Alan Pasqua Trio at Sam First

Pianist, composer, and Steinway Artist Alan Pasqua is a Grammy nominated musician and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC Thornton who has shaped multiple corners of the jazz, pop, and film music worlds. After a pivotal 1975 Carnegie Hall performance led to his joining Tony Williams’ New Lifetime with Allan Holdsworth, Pasqua went on to perform and record with jazz greats including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Joe Henderson, Gary Burton, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. His move to Los Angeles expanded his reach into rock and pop, touring with Bob Dylan and Santana and contributing to albums by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Queen Latifah...

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Pianist, composer, and Steinway Artist Alan Pasqua is a Grammy nominated musician and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC Thornton who has shaped multiple corners of the jazz, pop, and film music worlds. After a pivotal 1975 Carnegie Hall performance led to his joining Tony Williams’ New Lifetime with Allan Holdsworth, Pasqua went on to perform and record with jazz greats including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Joe Henderson, Gary Burton, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. His move to Los Angeles expanded his reach into rock and pop, touring with Bob Dylan and Santana and contributing to albums by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Queen Latifah. Pasqua has also worked extensively in film and television, composing the score for The Waterboy and co-composing the long running CBS Evening News theme, as well as creating piano improvisations for Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech. As a leader, he has released numerous acclaimed recordings including the Grammy nominated trio album Standards, the dual-piano tribute Twin Bill, and the evocative Northern Lights with recent solo albums Soliloquy and Day Dream earning high praise for their artistry and warmth.

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