Joel Zelnik Trio with Vocalist Annette Sanders at Pearl River Public Library

‘TONY BENNETT & BILL EVANS – THE LEGENDARY RECORDINGS” will be performed by the Joel Zelnik Trio ,and Grammy nominee vocalist Annette Sanders at 3PM on Sunday, January10th, 2016. They will perform at the Pearl River Library, 80 Frankin Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965 845-735-4084 www.pearlriverlibrary.org
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This timely program is based on the 40th anniversary of the collaboration between Bill Evans & Tony Bennett during 1975 and ‘77, which yielded some of the best recordings in the history of jazz.

Few listeners realized that Tony Bennett was as much of a jazz singer as almost anybody; he had already made a handful of albums in a small jazz combo format, but these were far lesser known than his big chart hits. Then, in 1975, he made what would be his supreme statement in the jazz field, the first of two albums with the remarkable pianist Bill Evans....

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‘TONY BENNETT & BILL EVANS – THE LEGENDARY RECORDINGS” will be performed by the Joel Zelnik Trio ,and Grammy nominee vocalist Annette Sanders at 3PM on Sunday, January10th, 2016. They will perform at the Pearl River Library, 80 Frankin Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965 845-735-4084 www.pearlriverlibrary.org
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This timely program is based on the 40th anniversary of the collaboration between Bill Evans & Tony Bennett during 1975 and ‘77, which yielded some of the best recordings in the history of jazz.

Few listeners realized that Tony Bennett was as much of a jazz singer as almost anybody; he had already made a handful of albums in a small jazz combo format, but these were far lesser known than his big chart hits. Then, in 1975, he made what would be his supreme statement in the jazz field, the first of two albums with the remarkable pianist Bill Evans.

Annette with Joel and his Trio, reprise this remarkable collaboration of American Art Song at its finest, by recapturing the virility and expressiveness in these performances. It is a beautiful surprising repertoire – no Gershwin, no Ellington, no blues. They’re mostly songs associated with great female singers: Mabel Mercer and Billie Holiday, as well as Bill Evans’ own “Waltz For Debby” with Gene Lees’ lyrics.

Artist website: www.joelzelnik.com

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