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World on a String: A Musical Memoir
John Pizzarelli with Joseph Cosgriff
John Pizzarelli is not just a great musician, he’s a true raconteur with the eye for detail and ear for remembering dialogue that’s every bit as good as his ear for picking up chord changes on an unfamiliar tune. World on a String will be sheer enjoyment—a book you'll want to read again as soon as you finish.
Here's what people are saying about Pizz...
“A master guitarist, connoisseur of song, mimic and storyteller….the kind of joy that effuses from Mr. Pizzarelli seems to come as naturally as breathing.” —Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“He is able to connect really well with an audience. You feel like you’re hanging out with him rather than at a concert.”
—Andy Bienstock, Program Director, WYPR-FM Baltimore
"He sings and scats and glides along his frets like a wizard on a deranged Ouija board."
—Steven Suskin, Variety
“The John Pizzarelli Trio has never been tighter, and Pizzarelli himself has never been looser. We can say we’re as lucky to listen to (Pizzarelli) as Nat Cole fans were in the years before he became a legend.” --Village Voice
Here's what people are saying about Pizz...
“A master guitarist, connoisseur of song, mimic and storyteller….the kind of joy that effuses from Mr. Pizzarelli seems to come as naturally as breathing.” —Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“He is able to connect really well with an audience. You feel like you’re hanging out with him rather than at a concert.”
—Andy Bienstock, Program Director, WYPR-FM Baltimore
"He sings and scats and glides along his frets like a wizard on a deranged Ouija board."
—Steven Suskin, Variety
“The John Pizzarelli Trio has never been tighter, and Pizzarelli himself has never been looser. We can say we’re as lucky to listen to (Pizzarelli) as Nat Cole fans were in the years before he became a legend.” --Village Voice
Joseph Cosgriff’s magazine articles have been adapted and reprinted in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek. John Pizzarelli, Cynthia Crane, and Bobby Bryne (and some others on YouTube) are among those who have performed or recorded his music, songs that have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the PNC Arts Center, the Blue Note in Japan, and various concert halls throughout the world. The New Jersey State Assembly nominated his song, “I Like Jersey Best,” for Official New Jersey State Jingle. Without music, he has written (and ghostwritten, with confidentiality agreements) the liner notes to numerous jazz CDs.
As Vice President of the BLOHARDS (Benevolent and Loyal Order of Honorable and Ancient Red Sox Diehard Sufferers), Mr. Cosgriff writes the website, the Facebook page, the Twitter page, and the blog for this affiliation of Red Sox fans who live in New York City. He writes the material for the club’s 250-guest luncheons, which he co-hosts with Mr. Pizzarelli. These luncheons have been covered by WNBC, WABC, the New York Times, the New York Post, the Boston Globe, New York 1, NESN, WFAN, and the Daily News.
Joseph Cosgriff lives in New York City.
As Vice President of the BLOHARDS (Benevolent and Loyal Order of Honorable and Ancient Red Sox Diehard Sufferers), Mr. Cosgriff writes the website, the Facebook page, the Twitter page, and the blog for this affiliation of Red Sox fans who live in New York City. He writes the material for the club’s 250-guest luncheons, which he co-hosts with Mr. Pizzarelli. These luncheons have been covered by WNBC, WABC, the New York Times, the New York Post, the Boston Globe, New York 1, NESN, WFAN, and the Daily News.
Joseph Cosgriff lives in New York City.
