Pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger Nicole Pesce entertains audiences with her unique blend of virtuosity, humor and pizzazz. Nicole’s YouTube “Happy Birthday Variations” video currently has over one million views. Arizona Foothills magazine honored Nicole with the “Best of 2014 Award” for Best Local Band/Musician. With a repertoire consisting of over twelve thousand memorized songs; Nicole is often dubbed “the human iPod” and is recognized as one of the “top ten musicians to hear in Phoenix” by the Arizona Republic.
Pesce has performed for Muhammad Ali, Ricky Martin, George Bush, Sr., Waylon Jennings, Taylor Hicks, Janet Napolitano, Shaquille O’Neal, Jimmy Carter, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, The Gypsy Kings, Verne Troyer and Brian Setzer. She’s appeared with American Idol contestant David Hernandez, the Moscow Ballet, Zowie Bowie, and the casts of Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, Mamma Mia, and White Christmas....
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Pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger Nicole Pesce entertains audiences with her unique blend of virtuosity, humor and pizzazz. Nicole’s YouTube “Happy Birthday Variations” video currently has over one million views. Arizona Foothills magazine honored Nicole with the “Best of 2014 Award” for Best Local Band/Musician. With a repertoire consisting of over twelve thousand memorized songs; Nicole is often dubbed “the human iPod” and is recognized as one of the “top ten musicians to hear in Phoenix” by the Arizona Republic.
Pesce has performed for Muhammad Ali, Ricky Martin, George Bush, Sr., Waylon Jennings, Taylor Hicks, Janet Napolitano, Shaquille O’Neal, Jimmy Carter, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, The Gypsy Kings, Verne Troyer and Brian Setzer. She’s appeared with American Idol contestant David Hernandez, the Moscow Ballet, Zowie Bowie, and the casts of Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, Mamma Mia, and White Christmas.
Currently, Pesce is the resident pianist at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Phoenix where she regularly entertains fans with everything from Bach to Lady Gaga. Previous performances include: The Tempe Center for the Arts, Herberger Theater, Desert Ridge Marriott, ASU Kerr Cultural Center, Mesa Arts Center, The Phoenician Resort, Wrigley Mansion, The Fairmont Princess Hotel, The Nash, The Biltmore Resort and the Shemer Arts Center.
“She’s like a human iPod”—Phoenix Magazine
“Jaw dropping. A dazzling piano genius.”—azcentral.com
Jerry Donato
Tenor saxophonist Jerry Donato has recorded everything from TV shows to made-for-TV movies. He has an extensive discography (well over seventy-five albums) and recording history that includes recordings with Pete Jolly, Steve Ferrone, and Nils Lofgren. Donato has a degree in music education from Towson State University.
“Jerry is the consummate professional and always makes a great contribution to any musical endeavor which is fortunate enough to have him.”—Bob Freedman, Arranger/Composer
Dom Moio
Drummer Dom Moi studied with studio master Bernard Purdie in New York before moving to Bosotn to study with jazz great Alan Dawson. In 1978, Moio moved to Reno and began working the casino circuit. From 1980-84 he was the house drummer for the MGM Grand and Hello Hollywood Hello Show and also played gigs for Joan Rivers, Tony Orlando, Shirley Jones, and Debbie Reynolds, to name a few. In 1988 he made his way to Phoenix and has kept a busy teaching, gigging, and recording schedule ever since. He is in his twentieth year as part of the jazz faculty at both Arizona State University and Mesa Community College. Moio has been a part of sixty-five jazz recordings and in 2008 joined longtime hero Steve Gadd for two book projects.
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