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Right place at the right time? Absolutely. Luck? Definitely. But after Frank Catalano stepped in for a no-show tenor sax during jazz organist Charles Earland's set at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago (a club the then 17-year-old slick-talked his mother into taking him to) it wasn't luck that made him the youngest solo artist signed to the legendary Delmark label, a tour buddy of Tony Bennett, a U.S. Patent-holding sax innovator or the youngest saxophonist ever voted into the DOWNBEAT Critics Poll.
Frank Catalano makes his major label debut with 'Bang!', Catalano’s first CD for the legendary Savoy label (a division of Columbia Music Entertainment) just debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. His previous CD, “Mighty Burner” was on the Billboard Charts for 20 straight weeks, establishing him as one of the top-selling saxophonists in the United States. Catalano is the only known saxman to have performed with Miles Davis, Randy Brecker, Charles Earland, Stan Getz, Betty Carter, Von Freeman, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, and Louis Bellson, while still in high school! This led to his signing to Delmark Records at age 18 and a string of critically-acclaimed recordings. More recently, Catalano has been heard by millions of people all over the world having performed/recorded with pop artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Destiny’s Child, and John Legend.
Band Performs: 9:30pm-1:30am
Admission: $15
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