{"id":54960,"date":"2026-09-17T11:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elegancecafe.it\/concerti-jazz-stasera-a-roma\/crooners-delight-jazz-in-rome-october-30-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:34:50","slug":"crooners-delight-jazz-in-rome-october-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/www.elegancecafe.it\/en\/jazz-concert-in-rome\/crooners-delight-jazz-in-rome-october-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Crooners\u2019 Delight Jazz in Rome | October 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crooners\u2019 Delight in Rome: jazz, swing, and timeless songs<\/h1>


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On Friday, October 30, 2026, the Crooners\u2019 Delight Quartet<\/strong> brings a journey through the Great American Songbook, Italian songs, and jazz interpretations of pop music to Elegance Caf\u00e8. An elegant and romantic evening centred around Claudio Pantaleone\u2019s voice and Ettore Carucci\u2019s arrangements, to be enjoyed over dinner or drinks.<\/p>


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Crooners\u2019 Delight: the charm of timeless songs meets jazz<\/h3>

A voice, a piano, and a repertoire capable of crossing very different eras while preserving a common thread: the pleasure of telling a story through song.<\/p>

On Friday, October 30, 2026<\/strong>, Elegance Caf\u00e8 Jazz Club presents the Crooners\u2019 Delight Quartet<\/strong>, a project that brings together the elegance of the Great American Songbook<\/strong>, the crooner tradition, classic Roman songs, and pop music reinterpreted through the language of jazz.<\/p>

At the heart of the project is Claudio Pantaleone\u2019s voice<\/strong>, accompanied by the piano arrangements of Ettore Carucci<\/strong> and a rhythm section featuring Marco Loddo on double bass and Emanuele Zappia on drums.<\/p>

The result is a concert that travels through more than a century of music without placing rigid boundaries between styles: standards enter into dialogue with Rome, contemporary pop meets swing and improvisation, and every song is treated as a story in its own right.<\/p>


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From the Great American Songbook to the great crooners<\/h3>

An important part of the evening looks to the great interpretative tradition made famous by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, and Johnny Hartman<\/strong>.<\/p>

This is the world of songs built around the relationship between lyrics, melody, and stage presence: a repertoire in which jazz can be sophisticated without losing its immediacy.<\/p>

The arrangements allow the quartet to move between swing, quieter moments, and romantic passages, highlighting the dialogue between the voice and the instruments.<\/p>


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From Rome to pop: a repertoire without rigid boundaries<\/h2>

Crooners\u2019 Delight does not stop at American standards.<\/p>

The programme also includes songs deeply connected to the city, such as Arrivederci Roma<\/strong>, Roma nun fa\u2019 la stupida stasera<\/strong>, and Roma Capoccia<\/strong>.<\/p>

Placed within the same musical journey, they acquire a different colour and become a natural bridge between the international crooner tradition and the sensitivity of Italian songwriting.<\/p>


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Roxanne and Steppin\u2019 Out reimagined through jazz<\/h3>

The repertoire also reaches into pop music with reinterpretations of songs such as the Police\u2019s Roxanne<\/strong> and Joe Jackson\u2019s Steppin\u2019 Out<\/strong>.<\/p>

This is where the project\u2019s concept emerges most clearly: this is not an evening of nostalgia, but a journey in which the art of the song continues to evolve.<\/p>

The eras and songwriters may change, but interpretation, arrangement, and jazz freedom remain at the heart of the music.<\/p>


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The musicians on stage<\/h2>