Not many vocalists have performed with one of the most popular big bands of all time - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.  Since 2001, there has been just one:  Rob Zappulla.  The affiliation has taken this great singer on tour with the Orchestra around the globe and all the way to the 2005 President's Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C.  Zappulla will tell you that it has been his honor and privilege to perform with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of the legendary Buddy Morrow.

Zappulla's hit CD, Something Makes Me Want To Dance With You, was recorded in 2000.  Conducted and arranged by Lew Anderson, the vocals are by Zappulla as are the trumpet and flugelhorn solos.

Rob Zappulla grew up in Connecticut, where he had big dreams.  As an 8-year old, Zappulla heard Harry James play the trumpet and the die was cast.  Rob studied at the prestigious Hartt School of Music.  After school, he found work as a trumpeter with show bands such as The Barnum and Bailey Circus, The Box Tops, Lesley Gore and many other well known groups.  His professionalism and talent took him from a jazz and classical trumpeter, theater musician and conductor to performing with big bands and symphony orchestras.  Since 1980 to present, he has toured with several groups, opening for Tower of Power, The Temptations, The Drifters, The Shirelles, and Little Anthony and the Imperials, to name a few.  As a trumpeter, he can be heard on countless recordings with a variety of bands.

Rob's rich baritone voice, superb trumpet playing, extraordinary style and showmanship continue to bring him tremendous accolades at major theaters, casinos and various venues throughout the world.

 

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