Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - the Legendary Recordings at Burlington County Library

‘TONY BENNETT & BILL EVANS – THE LEGENDARY RECORDINGS” will be performed by the Joel Zelnik Trio with Grammy nominee vocalist Annette Sanders on Sunday, May 17,2015 , at 2pm. They will perform at the Burlington County Library, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton, NJ 08060. 609-267-9660
http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/county

This timely program is based on the dialogues between Joel Zelnik (a former Burlington County College Faculty Member), and Bill Evans, a 7 time Grammy Award Winner, at the “Village Gate”in NYC, during the mid-1960’s. Signature Evans works are performed and Joel plays pieces he enjoys that show the Evans influence. Highlighted is the collaboration of Bill Evans & Tony Bennett on two albums during 1975 and ‘77, which yielded some of the best recordings in the history of jazz....

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‘TONY BENNETT & BILL EVANS – THE LEGENDARY RECORDINGS” will be performed by the Joel Zelnik Trio with Grammy nominee vocalist Annette Sanders on Sunday, May 17,2015 , at 2pm. They will perform at the Burlington County Library, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton, NJ 08060. 609-267-9660
http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/county

This timely program is based on the dialogues between Joel Zelnik (a former Burlington County College Faculty Member), and Bill Evans, a 7 time Grammy Award Winner, at the “Village Gate”in NYC, during the mid-1960’s. Signature Evans works are performed and Joel plays pieces he enjoys that show the Evans influence. Highlighted is the collaboration of Bill Evans & Tony Bennett on two albums during 1975 and ‘77, which yielded some of the best recordings in the history of jazz.

Few listeners realized that Tony Bennett was as much of a jazz singer as almost anybody; he had already made a handful of albums in a small jazz combo format, but these were far lesser known than his big chart hits. Then, in 1975, he made what would be his supreme statement in the jazz field, the first of two albums with the remarkable pianist Bill Evans.

Joel had the great fortune of playing at the Top of the Gate in NYC during the mid 60’s, on Monday nights. It was on these Mondays that he split sets with the Bill Evans Trio, and his greatness has stayed with Joel right up to the present.

They reprise this remarkable collaboration of American Art Song at its finest, by recapturing the virility and expressiveness in these performances. It is a beautiful surprising repertoire – no Gershwin, no Ellington, no blues. They’re mostly songs associated with great female singers: Mabel Mercer and Billie Holiday, as well as Bill Evans’ own “Waltz For Debby” with Gene Lees’ lyrics. Featured are the songs from their second album.

Annette is a Grammy nominee with 5 CDs, has sung with Benny Goodman, Mel Torme, Antonio Carlos Jobim. She was the featured vocalist in Dick Hyman’s Jazz Series at the 92nd St. Y, and also performed in The Billy Taylor Jazz Series at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Her distinctive recognizable sound has been heard on thousands of jingles, movie sound tracks, and CD’s.

Please visit website for pictures, bio, music, press and more: www.joelzelnik.com

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