Chris DeVito Quintet - Watchung Arts Center - February 10, 2024
Biography
Chris DeVito is a jazz pianist born New York City into a family of avid jazz fans and musicians and has played the piano nearly every day since he inherited a piano from his grandfather, a stride pianist, at age 3. His earliest jazz influence was his other grandfather, an accomplished jazz bassist.
He regularly performs at various jazz venues, restaurants, churches, and private events throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. He has been playing piano at Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church for 20 years and conducted a series of solo piano concerts and lectures for the 125th birthday of stride pianist James P. Johnson sponsored by the New Brunswick Jazz Project.
Chris has performed with Greg Grispart, John Lenis, Gavin Davies, Audra Mariel, the Frank Grasso Quintet, the Spirit of Life Ensemble, Dr. AALi's Twilight Jazz Band, Sarah James, Gerry Cappuccio, Joe Peterson, Dan Weeks, Mike Noordzy, Jeff Lopez, Hilliard Green, Curtis Lundy, Ian Kenselaar, Danielle Illario, Michael Logon, Angela Hendryx, Chris Berger among many others.
Chris first began teaching piano as a teenager. He is the founder of Blue Truffle Music, LLC, a small independent music company dedicated to the “Art of Fine Jazz”, an associate member of the Jazz Journalists Association and treasurer of the New Brunswick Jazz Project.
Chris’s has studied jazz piano with Greg Murphy, Dave Frank, Rio Clemente, jazz theory with Ed Byrne and classical piano with Mrs. Hohmann.
Live Jazz
Jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator
Based in the greater New York City / New Jersey metropolitan area.
Available for public and private events:
-Private parties, charitable fundraisers, house concerts, etc.
-Any instrumentations: solo piano, duet, trio, quartet, quintet, big bands, etc.
-Always willing to travel.
Blue Truffle Music, LLC (founder)
New Brunswick Jazz Project (treasurer)
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