An extraordinary singer with a rich and varied voice and repertoire, Sean has a firm commitment to conveying his songs to each member of the audience. “I try to touch their hearts as much as the lyrics and emotion touch mine. In whatever language or style, I try to act that split second of what’s going on without ‘acting’.”

Singing from lyric baritone to lyric tenor, countertenor, and soprano falsetto, Sean has been deeply influenced by the likes of Mario Lanza for opera and Neapolitans, Johnny Mathis for pop, Minnie Ripperton for the whistletones that he emulates and his favorite jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald whose recordings he has studied extensively.

Not surprisingly, Sean’s repertoire includes rhythm & blues, ragtime and jazz (with a mean scat), French cabaret and Italian Neapolitans, opera and oratorio, art songs and Broadway. Joe Vito, jazz pianist, accordionist and big band orchestra director, says of Sean, “His is an unbelievable voice, you have to hear him live to fathom Sean’s smooth transitions between musical styles.” Sean sings in 11 languages including a sprinkling of Turkish and Yiddish, with a special love for French and Italian.

A member of the Chicago Cabaret Professionals, Sean is much in demand for private events and clubs and is often accompanied by Joe Vito, Fred Nelson and Lloyd Wilson. He has been featured at the Villa Varone with the Dave Green Trio, is a favorite at Chicago’s renowned Green Mill Jazz Club (including presenting the annual George Gershwin celebration with Kimberly Gordon), and was a regular at the Drake Hotel Coq d’Or.

He has performed at the Civic Opera House for the Silent Sound (an annual event celebrating the achievements of people with disabilities) and recitals at the Auditorium Theatre, the Chicago Cultural Center and more. He sings with the Southside Family Chamber Orchestra, appears regularly on the radio and television show, “Robert Frazen’s One on One” for Cable Access in Naperville, is a guest singer with the Young Naperville Singers, and serves as a tenor soloist with the group Classic Acts in Morgan Park. The Italian American Foundation and the Sons of Italy have adopted him as one of their own.

Chicago born and bred, Sean graduated from James H. Bowen High School and the University of Illinois at Chicago (music performance major). He’s currently pursuing a second BA in Education and has taught voice and piano at the Ruiz Belvis Center in Wicker Park.
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