“[I]t’s really not technique. It’s just playing the guitar. It’s…just putting your fingers on a fingerboard.”
-- Bucky Pizzarelli
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This edition of Billy Taylor’s Jazz At The Kennedy Center features the lyrical and unabashedly swinging sound of legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. This New Jersey native’s mastery of the seven-string guitar is unparalleled; his skills have continued to shine throughout a stellar career encompassing stints with jazz giants like clarinetist Benny Goodman, saxophonist Zoot Sims and violinist Stephane Grappelli. More recently, he’s performed superb duets with his son, guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli, Jr. Such rich and varied experiences make for both stimulating conversation and equally engaging musical encounters with the Billy Taylor Trio.
On-demand audio from this show:
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Listen to Bucky talk about his introduction to the guitar.
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Listen to Bucky explain how he acquired his first seven-string guitar.
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Listen to Bucky talk about how the legendary Charlie Christian influenced his playing.
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Listen to Bucky talk about playing with his guitar-playing son John Pizzarelli.
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