94 year old woman playing phenomenal jazz at Birdland Jazz club in NYC

This 94 year old woman got on stage and played with John Pizzarelli and his group at Birdland Jazz club in Manhattan, New York.

She had the packed audience going crazy after this song!

Show was on April 15th, 2011.

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[Lynn Pinto]

Josephine is my Dad's first cousin. They hangout at the same golf club and she's the first & last one on the dance floor when there's a band playing.

I have a photo of her as a flower girl in my grandmother's wedding in 1920!

Definitely no one is laughing at her. She is such an amazing lady, you can't help but giggle around her, as her joy for music and life is infectious!

[DelousedAmo]

Yeah, no one was laughing at the music, it was the fact that not a single person, including John Pizzarelli himself, were ready for how amazing of a musician she was. I was sitting at the table next to her, and her personality was certainly something special.

I just hope I get to see her play again sometime.

[xatzidakis]

She loves,her period.Period!:-)

[AddHazers]

Arthritis is clearly not her enemy :)

[nintendoatarikiller]

That's mindblowingly awesome

[hotrodius]

It's so interesting that she has that pre-bop style, but it's because she learned it before bebop evolved!

[hotrodius]

Holy crap! She's awesome.

I hope I never stop playing music. This lady just became my personal hero.

[EarthHeavenMusic]

Please search for "lady be good jazz piano" and you'll land on another fine performance by Mrs. Fusco at a school outreach!

[Lynn Pinto]

Oh I agree!! Andy has played with Pizzarelli for a long time. I was surprised to learn he didn't know Josephine played!

She played at my wedding about 6 years ago & I sang with her (I am a prof singer). It was an honor! But back then, she was only 88! If I can dig up the video, I'll post it.