Jerry Costanzo - Sings Sinatra and More

Description

Sophisticated, Elegant, Engaging and Versatile… Considered one of the Best and busiest Singer/Bandleaders on the scene today. Jerry has gained popularity among connoisseurs of jazz & swing, young and old. His interpretations of tunes from the "Great American Song Book" and legendary singers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole and others, plus, the sight, sound, and music of the great big bands, will set the stage and carry you back to an era when this sultry and swinging music was the "Pop" of the day .
Jerry is available with his Trio, Quartet, Quintet to his ful ... l 9 and 17-piece Big Band Orchestra. Jerry Also performs solo with professional backing tracks. Ask about our Band/DJ package.
Jerry’s large repertoire of music allows him to take any request, and if you want a special arrangement, Jerry is more than happy to accommodate. Read More

Set-List

Sample Song List
A Foggy Day Db
Ain’t Misbehavin Bb
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head D
After You’ve Gone F
Again Eb
All My Tomorrows F
All Of Me Bb
All Of You Db
Almost Like Being In Love Ab
All Or Nothing At All Gmi/Bb
All The Things You Are Ab
All The Way Db-D
As Long As I’m Singing Ab
At Last Ab
At Long Last Love Bb
Angle Eyes Cmi
Autumn In New York C
Autumn Leaves Dmi/Fm
Avalon Eb
Baubles Bangles & Beads Eb
Because Of You Db
Beyond The Sea F
Besame Mucho Eb C-
Blue Moon Db
Body & Soul Db
But Not For Me Bb
Bye Bye Blackbird F
Call M ... e Irresponsible Eb
Caravan Bbmi
Candy F
Can”t We Be Friends Db
Change Partners Eb
Cheek To Cheek Ab or Bb
Come Rain Or Come Shine C
Come Fly With Me Bb
Comes Love Cmi
Crazy Moon F
Day In Day Out G
Darn That Dream Eb
Dancing In The Dark Db
Dedicated To You F
Deed I Do Bb
Desifinado
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Eb
Don't Cha Go Away Mad
Don’t Get Around Much Ab
Don’t Let It Go To Your Head Eb
Don’t Worry Bout Me Eb
Dream F
Dream Of You Db
East Of The Sun F
Easy Living Bb
Everything Happens To Me F
Embraceable You Eb
Everybody Loves Sombody Eb
Exactly Like You Eb
Fly Me To The Moon Ami
Fools Rush In G
Fooling Myself C
For Once In My Life Bb
For Sentimental Reasons C
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You Eb
Good Morning Heartache D
Have You Met Miss Jones Eb
Here’s That Rainy Day Eb
Here’s To The Losers F
Hey There Db
How Insensitive F
How High The Moon Eb
How Long Has This Been Going On C
I Apologize
I Can’t Believe That Your In Love Bb
I Can’t Give You Anything But Eb
I Could Have Danced All Night Ab
I Could Write A Book Bb
I Got Rhythm Bb
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good Db
I Won’t Dance C
If I Had You F
If I Should Lose You Emi/Gm
I’ll String Along With You Bb
It Might As Well Be Spring F
It Had To Be You F
It’s Only A Paper Moon F
I Concentrate On You C
I Don’t Know Enough About You Db
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Db
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm C
I Remember You F
I Can’t Get Started Bb
I Get A Kick Out Of You Db
I Love You D
I Only Have Eyes For You G
I Thought About You C
I Was A Little To Lonely Bb
I Wish You Love Eb
It Had To Be You F
It Don’t Mean A Thing Gm
It Had Better be Tonight
It’s The Talk Of The Town C
I’ll Be Seeing You Db
I’ll Never Smile Again Bb
I’ll Take Manhattan
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You Eb
I’m Gonna Live Till I Die Cm
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Ab
I’m Beginning To See The Light Eb
Imagination C
In The Wee Small Hours C
In The Still Of The Night Eb
It Started All Over Again Db
I’ve Got The World On A String Db
I’ve Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good Eb
I’ve Got A Crush On You F
I’ve Got You Under My Skin Db
I’ve Heard That Song Before G
I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face Bb
I Just Can’t See For Lookin’ F
Just One Of Those Things Bmi/ Dm
Just In Time Bb
Just Friends Eb
Just You Just Me Bb
Laura Ab (1st cord F-9)
Learnin’ The Blues Ab or A-Bb
Lets Fall In Love Ab
Let’s Face The Music Eb or Db
LOVE G- Ab
Love Me Or Leave Me F
Love Walked In Bb
Luck Be A Lady Db D Db
Lush Life Db
Mack The Knife Bb-Eb
Makin Whoopee Eb
Maybe You’ll Be There Bb
Mean To Me D
Meditation Bb
Memories Of You Bb
Misty Db
Mood IndigoAb
Moonlight In Vermont Eb
Mona Lisa C or Db
More G-Ab
More Than You Know Ab
My One And Only Love C
My Funny Valentine Cm/Ami
My Kind Of Girl F
Nancy Db
Nature Boy Eb or Db
Never The Less G
New York New York D -Eb
Nice Work If You Can Get It F
Nice “n” Easy C
Night And Day Db
No Moon At All Cmi
Oh Look At Me Now Bb
Oh, You Crazy Moon F
Old Devil Moon F
On The Sunny Side Of The Street G
Once I Loved F
Once In A While Bb
One For My Baby & one for the road C
Our Love Is Here To Stay Eb
Out Of Nowhere Eb
Pennies From Heaven Ab
Penthouse Serenade G
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Eb
Please Don’t Bee That Way C
Please Don’t Talk About Me Db
Please Be Kind Bb
Polka Dots & Moonbeams Eb
Saturday Night C
Savoy
Serenade In Blue Db
September In The Rain Eb
Something’s Gotta Give C or Bb
Speak Low Db
Stairway To The Stars Bb
Stars Fell On Alabama G
Straighten Up And Fly Right Ab
Street Of Dreams C
Quando Quando Quando F
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars C
Route 66 G
Round Midnight C- Eb
Summertime Bb
Sophisticated Lady Eb
Stardust Bb or Ab
Stormy Weather Db or C
Stella By Starlight G
Sweet Lorraine G
Sway C-
Tangerine Eb
Teach Me Tonight Bb
That’s All Bb
That’s Amore A
That’s Life G
That Old Black Magic Db or C
That Old Feeling C# Db
The Xmass Song (Chestnuts) Bb
The Good Life Eb
The Night We Called It A Day Eb
The Nearness Of You Eb
The Last Dance F
The Best Is Yet To Come Ab
The Lady Is A Tramp Bb
The Shadow Of Your Smile F Pick-up A
The Summer Wind Db Eb F
The Way You Look Tonight Eb-E
That Sunday Db
They Can’t Take That Away D or Db
Thay Tried To Tell Us We’re Ab
The Girl From Ipanema F
This Can’t Be Love F
This Is My Night To Dream
The Song Is You C
The Tender Trap F
The Very Thought Of You F
There Will Never Be Another You C
These Foolish Things C
Thou Swell Db or Eb
Time After Time Ab
Too Close For Comfort Bb
Too Marvelous for words Eb
There Is No Greater Love Bb
Unforgettable F-Bb
Walking My Baby Back Home Db
Watch What Happens Eb
We’ll Be Together Again Bb
We’ll Meet Again Db
What A Difference A Day Makes C
What A Wonderful World
What’s New Bb
What Is This Thing Called Love Ab
When I Fall In Love
When Your Lover Has Gone C
Wave Eb
Without A Song C
Wives And Lovers C or Db
Witchcraft F
Where Or When Eb
You And The Night And The Music C
You Don’t Know What Love Is
You Make Me Feel So Young G
You Stepped Out of A Dream C
You Turned The Tables On Me D
Young At Heart G
You’ve Changed Db
You Go To My Head Db
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home F-
You Do Something To Me Db
You’ll Never Know Db
You’re Driving Me Crazy Db
You’re Getting To Be A Habit F
You’re Looking At Me Bb
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Eb
To Many To list. If you don’t see a title just ask!! Read More

Biography

The Man Behind The Mic
In another time and place, Jerry Costanzo wouldn’t be interpreting the Great American Songbook. It’s likely he’d be conceiving it. Midwest Record deemed the luminous vocalist and entertainer “a cat that knows how to swing it and grab the Vegas vibe that most of us never were old enough to experience,” while Jazz.com raved, “As all great singers do, he tells a story.”
Raised in a musical family, Costanzo’s musical stencil was etched with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Mel Torme, Jerry Vale and Nat King Cole. He was playing saxopho ... ne by third grade, and developed chops as a performer studying acting at New York’s Herbert Berghoff Studio. A stint as personal aid and chauffeur for Al Pacino further apprised Costanzo to the arts, before he joined his father Joseph’s big band, The Memories Of Swing, first on sax and then as the outfit’s lead vocalist.
 
While well into his 30s before the New Yorker recognized his calling card—bringing his musical idols back to life—Costanzo is making up for lost time. Today, the man behind the mic is a full-time troubadour and bandleader, surrounded by a Who’s Who of the jazz world.
 
In 2008, his debut full-length album “Destination Moon,” served up a dozen chestnuts, including the title track, “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die,” “Come Fly with Me” and “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” Showcasing 13 masterful musicians and arrangements
 
“Moon” earned Costanzo a dedicated live following, with gigs including the Annual Sinatra Birthday Bash at The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., New York’s Metropolitan Room, Feinstein’s at The Loews Regency, Birdland, The Iridium, Swing 46 Jazz & Supper Club and Waldorf Astoria, the Long Island, N.Y., Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Hofstra University John Cranford Play House, The Madison Theatre at Molloy College, and dozens of concert series, and private posh events up and down the East Coast.
Most recently, The Man Behind The Mic” has release two additional full-length albums, “Can't We Be Friends”and “Invitation” As well a two single recordings “Can I Steal A Little Love” and “Don't Cha Go Away Mad” And for the past 5 years has been busy leading his “Gotham City Swingers” Orchestra, Where he an the band can be seen regularly at NYC's, Swing 46 Jazz & Supper Club.
The Band performs classic and original arrangements from the Swing Era, to the Rat Pack Stylings of the 1950's and 60's. With a smatthering of Pop Culture mixed in to create a unique, fun experience for his dedicated fans. .
“It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Jerry Costanzo is on par with living legends like Tony Bennett and the like. His love for the clas sic jazz repertoire is unquestionable and his musical skill set is more than ample. In the realm of traditional song interpreters it doesn’t get much better!”
~ Jazz Inside Magazine Read More

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Experience

2006: 80 gigs
2007: 100 gigs
2008: 85 gigs
2009: 70 gigs
2010: 75 gigs
2011: 65 gigs
2012: 71 gigs

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Baby Shower Bachelor / Stag Party Bachelorette / Hen Party Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Birthday Party (Child) Birthday Party (Teen) Bridal Shower Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christening Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Funeral/Memorial Service Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Halloween Party High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Jewish Wedding New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Prom Night Quinceañera / Sweet 16 Party Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Additional Information

Jerry is fully insured
Stage/Setup Requirements:
For most local gigs, all equipment and backline is provided by artist/band. Equip and Backline requirements for out of town gigs shall be provided upon request
Additional Notes:
When not using his own sound equipment. Please contact Jerry Costanzo Music for sound requirements, back line & rider information
Jerry is also available as a soloist using professional background tracks and can work with your DJ or ours. Jerry is often asked to sing with other bands as well
Set/Song/Sequence List:
Jerry's Repertoire consists of over 200 St ... andards, drawing from the "Great American Songbook" To include the Songs of the Great Big Bands, Songs of the great Singers like- Sinatra, Dino, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and much more. Requests are always welcomed and encouraged.. Read More