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Sarasota News Leader January 4, 2013 Page 84 PARROTT TO PERFORM WITH SPORTIELLO AND METZ The Jazz Club of Sarasota will present jazz vocalist and bassist Nicki Parrott, pianist Rossano Sportiello and drummer Eddie Metz Jr. in concert on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. release adds. Since 2000, she has performed with such notable musicians as Les Paul, Billy Taylor, Dick Hyman, Terri Thornton, Holly Hoffman, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Warren Vache Jr. and Jose Feliciano, the release notes. Parrott has also performed in The award-winning Sportiello was born in such Broadway shows as Avenue Q; ImagiVigevano, Italy, a news release says. He be- nary Friends; You���re a Good Man, Charlie gan studying the piano at the age of 9. By Brown; Summer of ���42; and Jekyll and Hyde. 16, Sportiello was performing professionally With more than 30 years of experience as a at jazz venues in the Milan area, the release professional musician, Metz continues to renotes. In 1992, he joined one of Europe���s his- cord with jazz greats and play at jazz festivals toric jazz bands, the Milano Jazz Gang, and and events around the country, the release toured with the group throughout Europe unsays. He has performed with Ella Fitzgerald, til the end of 2000. Since then, Sportiello has Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr., Rosemary performed with the world���s finest jazz lumiClooney, Woody Allen and Patti Page. naries, including Slide Hampton, Dan Barrett, Bucky Pizzarelli, Warren Vache, Bob Cran- If purchased before Jan. 15, tickets are $25 for shaw, Howard Alden, Joe La Barbera, Scott Jazz Club members and $30 for non-members, Hamilton, Jake Hanna and Dick Hyman, the the release notes. Tickets are $35 at the door release points out. and $10 for students. Nicki Parrott, vocalist, bassist and songwrit- For information and tickets, call 366-1552. er, came to the United States from Australia in 1994 to study with the acclaimed bassist, For more information about the Jazz Club of Rufus Reid, at William Patterson College, the Sarasota, visit www.jazzclubsarasota.org. (From left) Eddie Metz Jr., Rossano Sportiello and Nicki Parrott will perform together in Sarasota on Jan. 18. Contributed photo by Brian Wittman. Nicki Parrot/Contributed photo