Bucky Pizzarelli

Bucky Pizzarelli
Pizzarelli at the 2014 Detroit Jazz Festival
Background information
Born
John Paul Pizzarelli

(1926-01-09)January 9, 1926
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 2020(2020-04-01) (aged 94)
Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresJazz, swing, big band
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1950–2018
LabelsSavoy, Stash, Arbors, Victoria, Chesky

John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist.

He worked for NBC as a staffman from 1964, including for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). Musicians he collaborated with include Benny Goodman, George Barnes, Les Paul, Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Green, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. Pizzarelli cited as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps.

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