Jazz Articles about Rob Zappulla

Rob Zappulla: Something Makes Me Want to Dance with You

by Dave Nathan
August 1, 2001

There's nothing quite like a good singer backed by a big band that swings like mad, but can treat a ballad with gentle respect. Connecticut's Rob Zappulla is the singer, and long time band leader out of New York, Lew Anderson, provides the backing with sparkling arrangements. While this is not Anderson's top rated rehearsal band, which plays once a week at Birdland, the players are still quite acceptable. In addition to his singing, Zappulla stars with the trumpet and ...