The ever-phenomenal world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that ranges from Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra to Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles. He has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And The Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.” But he hardly needs an introduction here at The Shedd, this being his 10th stop at Jaqua Concert Hall.