Jan. 31, 2019 by Stephen Sorokoff for Times Square Chronicles/Broadway World If you were trying to find a stage that presented some of the most treasured American popular music, performed by probably the best vocalists born to sing it, you...
March 4, 2018 – by Bruce Fessier for The Desert Sun Jack Jones proved Saturday at the McCallum he is the best of the Sinatra successors – and not by default. He did his vocal calisthenics on “Without A Song,”...
January 26, 2018 – by Hilary Porter for Daily Echo THEY were the hottest tickets in town selling out within two weeks. Eastleigh’s Concorde Club rolled out the red carpet for one of the last of the great American crooners...
October 31, 2017 – by Debra Levine for Arts Meme Irvine Barclay Theatre, where we have enjoyed so many wonderful dance performances, hosted a super-special treat Saturday evening, a show by the master pop and jazz song stylist, Jack Jones....
August 11, 2017 – By Robert D. Thomas for The Pasadena Star-News One of the pleasures of attending a Pasadena Pops concert featuring Michael Feinstein is the care with which he plans each program, even if it’s not what we...
LA Jazz Scene The audience was ready. The trio-pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Chris Colangelo and drummer Kendall Kay were ready to welcome vocalist Jack Jones to the stage. He began with a spirited “My Favorite Things,” his voice steady and...
by Keivu G. Knoxx, for Smooth Jazz Magazine When given the opportunity to review this album by Jack Jones, I was very intrigued. Despite being a multiple Grammy winner, my only familiarity with Jones was that he was the voice...
April 9, 2016 by Stephen Sorokoff, for The Broadway World Jerry’s 90th Birthday Party soon became a telethon of happiness as the Friars evening unfolded. The pledges given to Jerry Lewis were of love and respect and they came from...
April 9, 2016 by By Hillel Italie, for The AP At the Friars Club tribute for Jerry Lewis’ 90th birthday, many of the jokes were not about Jerry Lewis. There were R-rated wisecracks Friday night about Donald Trump, Monica Lewinsky,...
March 7, 2016 by Bruce Fessier for The Desert Sun The Coachella Valley has been blessed this year with amazing tributes to Frank Sinatra. His granddaughter, A.J. Lambert, presented a concert of music inspired by Sinatra. Marilyn Maye reinvented Sinatra’s...