Photo Coverage: Bucky Pizzarelli Returns To Birdland

The notes, the sounds, and that famous smile, were all gloriously and heroically present as Gianni Valenti announced "Bucky's Back" to a standing room only (and standing) Birdland audience last night and BroadwayWorld was there.. It was akin to seeing a ball player like Mickey Mantle, getting on in his years, return after a possible career ending injury, return and then hit a home run. The crowd in Birdland cheered and teared for Bucky Pizzarelli at this triumphant evening. He wowed everyone with his undiminished virtuosity, musicianship and personality in this, his 90th year. Bucky's back, and his music will live forever.

Bucky was joined on stage by legendary radio personality Doug McIntyre, Martin Pizzarelli, bass, Ed Laub, guitar/vocals, Ken Peplowski, clarinet/comedy, Konrad Paszkudzki, piano, Dag Markhus, drums, and icon Barbara Carroll, vocals & piano.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Bucky Pizzarelli

Ed Laub & Bucky Pizzarelli

Ed Laub, Bucky Pizzarelli, Konrad Paszkudzki

Bucky Pizzarelli & Barbara Carroll

Bucky Pizzarelli & Barbara Carroll

Doug McIntyre

Martin Pizzarelli

Ed Laub & Bucky Pizzarelli

Konrad Paszkudzki & Ken Peplowski

Barbara Carroll

Bucky Pizzarelli & Ken Peplowski

Bucky Pizzarelli, Dag Markhus, Martin Pizzarelli, Barbara Carroll, Ken Peplowski

Barbara Carroll

Bucky Pizzarelli & Jim Caruso

Martin Pizzarelli & Doug McIntyre

Bill Boggs & Gus Rosendale

Bucky Pizzarelli & Doug McIntyre

Jamie deRoy, Gus Rosendale, Eda Sorokoff

Maria Traversa, Jessica Molaskey, Maddie Pizzarelli

Jamie deRoy, Eda Sorokoff, Jessica Molaskey

Ken Peplowski, Gianni Valenti, Bucky Pizzarelli

Jessica Molaskey, Gianni Valenti, Maddie Pizzarelli

Bucky Pizzarelli & Bill Boggs

Bucky Pizzarelli & Eda Sorokoff