Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 8 PM

WHAT:

Jazz guitarist/singer John Pizzarelli joins his wife, actress/singer Jessica Molaskey, for A Swingin’ Christmas at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday, December 20, at 8 PM. Joined by Larry Fuller on piano, Martin Pizzarelli on upright bass and Tony Tedesco on drums, Pizzarelli and Molaskey will perform a swinging selection of standards and seasonal favorites.

John Pizzarelli has been credited by the Boston Globe with “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Seattle Times called him “a tour de force” and “a rare entertainer of the old school.” And, after a recent performance with his wife, the New York Times raved, “the Pizzarelli-Molaskey duo are as good as it gets in any entertainment medium.”

WHO:

John Pizzarelli, guitar and vocals

Jessica Molaskey, vocals

Larry Fuller, piano

Martin Pizzarelli, upright bass

Tony Tedesco, drums

WHEN:

Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 8 PM

WHERE:

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

DECK THE HALL HOLIDAY CONCERTS AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL:

Los Angeles’ collective holiday spirit is always palpable at the annual Deck the Hall concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Ten performances include:

- Handel’s Messiah - Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor

(Tuesday, December 13 & Wednesday, December 14, at 8:00 PM)

- A Chanticleer Christmas

(Thursday, December 15, at 8:00 PM)

- Holiday Organ Spectacular - David Higgs, organ; Shana Blake Hill, soprano

(Friday, December 16, at 8:00 PM)

- Holiday Sing-Along - David Prather, host

(Saturday, December 17, at 11:30 AM & 2:30 PM)

- The Klezmatics

(Monday, December 19, at 8:00 PM)

- A Swingin’ Christmas with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey

(Tuesday, December 20, at 8:00 PM)

- New Year’s Eve with Pink Martini

(Saturday, December 31, at 7:00 PM & 10:30 PM)

PR Office, 213.972.3034; Sophie Jefferies, 213.972.3422, sjefferies@laphil.org; Laura Cohen, 310.867.3897, lcmediapr@gmail.com