From their beautiful tributes to The Big Apple,
the Mills Brothers, the songs of WWII and The Rat Pack, to musical
impersonations of some of America's most beloved entertainers,
three national recording artists have combined their vocal and
theatrical talents to create a performance that will excite and
entertain audiences of all ages. 3 Swingin' Tenors promises the
best of the Great American Songbook together with their own delivery
of warmth, humor and an evening filled with memories.
JACK ALESSI
Originally from the Boston area, Jack began his musical career
as a drummer in the early sixties working with his father, guitarist,
Don Alessi. During the late sixties and early seventies Jack landed
the coveted spot of M.C. at the Famous Monticello Night Club in
Framingham, MA. Jack has performed with and opened for Tony Bennett,
Vicki Carr, Jerry Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Durante, The Mills
Brothers and many others. He has been the featured vocalist and
toured with such big bands as Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, and Stan
Kenton. It was Jack Alessi's concept of the "3 Swinging Tenors"
that brought this trio together.
STEVE MARVIN
Steve, originally from the Roxbury area of Boston, started out
also as a drummer and studied at the Berklee School of Music.
With roots as an R&B singer, he was the drummer/vocalist with
Boston boyhood friends the "GClefs". Steve is comfortable
performing jazz, blues and cabaret. He has performed internationally
including the Blue Note ,Paris; La Pepistrano, Rome; Bodegatron
Jazz Club, Tel Aviv; and the Jazz Cafe, Barcelona. Most recently,
Steve has been performing a series of Concerts celebrating the
music of Frank Sinatra, including performances at Town Hall and
Lincoln Center in New York City.
JIM PORCELLA
Jim grew up in Medford, MA, and started playing drums at the age
of fourteen. While attending The Berklee School of Music in Boston
he began performing around the New England area. He began a jazz
vocal career and has recorded seven critically acclaimed CDs performed
in jazz and cabaret settings in the Northeast, London, San Francisco,
The Virgin Islands and Vancouver. Jim was also the featured vocalist
at Boston's Ritz Carlton and Boston's prestigious Bay Tower Room.
He has been the featured vocalist with the Artie Shaw Orchestra,
and is the leader of the swing band Bombay Jim and the Swinging
Sapphires, as well as the lead vocalist in PrimaVera!, a tribute
show to the music of Louis
Prima and Keely Smith.
