John Pizzarelli Trio & Catherine Russell at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Performing A Salute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for "reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz." The Toronto Star pegged him as "the genial genius of the guitar." The Seattle Times saluted him as "a rare entertainer of the old school."

Catherine Russell is that rarest of entities–a genuine jazz and blues singer–who can sing virtually anything. Her voice is full-blown feminity incarnate; a dusky stalwart and soulful instrument that radiates interpretive power yet remains touchingly vulnerable...

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Performing A Salute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for "reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz." The Toronto Star pegged him as "the genial genius of the guitar." The Seattle Times saluted him as "a rare entertainer of the old school."

Catherine Russell is that rarest of entities–a genuine jazz and blues singer–who can sing virtually anything. Her voice is full-blown feminity incarnate; a dusky stalwart and soulful instrument that radiates interpretive power yet remains touchingly vulnerable. She launches fearlessly into each tune getting inside the melody and capturing every emotion.

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