Peter Cincotti Returns to The Oak Room at The Algonquin

THE ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM (59 West 44th Street, NYC - 1-212-840-6800 - http://www.algonquinhotel.com/) is pleased to announce the exclusive four-week return engagement of Concord Records' 19-year-old pop/jazz recording artist, Peter Cincotti. Cincotti is the youngest headliner ever to perform at the 100-year-old hotel's Oak Room, one of the world's most prestigious venues. Peter, on piano and vocals, will lead his quartet, which includes bassist David Finck, drummer Kenny Washington, and tenor saxophonist Scott Kreitzer. The engagement begins on Tuesday, February 11th and continues through Saturday, March 8th. Shows are Tuesdays through Thursdays at 9:00 pm and Fridays & Saturdays at 9:00 and 11:30 pm. There is a $50 cover charge for all shows plus a $20 minimum. At the early show on Fridays and Saturdays there is a $50 dinner minimum.

Peter's program at the Algonquin will consist of selections from his much-anticipated Concord Records debut CD, "Peter Cincotti," which will be released on March 11, 2003. The CD, which is produced by the legendary Grammy Award-winning producer Phil Ramone, includes pop and jazz standards as well as three original songs. Arranged by Cincotti, the CD reflects many aspects of Peter's artistry and a wide palette of musical influences and eras.

Peter, currently a sophomore at Columbia University, began playing the piano when he was three years old and by the age of seven was performing on stage with Harry Connick, Jr. Peter's talent was so formidable that the premier jazz pianist and leading jazz instructor Ellis Marsalis, father of trumpeter Wynton and saxophonist Branford, agreed to tutor the then 14-year-old Peter in New Orleans. While still in high school, Peter developed a following performing with his own trio at numerous jazz venues, including The Knickerbocker and Joe's Pub in Greenwich Village. As a teenager, he entertained at The White House, starred in the off-Broadway hit "Our Sinatra," and even scored an honor in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with his fiery composition "Big Bad Daddy." For his rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," Peter won a coveted award at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. His talent and ability to captivate an audience have been recognized in places as far away as Tokyo, where Peter most recently performed.

Peter has been inspired and influenced by the great jazz pianists Erroll Garner, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum and the vocalists Nat "King" Cole, Shirley Horn and Carmen McRae. Like Diana Krall, his approach to reinventing jazz is part of a youthful discovery that infuses the standard with romance and mystery.

 

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