John Pizzarelli and The Swing 7

One of the most charming performers ever returns to the Quick Center stage. Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” He has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles. Tickets are priced at $50 for the general public, $5 for Fairfield University students, and $35 dollars for members of the Quick Center. Fairfield University and Prep Faculty and Staff enjoy one free ticket to each event, with additional discounts available for guest tickets. Fairfield University students can also attend for free when faculty send their class list to the Quick Center Box Office at quickboxoffice@fairfield.edu.

Pizzarelli leaves audiences spellbound with his triple-threat combo of honey-smooth vocals, wry wit, and jaw-dropping guitar prowess, all while backed by a band of exceptional jazz artists.

John Pizzarelli has dedicated many of his albums to the great songwriters and performers who have helped to establish the Great American Songbook and the pop music canon: Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Richard Rodgers, and Duke Ellington, to name a few. With his latest album – Stage & Screen – Pizzarelli explores immortal songs of the past century, classics from Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.