Friday, August 24, 2012

Andrew Ezrin was born....

Andrew Ezrin was born and raised in the Boston area and began playing the piano at the age of ten and was playing professionally by age twelve. He studied at The Boston University School of Fine Arts, The Tanglewood Institute, Oberlin College Conservatory, and at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. 

Andy has performed extensively around the world, including recording and touring since 1989 with the Grammy award winning vocal jazz group New York Voices. He has performed at major jazz festivals  worldwide including Montreal North Sea, Montreal, Live Under The Sky in Japan as well as Carnegie Hall (featured soloist  with the Count Basie Orchestra), Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall (with the Boston Pops) and at the United Nations.
He has toured as keyboardist with Chris Botti, Joe Jackson and Rickee Lee Jones.

Andy has 12 trio recordings under his own name including 'Tactile', a jazz piano trio CD, 'Zoom Love Junket', a jazz organ/multi-keyboard trio record, and 'Silent Movies', a solo piano CD featuring all original compostions. He has also just released his newest recording for his own label entitled 'What Speaks to Me'.

Andy's own compositions can also be heard extensively on television and radio including 'Sesame Street' and Cartoon Network's hit animated series 'Courage the Cowardly Dog'. Andy has performed and co-written cues for the feature film 'Clifford the Big Red Dog's Really Big Movie' the 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' as well as performed live on the 'Rosie O'Donnell Show,' 'Late Night With David Letterman,' and 'The Tony Danza Show'. He is also recently been recording music for the upcoming remake of the 70's hit children's show 'The Electric Company'. He has also recorded live on television in Russia, Israel, France, Ireland and Japan(NHK).  Andy has also co-wrote and recorded two library discs  with flim composer Chris Hajian.

He was recently the keyboardist/Associate Musical Director for "Hot Feet", the Earth Wind and Fire Broadway musical and is also  musical director for singing sensation Linda Eder.

He has also recently recorded and been touring with the renowned singer-songwriter Christopher Cross as well as Broadway icon Chita Rivera.

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