Name: The Roy Hargrove Big Band
Start: 2024-01-18T19:30:00
Location: South Orange Performing Arts Center

The Roy Hargrove Big Band

The South Orange Performing Arts Center

Step into a world of swinging sophistication with John Pizzarelli, the Grammy-winning guitarist and vocalist hailed for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz” (Boston Globe). With a career spanning four decades, Pizzarelli is celebrated for his inventive interpretations of classic standards, Broadway gems, and pop icons—from Sinatra and Nat King Cole to Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, and the Beatles.

John Pizzarelli

South Orange Performing Arts Center

Originally starting in the rehearsal space that would later become the Jazz Gallery in New York City, the Roy Hargrove Big Band had its inaugural performance at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in 1995.  Since then, the band has toured domestically and internationally and has played everywhere from the Blue Note Tokyo to the Hollywood Bowl.