Brynn Stanley, Grover Kemble & Jerry Vezza: “Get Happy”

Jerry Vezza
Jerry Vezza’s professional music career encompasses over 45 years of experience as both band leader and accomplished jazz pianist. He has performed for numerous marquee events throughout the tri-state metropolitan area as well as many premier Los Angeles and European venues. Jerry continues to dazzle jazz audiences and often headlines with many of today’s up and coming jazz stars locally at Shanghai Jazz and Morristown’s own prestigious Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Jerry has performed on the MPAC stage several times in the past but as the concert piano technician responsible for tuning and maintaining the beautiful Steinway Concert Grand, Jerry has been on the MPAC stage for countless concerts and shows over many years. Jerry is also President of the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance, an organization he co-founded in 2004. He and the organization he represents have been steadfast advocates for art and culture and the vital role both play in the health and vitality of our communities.

Grover Kemble
Grover Kemble’s long career and colorful interpretations of jazz, latin, R&B,and originals have garnered him considerable attention and acclaim for well over four decades. Mr Kemble has been in constant demand as one of the New York metropolitan area’s premier entertainers ever since he captivated audiences at New york City’s Bottom Line, The Bitter End, and the Newport Jazz Festival. Performances at The Roxy in Los Angeles, the Spoleto Arts Festival in Charleston, Jazz Keller in Germany and Morristown’s own Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival, Mayo Center and Madison’s Shanghai Jazz are credits also deserving mention. These along with stints with John Pizzarelli, Za Zu Zaz, and even Sha Na Na add to his years of local, national and international street cred.

Brynn Stanley
Over the last few years, Brynn Stanley has been charming audiences on both coasts, from New Jersey to Los Angeles, honing her smooth, silky voice in preparation for this moment: the release of her brand new “Classic” EP. The disc presents a beautiful interpretation of some of Brynn’s favorite American standards, wrapping her voice in a classic setting including a swinging rhythm section, a full big band horn section and a lush orchestra. Audiences and critics have raved about her voice, a unique blend of classic vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee with modern stars like Norah Jones and Diana Krall. Her style has been described as “warm, classic, timeless, inspiring and sincere.”  Ultimately, Brynn knew she wanted to record standards from the Great American Songbook. Thanks to Executive Producer, Eric Lindquist of Sonopath Productions, this dream became a reality with the release of “Classic”, Brynn’s five-song EP. The recordings were done in Los Angeles with Grammy & Emmy Award-nominated engineer Jorge Vivo (Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion) and producer & jazz recording artist Tony Guerrero (Dick Van Dyke, Jane Lynch, Paul McCartney) at the helm.