January 19

 

HARRY ALLEN & ROSSONO SPORTIELLO

 HARRY ALLEN, saxophone

ROSSONO SPORTIELLO, piano

Saxophonist Harry Allen has been featured at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, and continues to tour the United States, Europe and Asia. He has performed with Rosemary Clooney, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Flip Phillips, Scott Hamilton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Kenny Burrell, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Terry Gibbs, Warren Vache, and has recorded with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Barron, Dave McKenna, Larry Goldings, George Mraz, Jake Hanna, and Al Foster. Mr. Allen has recorded over 30 albums and has won multiple awards in the US and abroad. He's been featured many times on John Pizzarelli's records, has recorded as series of commercials for ESPN starring Rober Goulet, and even appeared in the 1999 feature film "The Out of Towners" starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn.

A native of Vigevano, Italy, Rossano Sportiello graduated from the Italian Conservatory and began his musical career at the age of 18 by joining the "Milano Jazz Gang", one of Europe's historic bands. An accomplished stride pianist, Rossano grew up listening mostly to Fats Waller and Ralph Sutton, and was later influenced by Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans. Rossano has performed with Slide Hampton, Gerry Mulligan, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Houston Person, Scott Robinson, Scott Hamilton, Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern, Warren Vache and Ken Peplowski. Sportiello's mentor, bebop pianist Barry Harris says "Rossano makes me smile when he plays." Harris touts Rossano as the "the best stride pianist" he's ever heard.

FOR RESERVATIONS CONTACT JONATHAN: (518)793-3183 / jon@nhjazz.com

Coming Soon

01.26 "Downtown" Bob Stanard and Those Dangerous Bluesmen

02.02 Trent Austin

02.09 Phillip Hamilton

02.16 Dave Liebman

02.23 The Chronicles

03.01 Danny Heath & Telophase

03.29 Joan Watson-Jones

04.12 Chris Humphrey

04.26 Kenny Werner

05.17 Aaron Goldberg

Information/ Reservations : Contact Jonathan Lorentz

jon@nhjazz.com

(518) 793-3183