Bucky Pizzarelli died on April 1st, 2020, he was 94. Lew Shaw interviewed him for this profile when both men were 88. Read our obituary for him.
Having a conversation with John “Bucky” Pizzarelli is like chatting with an old friend, especially when you discovered you’ve both had many of the same life experiences. Such was the case when I sat down with the legendary guitarist during a break at the North Carolina Jazz Festival. It wasn’t long before we discovered that:
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