John Armato

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For 25 years John Armato has played jazz and commercial music in Kansas City, New York City, and now, Northern California.

John Armato has worked in studio, musical theater, big band, jazz and society settings with local contractors and acts such as The Ink Spots, The Drifters, The Platters, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, and The Guy Lombardo Orchestra. He has played shows such as “A Chorus Line,” “Godspell,” and “Nunsense” and even performed the world premier of “Dragons,” working directly with composer/director Sheldon Harnick of “Fiddler on the Roof” fame. For one football season, Sundays found Armato in the end zone at Arrowhead Stadium as a member of the Kansas City Chief's “Pack Band.” Armato was an early member of Kerry Strayer's groups and the Kansas City Boulevard Big Band,as well as an occasional sideman for jazz and tap dance duo, the McFadden Brothers. He was also a member of the trio behind Lisa Henry, a winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Jazz Competition in 1994. That same year he performed with a 40-member show in a tour of Russia. Armato has recorded demos and albums with a variety of artists. Most recently he completed the CD “Claudette” with Sacramento jazz vocalist Claudette Stone. He also can be heard on the CD “Comfort” by Texas praise singer Lisa Bloecher. After moving to New York City in 2004, Armato studied briefly with Joe Morello and played with noted tenor saxophonist Bob Kindred, vocalist Anne Phillips, bassist Steve LaSpina, stride pianist Bram Wijnands, and cornet legend Warren Vach