John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell: Ella, Joe, and Oscar
- Lördag, februari 20, 2027
- 20:00-23:00
- Meridian Arts Centre 5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, M2N 6R8, Kanada
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John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell team up for Ella, Joe, and Oscar, a set shaped around the American songbook, swing and the easy conversation between voice, guitar and rhythm section. The title points to touchstones they know inside out, from intimate voice‑and‑guitar moments to piano‑driven swing, revisited with their own phrasing and sense of time. See them at the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto on February 21, 2027.
Catherine Russell brings a deep connection to classic jazz, blues, early rhythm and blues and mid‑century standards. Raised in a New York musical family, she’s honed a repertoire that favors songs from the 1920s to the 1950s, carried by flexible phrasing and clear diction. On stage, she moves with ease between torch ballads, sly blues and brisk swing, letting the story and the groove set the pace while the band leaves space for her lines to land.
John Pizzarelli, guitarist and singer rooted in the acoustic swing tradition, frames standards with clean chord work, relaxed time and conversational crooner phrasing. Long drawn to tributes and re‑readings—from Nat King Cole and Sinatra to Ellington and Brazilian songbooks—he keeps arrangements lean, playing off the melody, slipping in rhythmic finesse and reharmonizations, a setup built for close‑knit duo and trio interplay.
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Meridian Arts Centre
5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, M2N 6R8, Kanada