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Tribute Jazz Singers
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Joe Scalissi was born Giuseppe Giovanni Scalissi on September 16th, 1966 in Madison WI to Biagio (Ben) and Donnatella (Donna) Scalissi.
Through out most of his young life Joe was surrounded by music. His father was the lead singer in his own band for almost 20 years. "Everyone in my family was musical, and very good," recounts Joe. "I thought there would be no way I could ever measure up to the talent surrounding me. So, I decided to get into boxing".
At his parents' wedding anniversary party in 1993 Joe was persuaded to take the stage and sing his mothers favorite song "Volare". "I was so scared; not once in the ring was I ever so afraid"!
The audience's reaction sealed his fate. "At the end of the song they applauded - but I thought they were applauding because I was done," Joe says with a wink. "But that very night I booked my first show. A couple in the crowd asked me if I would perform at their wedding."
And so it began and in 1998 Joe made the leap and became a full time entertainer. Since then he has crisscrossed the US performing to packed show rooms taking with him only his warm baritone, a joke, and of course his love of entertaining people.
See Joe Scalissi as Dean Martin in the Rat Pack
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Jack D 'Amico, as Frank Sinatra, is probably the most impressive character in the show, wiggling his hips in a subdued but very Sinatra-ish way. It is his voice, however, which makes everybody sit up and pay attention: it is exactly the great master's voice and intonation. Incredible! That's what the Aruba News said after his recent appearance at the Alhambra Casino, with The Chicago Rat Pack. Although he has performed tributes to Frank Sinatra for the past seventeen years, Jack's talents are not limited to these tributes. Having shared the stage with numerous headliners, and entertaining audiences for years in a variety of arenas he has been favorably compared to the most popular of the saloon singers. Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times has written: "Chicago's favorite Sinatra stylist, Jack D 'Amico, is a brilliant saloon singer in his own right."
His favorite kind of music; music that comes from the heart. If you want the world on a string, or someone to tug on your heartstrings, look no further. Jack D'Amico has arrived!
See Jack D'Amico as Sinatra in the Rat Pack
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Jack Miuccio is an incredibly versatile performer who is able to sing in virtually any style including; Italian (Bocelli), Country, Opera, Jazz, Ballads, Musicals, 50's Rock, and just about anything else. Easily covering artists like Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Tom Jones, Engelbert, Bobby Darin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Jack has shared the stage with; Keely Smith, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Dick Contino, Freddie Bell, Dick Judson, Joe Vito, Johnny Frigo, Chuck Salvo. Myles Green, Eddie Shum, Jimmy Volpe, Al Sofia, Franz Bentler, Teddy Lee, Danny Sarafm, Carl Giamarisi, Dennis DeYoung, Eddie Hubbard, Dick Biondi and numerous others.
Jack is also the Recipient of the David Award for Arts and Entertainment (2000) and of a certificate of appreciation from the governor of the state of Illinois (2002).
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Frank Pisani is a man of a thousand faces. You may recognize him from Jean-Claude Van Damme's action film Black Eagle (Taurus Films, 1988) or Rick Springfield's Hard to Hold (Universal, 1984). Or maybe one of the various television ads he had starred in for Chrysler, Capitol Bank, or GMC. Perhaps you recognize him as the opening act for Randy Travis, Bobby Vinton, The Smothers Brothers, Connie Francis, Helen Reddy, Frankie Valli, Bobby Rydel. Tiny Tim, and Vic Damone to name -- well, more than a few.
Locally, Frank Pisani has performed in "The Pack is Back" at Piper's Alley in Chicago's Old Town. Where ever you have seen Frank Pisani, you know you'll want to see him again.
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Dakota started singing from the age of two: by the time he hit the age of five, he was singing professionally.
He appeared on many television and radio shows. Throughout the years, he has shared the stage with great talent such as the legendary Platters, Jimmy Buffet, Don Rickles, Natalie Cole, Howie Mandel, Martin Short, Gatlin Brothers, Charlie Pride, Otis Day & The Knights, Heatwave, Herbie Hancock, Otis Day & the Nights, Ten Thousand Maniacs, Lovin Spoonful, Al Wilson, Tony Bennett, Rick Springfield, B-52, Trisha Yearwood, Clint Holmes, Melba Moore and Tom Dreesen.He has also appeared regularly on several hit radio programs including Jonathon Brandmeier's Radio Showgram, WLIT-FM’s Melissa Forman Morning Show & former radio personality Danny Bonaduce.
Dakota performed on the stage at the Jennifer Aniston-Brad Pitt wedding in front of many of their well-known celebrity guests and friends.He has also performed for the Georgia Music Hall Award Show and The Sopranos' Emmy Award HBO Party.
He has been appearing on great television shows for years, including, LIVE with Regis, Entertainment Tonight, Maury Povich, The Nude Hippo Show, Good Morning America and Jerry Springer just to name a few.His career also spans to the silver screen where he has appear in movies like, Street Corner Justice, Silent Hunter.
His idol is Mr. Frank Sinatra. In 1994, the greatest thrill of his life was when he met Sinatra backstage at Sinatra’s last concert in Miami, Florida. His lifelong goal is to sing and perform these great songs and keep Old Blue Eyes style alive into the future.
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The Gigolo has done it all, from small clubs to being featured on the radio, where Buzz Killman's summed up his act like this:
"He is the smoothest dude. He is so funny. Everyone says he does Rodney Dangerfield to a T. He's not doing Rodney Dangerfield, it's just an accident, he sounds exactly like Dangerfield, but not while he's singing, trust us on that."
Gigolo Johnny puts on an interactive show that will have you laughing for days. You'll feel like your back in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, listening to the songs and comedy of the Rat Pack.
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In the fashion of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Wynn Mainzer & Sal Barbarito bring back the jazz classics of yesterday. Wynn has a smooth, sultry delivery of easy-on-the-ears standards from the likes of Nancy Wilson, Diana Krall and Sarah Vaughn. Sal reveals his acknowledged debt to Frank Sinatra with a deceptive ease and grace. Sal also has a style common with the crooners of an era gone by. From upbeat swing to ballads, they are a joy to watch and listen to and have a wonderful chemistry. They bring their own creativity with a modern day flare to the best of jazz and are like "salt and pepper".
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With a voice that has been described as Honey and Thunder, Herb's rich warm baritone can soothe and relax you while his intense tenor will get you moving and grooving. It is the range and vocal control which makes Herb a vocalist and a singer. With a voice that says Lou Rawls, Issac Hayes, Barry White, Jeffery Osbourne, Alvin Slaughter, David Ruffin and Brian Stokes Mitchell, the style is uniquely his own. Whether it is Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Gospel or Broadway Herb will entertain you with his renderings and interpretations. Weddings, Parties, Churches or Club Events whenever you need to dance and romance or inspire Herb is your man.
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