Gregg Arthur sings Tony Bennett with the Peter Locke Trio
Event description
The fact that Gregg Arthur doesn’t sound like Tony Bennett is the perfect place to start. It’s Gregg’s warm tenor voice and style that got the attention of Tony Bennett himself back in 2007.
“I love the way you sing. You’re yourself which makes you an original singer, your phrasing is perfection” - Tony Bennett
With an endorsement like that from the legend himself, Gregg Arthur is the ideal man to woo us with all the wonderful hit songs from Tony Bennett’s incredible lifetime of music!
Gregg follows in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, and Tony Bennett as one of the great interpreters, and in his show GREGG ARTHUR sings TONY BENNETT, he performs songs written by legendary artists including Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Michel Legrand, as well as Bennett’s theme song “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.”
Gregg has been called “the finest male jazz singer Australia has produced since Vince Jones” and over the course of a long career in Australia and America, has honed his talents and worked with iconic musicians including Australia’s own Maestro Tommy Tycho, Tom Ranier (pianist for Tony Bennett), Bob Rosario (Pianist and arranger for Bobby Darin) Vincent Falcone (pianist and conductor for Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett), and the “Brush Master” Clayton Cameron (drummer for Tony Bennett and Sammy Davis Jr)
“Simply one of the best singers I have ever heard” - Tom Ranier (pianist/arranger Tony Bennett, Placido Domingo, Lady GaGa)
“... this exceptional singer, like Sinatra, delivers immortal melodies with impeccable phrasing” - Eric Myers. The Weekend Australian.
"Some people got it, and some people don’t. Gregg Arthur is one of the ones who does, it’s the devilish art of being a jazz singer” - John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
“I’m fussy when it comes to vocalists, and very hard to please. I feel that this country has only a handful of great jazz singers. This quintessential jazz club experience confirmed for me that Gregg Arthur is one of them.” – Eric Myers, The Weekend Australian
Gregg Arthur will be performing with THE PETER LOCKE TRIO.
The Peter Locke Trio
Peter Locke is one of Australia's most highly respected jazz pianists, musical directors and accompanist who is in high demand due to the impressive depth of the jazz tradition in his playing. Peter regularly accompanies some of the country’s top jazz vocalists including Gregg Arthur, Wilma Reading, Monica Trapaga, Di Bird, Marilyn Mendez, George Washingmachine, the legendary Johnny Nicol and the late, great Marie Wilson.
Andrew Dickeson is one of Australia's most prominent, prolific and accomplished musicians, regularly performing with many International Jazz greats, as well as the cream of Australia’s Jazz musicians. His drumwork is legendary; and is often talked as one of the best!
Craig Scott - one of Australia's leading bassists for over 40 years, being members of jazz bands such as the Don Burrows, James Morrison, Julian Lee, Kerrie Biddell, Paul MacNamara, Steve McKenna, Steve Brien, Judy Bailey, Roger Frampton, Gordon Brisker, Cathy Harley, Trevor Griffin, Serge Ermoll, Jim Pennell, and many, many others! Craig is often asked to accompany visiting international jazz greats, most recently American jazz pianist Mark Levine on his Australian tour.