NJN Benefit Concert Brings Patrizio Back to New Jersey
April 23, 2007 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Trenton – NJN Public Television brings Patrizio back to New Jersey for a benefit concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, on Monday, April 23, 2007. Tune in to NJN for encore presentations of Patrizio: The New Voice of Romance, Sunday, February 25 at 8 pm, Friday, March 2 at 8 pm, Sunday, March 4 at 3 pm, and Saturday, March 10 at 5 pm. The program showcases the 28-year old singing sensation onstage performing songs from his debut album The Italian. Throughout the broadcasts of the program, viewers will have the opportunity to make a contribution and receive tickets to see Patrizio at NJPAC. As a special concert bonus, Toronto-born crooner, Matt Dusk, will open for Patrizio with a mix of jazz standards and originals from his new CD, Back in Town. For tickets call 800-722-6588. For information, call the NJN Patrizio Hotline at 800-553-2303 or visit njn.net.

Inspired by the singers of yesteryear, Patrizio harkens back to a time when a man would not dream of singing on stage in anything less than a suit, polished shoes, a clean-shaven face, neatly brushed hair, and a dab of cologne behind the ears. To listen to this young talent is to immerse oneself in the soundtrack of a world familiar from film and television – from Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, and Gina Lollabrigida to The Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos. “My music is as Italian as pasta in an Italian kitchen,” says Patrizio. “These songs are timeless classics. To me, crooning is more than a way of singing, it's a way of life! And I want to share that with a new audience.”

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