John Pizzarelli, Joseph Cosgriff
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 304
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Music
- Topics
- jazz guitar · musician memoir · life on the road · American songbook · Frank Sinatra · jazz history · music industry · father and son
- ISBN-13
- 9781118062975
About the author
JOHN PIZZARELLI has enjoyed a more than thirty-year career as a jazz guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, appearing on more than two hundred record albums, twenty-five as a singer and leader.
Pizzarelli’s performance highlights include headlining concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl, opening for Frank Sinatra’s World Tour in 1993, and accompanying Paul McCartney as part of an iTunes live streaming concert in February 2012.
When he’s not recording, Pizzarelli cohosts the syndicated radio program Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli with his wife, Jessica Molaskey, which airs in more than one hundred markets, and maintains an annual month-long engagement with her at New York’s Café Carlyle.