May 29 2012 June 8 2012 May 29-June 8 8: The singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli has never hid his lingering passion for sixties and seventies pop music; on his new album, "Double Exposure," he brings his bright, swing-infused elegance to signature tunes by, among others, Billy Joel, Donald Fagen, the Allman Brothers, and Seals and Crofts.
American popular music in the 1950's had Frank Sinatra's duality -- a late-night morbid depression record followed by a bright swinging one.
It was bright, swinging and had the requisite seasonal flavor ticket holders expected.
The soundtrack, when it's not Mahler and Strauss (to suggest Lou's hidden brainy side), is bright Texas swing.
The Steve Kuhn Trio, which wraps up a four-night run tonight at Birdland, makes music rich with harmonic possibility and bright, ebullient swing.
He played the piano on that piece, which began with a faint hint of Gershwin and tumbled on through a bright, ricocheting swing, a stately tango, a waltz and a chiaroscuro lament.
Lower and lower they came, quivering with music … The night was full of music, and Laura was sure that part of it came from the great, bright stars swinging so low above the prairie".
Stargazers could enjoy a rare spectacle as a bright comet swings into the Northern Hemisphere.
They also feature bright melodies, swinging bass, sweeping strings, and snare drums that emit reverb.
