Dan DeSandro - Pianist

I put my own touch on every tune I play. Original ideas and original improvisatonal approach to jazz, latin, and traditional jazz. Even standards as they are wrongly called work if you approach them for what they are -- songs that have long outlived their composers -- and you play them in an up to date manner that reflects your skills.

I am a career musician with 40 plus years of stage, recording and performance experience. My forte is modern and latin jazz piano -- as a solo artist, working a duo (Bass/Piano or Piano/Guitar) or with my trio (piano, bass, percussion). I also work as a musician for hire in blues and jazz groups.

My education started with private lessons as a youngster. I have honed my chops on stage and have more years than I can count as a student of improvisation and music theory (no musician can claim there is nothing new to learn and apply).

Stylistically, I don't emulate any given artist -- I've worked hard at trying to be original in my approach to improvisation and interpretation of songs -- But I do admire the piano work of Chestnut, Silver, the Valdes family, the great arrangers like Harlow, Grusin, and Puentes and use the compositions of the great American song writers on my gigs..

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For solo it s preferred to the customer provide an acoustic piano -- if not available I will play an electric. The trio requires only a small stage area to perform - not a lot of equipment to move in or out -- and we are self contained for the most part.