Uptown Band

April 10 | 8:00 pm | Casino Floor by Bar 360

Uptown Band – Louis Vanaria and JoAnn Robertozzi have been performing the past few years together in various NYC nightclubs and music festivals around the country!  The couple sing everything from standards to contemporary pop songs in addition to Italian and Italian American popular music.

You will recognize Mr. Vanaria from his debut role in A “Bronx Tale” as “Crazy Mario”.  Vanaria played “David Ferrie” in Martin Scorsese’s film “The Irishmen“  and also appeared with Melissa McCarthy in the feature film, “The Kitchen”.  He will appear opposite Anne Hathaway in “Eileen” which will be released the spring.  Recently, he is appearing in the new MGM+ television series “The Godfather Of Harlem” as Lombardi opposite Vincent D’Onofrio and Forest Whitaker.  You have also seen him on “Law & Order”, “Persons of Interest”, “Blue Bloods”, “NYPD Blue” and HBO’s “The Deuce” opposite James Franco as well as the new TV episodic, “Powerbook: Raising Kanan Power Book III” as Dominic.

JoAnn has appeared on Holland America’s cruise ships and in music festivals all over the world.  She has also been in many television commercials such as Purina Cat Chow, L’Oreal, De Beers Diamonds just to name a few.  She received an Emmy Nomination in 2010 and received a Bronze Telly Award for her work on the film, “5,000 Miles from Home“.  She is the architect of the girl group Tre Bella. (www.trebella.us) (www.joannrobertozzi.com)