 Peter Cincotti - Pop/jazz pianist and singer Peter Cincotti
was born in the Park Avenue apartment of his parents. He displayed a talent for
music after being given a toy piano by his grandmother at age three, and when he
was four he began taking piano lessons. At seven, Peter Cincotti attracted the
attention of Harry Connick Jr., who had him sit in at a show at Bally's Grand in
Atlantic City, NJ. He studied classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music
and studied jazz piano privately with Ellis Marsalis, among other teachers. At
12, Peter Cincotti turned professional and began playing in clubs in New York.
He began singing to his own accompaniment in 1999. That summer, he toured with
Connick Jr.. In 2000, he appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival, winning a prize
in a piano competition. In 2001, he performed in the off-Broadway production of
Our Sinatra. That year, he graduated from the Horace Mann School and, in the
fall, enrolled as a freshman at Columbia University. In February 2002, at 18,
Peter Cincotti became the youngest performer to headline at the prestigious Oak
Room of the Algonquin Hotel in New York. He was signed to Concord Records, and
his self-titled debut album, produced by Phil Ramone, was released in March
2003. His sophomore effort, On The Moon debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Jazz Charts
in late 2004. The album earned Peter Cincotti his first gold record in France
and was supported by a successful worldwide tour. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music
Guide
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