recently had the extreme pleasure of conducting the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra!  Special thanks to everyone who helped me along the way and helping to make it happen.  Here's the link to my performance.  If you're a fan of E.T., then click on the link and enjoy the music!

I worked on a Matt Prager's new Musical "She Can't Believe She Said That" doing Orchestration, Music Preparation and Programming.  Read about it here!

INTERVIEW!  Read an Interview with me in the Feb 2008 Edition of International Musician or Click here for a reprint.

2011

Winter- Spring Tour!  I will be touring with "Break the Floor" as both Keyboardist and Musical director.  Here are the tour stops and dates : 

Jan 7 - 9 : Washington, DC
Jan 14 - 16 : New York, NY
Jan 21 - 23 : Chicago, IL
Jan 28 - 30 : Houston, TX
Feb 4 - 6 : Atlanta, GA
Feb 11  - 13 : Dallas, TX
Feb 18 - 20 : Dearborn, MI
Feb 25 - 27 : Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 4 - 6 : Denver, CO
Mar 11 - 13 : Kansas City, MO
Mar 18 - 20 : Buffalo, NY
Mar 25 - 27 :Orlando, FL
Apr 1 - 3 : Phoenix, AZ
Apr 8 - 10 : Newport, RI
Apr 15 - 17 : Seattle, WA
Apr 29 - May 1 : Santa Clara, CA
May 6 - 7 : Salt Lake City, UT
May 13 - 15 : Los Angeles, CA

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May 21 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 22 : Working for MME Entertainment
May 28 : Subbing
May 29 : Subbing

June 11 : The Michael Live Project: A Tribute to Michael Jackson at NapperTandy's in Millerplace at 9 pm.
June 25 : Subbing

July 2 : Subbing
July 9 : Working for the Omnipop Talent Agency
July 16 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 17 : Subbing
July 18 : Music Director for The Dance Awards at the Beacon Theater 
July 22  : Subbing
July 30 : Subbing / Working with the Duke Ellington Orchestra as an arranger and bandleader.
July 31 : Subbing

Aug 6 : Subbing
Aug 13 : Subbing
Aug 14 : Subbing
Aug 27 : Subbing

Sep 4 : Subbing
Sep 24 : Subbing

Oct 1 : Working for the Omnipop Talent Agency
Oct 8 : Subbing
Oct 9 : With Broccoli Rob!
Oct 9: TBA - Catch me on the TV show "Pan Am" on ABC Television, cast as a piano player who accompanies one of the Stewardesses.
Oct 23 : Subbing
Oct 29 : Working for MME Entertainment

Nov 13 : Subbing
Nov 19 : Subbing
Nov 26 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Dec 4 : Subbing

2010

Jan 9 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Jan 23 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Jan 29 - 31 : as Music Director for JUMP in Houston, Tx

Feb 5 : as Music Director for JUMP in Manhattan.
Feb 6 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Feb 13 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Feb 20 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Feb 27 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Mar 6 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Mar 20 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Mar 25 : International Dance Music Awards in Miami, Fl with Kim Sozzi

Apr 9 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Apr 11 : Performing as Guest Conductor for the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra at 3:00pm.
Apr 16 : Subbing
Apr 17 : WIth Kim Sozzi

May 1 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 2 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 15 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 22 : Subbing
May 23 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 28 : Subbing
May 29 : Subbing
May 30 : Subbing

June 2 : At Ellis Island
June 4 : Private Event
June 5 : Private Event
June 6 : Private Event
June 11 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 12 : With Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band TBA
June 18 : With the Olive Oil Revue at Puglia's Restaurant in Hempstead, Long Island.
June 19 : Working for the Omnipop Talent Agency
June 21 : Playing Accordion at Carmine II Pizza and Restaurant at Union Ave in Brooklyn
June 22 : Playing Accordion at Carmine II Pizza and Restaurant at Union Ave in Brooklyn
June 26 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 27 : Playing Piano at Carmine II Pizza and Restaurant at Union Ave in Brooklyn

July 3 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 4 : Subbing
July 17 : Subbing
Jul 20 : Performing with JUMP on Broadway  as both Keyboardist and Musical director at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
July 23 : Subbing
July 24 : Subbing
July 30 : Subbing
July 31 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Aug 1 : Subbing
Aug 4 : Music Director for the Dance Teacher Summit
Aug 7 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 14 : Subbing
Aug 28 : Working for the Omnipop Talent Agency

Sept 4 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 5 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 17 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 12 : Subbing
Sept 18 : Subbing
Sept 25 : Subbing
Sept 26 : Subbing

Oct 2: Subbing
Oct 9 : Subbing
Oct 10 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 16 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 23 : with Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band  
Oct 30 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Nov 6 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 10 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 12 : Subbing
Nov 13 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 14 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 19-21 : In Ft. Lauderdale with Kim Sozzi
Nov 27 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Dec 4 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Dec 11 : WIth Kim Sozzi

2009

Jan 10 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Jan 22 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx

Feb 14 : With The Touch
Feb 19 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx
Feb 27 : With the Olive Oil Revue at Goodfellas Pizza in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Mar 7 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Mar 16 : With Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce party at the Egg Building!
Mar 19 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx
Mar 22 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx

Apr 11 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Apr 20 : Teaching a Finale Workshop
Apr 25 : WIth Kim Sozzi

May 2 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 9 : WIth Kim Sozzi at the Rainbow Room
May 12 : : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 16 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 22: : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 23 : WIth Kim Sozzi
May 30 : WIth Kim Sozzi at Cipriani

June 2 : Teaching a Finale Workshop
June 6 : Private event with Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band  
June 7 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 13 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 20 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 21 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 27 : WIth Kim Sozzi
June 28 : WIth Kim Sozzi

July 4 : With David Evan Ross in Monticello, NY.
July 11 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 19 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 23 : With the Olive Oil Revue on WOR Radio 710AM on the Italian Hour at 1:00 AM
July 23 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx at 7:30 PM
July 24 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 25 : WIth Kim Sozzi
July 27 : Corporate event at the NY Hilton Hotel
July 31 : Working for the Omnipop Talent Agency

Aug 1 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 2 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 8 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 9 : Working for MME Entertainment
Aug 15 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 16 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 21 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 22 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 28 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 29 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Aug 30 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Sept 4 : Working for MME Entertainment
Sept 5 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 6 : Working for MME Entertainment
Sept 12 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 18 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 19 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 20 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 24 : Working for MME Entertainment
Sept 25 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Sept 26 : WIth Kim Sozzi

Oct 2 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 3 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 4 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 9 : Teaching a Finale Workshop
Oct 9 : Evening Concert for 92.3 Radio with Kim Sozzi
Oct 10 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 11 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 17 : Working for MME Entertainment
Oct 22 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 23 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 24 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Oct 25 : WIth the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra  playing Accordion, no less.
Oct 31 : Working for MME Entertainment

Nov 1 : With the Olive Oil Revue at La Strada in the Bronx
Nov 7 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 14 : WIth Kim Sozzi
Nov 28 : With Jeffery Wilgus at the Ritz Theater in Newburg, NY.

2007

Jan 15th - Monday - 7:30pm with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Joe's Pub

Mar 12th - Monday with Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band somewhere in Albany Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce party at the Egg Building!

June 13th - Wednesday as part of Gweneviere Mann's backup band at the 169 Bar @ 7:30 pm.

July 14th -  Saturday at Radio City Music Hall as Musical Director / Keys of JUMP on Broadway @ 8 pm.

August 10th - Friday at New World Stages as Music Director / Keys for SLIDE @ 8 pm.

August 14th - August 21st - Tuesday to Tuesday playing Keys in Skagway, Alaska. Don't come.  It's too far.

August 24th - Friday playing keys with Elaine K at the Baggot Inn @ 9 pm.

August 24th - Friday playing keys with  Gweneviere Mann at the Baggot Inn @ 10 pm.

September 29th - Saturday playing keys with The Gyst at the Crazy Donkey @ 11:00pm

2006
January 9th - Monday at 7:00pm with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Joe's Pub.  We will be playing songs from her new CD coming out soon.

Winter- Spring Tour!  I will be touring with "Break the Floor" as both Keyboardist and Musical director.  Here are the tour stops and dates: 
2006
Nov 17 - 19 : Greenville, SC
Dec 1 - 3 : Phoenix, AZ
Dec 8 - 10 : St. Paul, MN
2007
Jan 5 - 7 : Kansas City, MO
Jan 12 - 14 : Washington, DC
Jan 19 - 21 : Secaucus, NJ
Jan 26 - 28 : Houston, TX
Feb 2 - 4 : Detroit, MI
Feb 9 - 11 : St. Louis, MO
Feb 23 - 25 : Chicago
Mar 2 - 4 : Los Angeles, CA
Mar 9 - 11 : Dallas, TX
Mar 16 - 18 : Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 23-25 : Denver, CO
Mar 30 - Apr 1 : Orlando, FL
Apr 13 - 15 : Buffalo, NY
Apr 20 - 22 : Atlanta, GA
Apr 27 - 29 : Santa Clara, CA
May 11 - 12 : Salt Lake City, UT

Winter- Spring Tour!  I will be touring with "Break the Floor" as both Keyboardist and Musical director.  Here are the tour stops and dates: 
2005
Nov 4 - 6 : Greenville, SC
Nov 18 - 20 : St. Louis, MO
Dec 9 - 11 : St. Paul, MN
2006
Jan 13 - 15 : Washington, DC
Jan 20 - 22 : Secaucus, NJ
Jan 27 - 29 : Houston, TX
Feb 3 - 5 : Chicago, IL
Feb 10 - 12 : Santa Clara, CA
Feb 17 - 19 : Kansas City, MO
Feb 24 - 26 : Detroit, MI
Mar 3 - 5 : Denver, CO
Mar 10 - 12 : Dallas, TX
Mar 17 - 19 : Atlanta, GA
Mar 24 - 26 : Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 31 - Apr 2 : Orlando, FL
Apr 7 - 9 : Buffalo, NY
Apr 21 - 23 : Los Angeles, CA
Apr 28 - 30 : Providence, RI
May 5 - 6 : Salt Lake City, UT
May 12 - 14 : Scottsdale, AZ

June 15th  - Thursday at 7:30pm.  With Daphne Rubin-Vega at The Cutting Room in Manhattan.
To Support Daphne's new CD "Redemption Songs".  CDs available at the show.

June 17th - Saturday at 7:30pm.  Sitting in with Brooks Wood at the Bitter End in Manhattan.

July 5 - Wednesday at 8:00pm.  Performing with JUMP on Broadway  as both Keyboardist and Musical director at the Hammerstein Ballroom.   This is the final show for the tour.

July 10th - July 14th.  Performing with BOUNCE in Las Vegas as both Keyboardist and Musical Director.

July 18th - 20th.  Performing with Shake the Floor as both Keyboardist and Musical Director.

July 24th - 26th.  Performing with Break the Floor as both Keyboardist and Musical Director.

August 6th - Sunday.  With Daphne Rubin-Vega at the 30th SoNo Arts Celebration in Connecticut.

August 19th - Saturday at 7pm. With Teri Lamar at the Interlaken Beach Dance Party - Eastchester.

August 26th - Saturday at 11:00pm with Allstar at the Nutty Irishman in Bayshore.

Sept 2nd - Saturday at 11:00pm with Allstar at Finley's of Greenstreet - 43 Green Street Huntington, NY 11743
Sept 3rd - Sunday - Wedding with Creations Music

Sept 7th - Thursday at 8:30pm with Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band at Swing 46 in Manhattan

Sept 9th - Saturday - Wedding with Peat Moss and the Fertilizers

Sept 15th - Friday - Wedding with Peat Moss and the Fertilizers

Sept 16th - Saturday - Wedding with Creations Music

Sept 17th - Sunday - Wedding with Creations Music

Sept 20th - Wednesday @ 4:00pm with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Bloomingdale's Bergen County Store.

Sept 22nd - 23rd - Friday & Saturday - Shows with Russian pop star Chicherina.

Sept 30th - Saturday - Wedding with Creations Music

Oct 14th - Saturday - Wedding in Chicago with Creations Music

Oct 20th - Friday - With Allstar at Nappertandy's in Miller place.

Oct 21st - Saturday - Wedding with Creations Music

Oct 24th - Tuesday - Show with Ashley Furst at the Bitter End.  9:00pm.

Oct 28th - Saturday - with Russian pop star Chicherina.

Oct 30th - Monday with Daphne Rubin-Vega at The Cutting Room (Record Release Party). Time 7:30pm

Nov 8th - Wednesday - Show with Ashley Furst at Kenny's Castaway's.  8:00pm.

Nov 30th - Thursday - Show with Ashley Furst at the lions den. 8:30pm.

Dec 30th - Saturday - Show with Marcques at the Sugar Bar at 9:30pm.


2005
January 1st - Saturday : "Break the Floor" Performance in Times Square, NYC.

January 17th - Monday : 8pm at Irving Plaza with Daphne Rubin Vega

March 31st - Wednesday : 7pm at the Copacabana with Tony Danza

July 5th - Tuesday : 8:00pm  - I will be performing (and Musically Directing) JUMP on Broadway being performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

July 14th - Thursday : 7:30pm with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Joe's Pub POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL!!

July 30th - Saturday: 5:00pm and 8:00pm - Performing and Musically Directing Shake the Floor off Broadway at the Acorn Theater located on Theater Row.

August 13th - Saturday: 7:30pm - Performing as part of Gweneviere Mann's backup band on her original gig at the Bitter End.  Come down and check her out.  She is, in my opinion one of the best female vocalists I've ever worked with and definitely talent deserving wider recognition.  She toured with Shelby Lynne and went to Berklee on a full Scholarship - what more can you ask for?

August 21st - Sunday: Times TBA - Performing and Musically Directing Break the Floor off Broadway at the Acorn Theater located on Theater Row.

November 28th - Monday at 11:00 with Marty Thomas at Club XL with the Cast of Wicked for a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

December 5th, 12th, and 19th - Monday 11:00pm with Marty Thomas (Wicked on Broadway) at Club XL

2004

March 5th - Friday - The United Nations - performing with the APR Jazz Trio. (If Teri Lucas could see me now...)

March 17th - Wed. - Joe DeJesu's CD Release Party at Suite 16.  8:30 PM 8th Ave & 16th Street.

April 3rd - Saturday: 11:30pm at the Crazy Moose Saloon with RadioWave

April 9th - Friday: 8:00pm at Ted Milan in Long Beach with the APR Quartet.

April 10th - Saturday: 11:30 at Shenanigans in Long Island with RadioWave

April 15th - Thursday: 9:30pm at The Bitter End with Joe DeJesu

April 30th - Friday to May 1st - Saturday: with Daphne Rubin-Vega (Mimi from RENT) at the Supper Club in Manhattan.  11:00 Show both nights.  Tickets $45. 

May 7th - Friday : 8:00am catch me live on the Howard Stern Radio Show

May 7th - Friday : 10:00pm at Ted Milan in Long Beach with the APR Quartet.

May 14th - Friday : 10:00pm at Ted Milan in Long Beach with the APR Quartet.

May 25th - Tuesday: 8:00pm at BB Kings.  I'll be playing Keys for the Queen tribute show.

May 27th - Thursday : 11:00pm at the Cutting Room (212-691-1900) with  Daphne Rubin-Vega.

June 14th  - Monday : 8pm With Daphne Rubin-Vega at the All-Stars Project at 42nd Street b/t 10th and 11th.

June 19th - Saturday : 7pm Playing Piano at the Garden City Hotel

June 26th - Saturday : 11pm at Mulcahey's in Wantagh.

July 14th - Wednesday : With Daphne Rubin-Vega at The Cutting Room in Manhattan @ 10:00pm

Sept. 12th -Sunday: with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Joe's Pub in Manhattan @ 9:30pm

Oct 10th - Sunday: with Daphne Rubin-Vega at Kean University @ 7:30pm

November 19th - Friday : 9pm with the APR Quartet.  Location: Oasis Cafe, Long Island

December 10th - Friday : 6pm with Kim Sozzi at the Crazy Donkey

December 19th - Sunday : 11AM Christmas Party for the NY Islanders.
 

2004 News
I'm currently getting ready to go on a mini-tour to Las Vegas for 4 days with the Rock band, RAINE on January 31st.  Hmm... Superbowl Sunday in Vegas...shouldn't be too bad.

It was an interesting week last week! (Dec 14-20)  I played an awards ceremony at the Smithsonian, Went on a little 2 city tour from Baltimore to Ellicott City, and I played Giorgio Armani's Christmas party.  It was fun!  Now this week, Silence.........

Last week on Thursday night (Nov 13th) I got into a very bad accident and totaled my car on my way to see some live music.  Amazingly I survived and lived to drive another day.  I can't say the same for my car!  Either way, I just felt the need to let you guys know that!  The traffic light turned green in both directions.  Nasty...  Then the police showed up and even though they saw the traffic light malfunctioning, they refused to go down on the record as a witness of that in case I bring a lawsuit against the DOT!  So, special thanks to the Police (especially PO Levine who kept saying ,"There's something going on but I'm not sure what I saw!")  And you guys say you deserve a raise...  Also on the downside, the company that towed my car, MARTINO AUTOBODY is a complete shyster company and they didn't want to release my car to me!  They kept trying to make all sorts of problems and wanted me to send my title to them!  After threatening to have my attorney call them, they relented and let me have my car, but then they nickel and dimed me to death... they charged me $35 for sweeping the street of glass, they charged me $30 for the flatbed guy's helper, they charged me $35 to hook my car to the flatbed...they charged me $75 to winch my car on the flatbed.  All in all, it was a total of $260 that these dirty bastards took from me.  On top of that, they siphoned all the gas from my tank.  I hoped you guys choked.   And who says New York isn't a great place to live?!

A few weeks ago a friend of mine and a fantastic vocalist from Tokyo, Chisa Shimamura, crashed at my place for the entire week.  We had the opportunity to work on some music and had some all-night music sessions (which resulted in the flu I suffered afterward, but it was worth it!)  We laid down over 40 tracks of vocals on  one song! (I told her, once she's back in Tokyo I can't call her back in if there's something wrong with the vocals so we had to cover all bases...)  She's back in Tokyo now and I'm in the process of laying down the rest of the music tracks.  As soon as more of the music gets laid down, I'll post some of the results of those sessions here.