John Pizzarelli

John Paul Pizzarelli Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is a celebrated jazz guitarist, singer, songwriter and all-around great guy. He is probably most well known for his leadership of the John Pizzarelli Trio, featuring his brother Martin on bass and Ray Kennedy on the eighty-eight. He is the son of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli.

Personal Life

Pizzarelli grew up in New Jersey and frequently expresses pride about this fact. A fan favorite at his live shows is the Cosgriff-Bernardi number I Like Jersey Best, a largely humorous tribute to the Garden State.

Related Topics:
New Jersey - I Like Jersey Best

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Pizzarelli is also a huge baseball fan, and has played the sport (in one capacity or another) all his life. In high school he split his time between studying music and playing sports. As he once said in an interview: "I wasn't making any of the sports teams and I was a big sports fanatic. That's when I realized there was a reason why I was going to band practice."

Related Topics:
Baseball - High school - Sports - Interview

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He married singer Jessica Molaskey in 1998, and the couple have a daughter, Madeleine Elizabeth.

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