Rick Maltese
- Toronto, ON
- Pianist
- 26 Verified Bookings
Patricia R. said “I had the fortune of having Rick at our largest corporate event of the year. He was very professional from when I first posted that I was looking for…”
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Andy is a young talented cocktail pianist who has a wide vocabulary of music. He predominately plays jazz and popular song covers, but is also RCM classically trained which allows him to play any classical pieces as well.
Andy plays at weddings, cafes, restaurants, corporate parties, and other types of concerts/events.
He guarantees a great experience for the guests he plays for!
Andy performed at our home. Excellent pianist.
We asked Andy to play a few carols and some ambient music for our Christmas Cocktail party. His whole demeanor and approach was wonderful. He was so accommodating and flexible on many levels. Andy was able to play both traditional and contemporary arrangements for the Christmas carols and almost every one of our guests commented the next day what a great talent and addition Andy was to the party. Looking forward to booking Andy again. He is extremely professional and a great talent. You won't be disappointed if you hire him!! Patti-Ann (Port Credit area)
Can not say enough about Andy and his performance. From the selection of music, to the sound, to his presentation, we couldn’t have asked for more! We are now hoping to book Andy for another upcoming event and many more to come!
Andy was amazing for our Christmas event. Great selection of Christmas tunes and old classics - everyone loved it.
Andy was the star of the show at my holiday cocktail party. He played a variety of songs from Christmas tunes to Jazz, Rock, Pop, you name it. I highly recommend hiring Andy for your next event, you will not be disappointed!
Andy is a talented young professional. He played piano for just about two hours straight for our cocktail party and he added to the atmosphere of our event beautifully. Polite and on time. I would certainly recommend him.
Very talented pianist who is very easy to communicate with and highly professional. Highly recommend, you won’t be disappointed. We’d definitely book again. Thanks Andy!
Andy was terrific...he was on time, extremely accommodating as well as being wildly talented!! We r already planning a future event to include this artist
We held our annual staff holiday party and found a hidden gem through Gig Salad named Andy Kitusa. We were amazed at how well he played and the variety of pieces he played both old and new. It was a pleasure having him play at our event and will certainly ask him to perform again in the years to come.
All the best,
The Psychiatry Team
Price Range: $200 and up
Gig Length: 30 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
Professional well-rounded musician who comes well prepared with the clients' requests.
Able to play any kind of music you may request. From Jazz, Classical, Pop, Relgious, Folk, etc. Andy also can do weddings and other sorts of private events upon request.
Born and raised in Toronto, Andy started playing piano at an early age of just 5 years old. He finished his RCM Grade 10 in Classical Piano Performance for the Royal Conservatory of Music in 2012, just as he started his first year of high school.
Andy completed his four years of high school at the renowned Mississauga Arts School; Cawthra Park Secondary School, where he performed weekly and had the chance to study with highly specialized teachers. Throughout high school, Andy was also involved in various in school events which included; jazz bands, musical pit bands, cocktail gigs, and solo classical performance opportunities which all helped lead him to decide to pursue a career in music.
Andy completed his Bachelors in Jazz Piano Performance at the University of Toronto. As one of North America’s top institutions for Jazz studies, Andy was surrounded by incredibly talented and hardworking colleagues and teachers. Some teachers he has studied with at UofT have included many notable jazz musicians in the Canadian and world jazz scene including; Jim Vivian, Steve Wallace, Jim Lewis, William Carn, David Occhipinti, and Terry Promane. In addition, was taught privately by Juno nominated pianist Chris Donnelly and Dr. Noam Lemish.
Andy was a recipient of the Mamie May Scholarship for 3 years and was awarded the Distillery Jazz Scholarship during his first year at UofT.
On top of his well-versed knowledge regarding classical and jazz music, Andy is a prevalent piano instructor within the Greater Toronto Area. Over the last 8 years Andy has been sharing his knowledge and passion of music in hopes of enriching other peoples' lives with music. Andy founded AK Music, where he teaches over 40 students per week and is actively hiring music teachers.
As a bandleader and musical collaborator, Andy has performed and recorded for many events and projects. His own jazz band that was created in high school,‘Tranzzit, is one of his longest lasting musical outlets. His most sucessful collaboration was a duet piece with his friends and YouTube Vocal superstar Alexandra Porat who has garnered almost 1,000,000 subscribers and over 150,000,000 total views on her videos! Aside from jazz, Andy co-founded a new band in 2020. They play mostly 70s, 80s, 90s - present hits!
November 18, 2022 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Cocktail Party |
December 19, 2021 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 17, 2021 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Birthday Party |
December 12, 2021 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
December 04, 2021 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
October 09, 2021 • 8:30pm - 10:00pm | Cocktail Party |
February 29, 2020 • 5:00pm - 5:45pm | Dinner Party |
December 12, 2019 • 5:30pm - 9:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 10, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Cocktail Party |
December 05, 2019 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Corporate Event |
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Patricia R. said “I had the fortune of having Rick at our largest corporate event of the year. He was very professional from when I first posted that I was looking for…”
Roxanne M. said “The musician was superbly talented - great musician and vocalist. Highly recommended!!!”
Kiki M. said “Absolutely amazing ensemble! I am so thrilled with this group. It was everything that I could have hoped for. They go above and beyond and made it an…”
Providing piano with passion to any and all events. Need some ambience at your private party? A serenade to play as you walk down the aisle? A session player who…