WAMI Award-Winner (2011) and Nominee (2012) JERRY GRILLO is perhaps the best known and respected Jazz-Singer on the vibrant Milwaukee, Wisconsin music scene. Mr. Grillo is the elder statesman of Milwaukee Jazz. Mr. Grillo is poised and polished out in front of his band - The Jerry Grillo Band. His vocals are smooth, articulate and finely balanced. Mr. Grillo's on-stage persona and vocal style are reminiscent of a bygone era when Jazz was King and Jazz-Singers held Court. In the Press, Mr. Grillo has been compared to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett are two of Mr. Grillo's strongest musical influences and he is honored by these comparisons. As a Jazz Singer, Mr. Grillo has received rave reviews from discerning Music Writers and Jazz Critics including Jerome Wilson and Frank Rubolino from Cadence Magazine, The New York Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Shepherd Express, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mr Grillo is known for his versatility as a vocalist and performer. He is a blues, pop, and jazz singer, with early Broadway Musical Performance as well. Mr. Grillo is also a natural entertainer with the ability to command attention from his audience. He is "old school" cool with a style all his own and an alternative presentation of many of the songs from the Great American Songbook. Born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, Mr. Grillo studied art, voice and acting at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. After graduating, he moved to Wisconsin where he first studied jazz vocal at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and later studied dance and theatre at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Grillo has released nine CD's in his career spanning nearly twenty years. His music is heard via internet radio and jazz stations throughout the country. The Jerry Grillo Band is currently appearing in venues, ranging from intimate clubs to festival mainstages, in Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago. The core of the band consists of Mr. Grillo on vocals, Joe Kral on the Piano, and Randy Maio on the Drums. Mr. Grillo incorporates other musical elements into the band when needed to match the style of music being performed. This Award-Winning Jazz Artist, prefers to work with Wisconsin Conservatory Musicians and other professionals who play in Milwaukee and in Chicago. |
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