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the Frank Dibussolo Group
Courtesy of Bryan Tuk | Posted on July 25, 2014
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Sat, August 30, 2014
9:30 pm
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Since 1965, guitarist Frank DiBussolo has been gracing concert halls and studios alike with his technical proficiency and smooth, emotionally astute style across the fretboard throughout a fortuitous career that includes collaborations and appearances with such greats as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Dizzy Gillespie. The eight-time Grammy-nominated artist has also developed a wide reputation as an expert educator with a genuine interest in the up-and-comers of the jazz world. Thus the Frank DiBussolo Group was born.
Hailing from Allentown, Pennsylvania, the band’s members share a likeminded vision for cutting across generation gaps, proving those gaps arbitrary in the process by turning the tried and true into freshness incarnate. It was in this spirit bassist Steven Liu and drummer Bryan Tuk were recruited when, after hearing them play together in another group, the veteran performer approached them about being his new rhythm section. With rising-star vocalist Tiffany Grochowski’s talent on board, the picture was complete. The group quickly became aware of a shared affinity for WWII-era swing, of which many gems inevitably made their way onto the debut album, Songs to Write Home About....