The couple known to uptown sophisticates as the Nick and Nora of the cabaret world — and to the rest of us as John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey — rent the parlor and garden floors of a brownstone on the Upper West Side.
You might, like Johnny Mercer, say it’s just too marvelous for words, what with the leafy deck, the period details and an abundance of space for making music, making meatballs (both specialties of the house) and making merry. You can sample the cheery hubbub of last year’s well-attended holiday party on Mr. Pizzarelli’s new CD, “Midnight McCartney,” the singer and jazz guitarist’s tribute to the post-Beatles oeuvre of Sir Paul, to be released Sept. 11. Aptly, the sound of revelers Chez Pizzarelli sweetens the track of the bonus cut “Wonderful Christmastime.” Ms. Molaskey, an actress as well as a singer, and the couple’s daughter, Maddie, 17, sing background vocals throughout the album.
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