John Cocuzzi Quintet

b. 26 Oct 1964, Andrews Atmosphere Force Foundation, nr. Washington, DC, USA. Cocuzzi got an extremely early fascination with playing drums and soon after graduation from senior high school in 1982 he went to Montgomery Junior University in Rockville, Maryland, as an used percussion major. During university, he also researched arranging with Expenses Potts, who had written for Buddy Wealthy and others. From the past due 80s, Cocuzzi was a recognised performer around the country’s capital and from 1987 kept a continuing engagement in the 219 Cafe in historic Aged City Alexandria, Virginia. Among many renowned venues he offers played within the Washington region will be the Kennedy Middle, the Corcoran memorial, the Smithsonian, the Country wide Press Golf club and Blues Alley, in addition to in the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, in Baltimore, Maryland. Of these years, furthermore to playing drums, Cocuzzi also performed piano and vibraphone, steadily advancing his abilities on the second option device until it became the dominating drive in his amazing arsenal. From the first 90s, Cocuzzi made an appearance at numerous celebrations nationwide, including those in Atlanta, NORTH PARK, Sarasota, Colorado Springs, NEW YORK, West Tx and NJ. He in addition has performed at celebrations in Belgium and holland. In 1992, he was highlighted on national open public radio, showing up with Jim Cullum on ‘Riverwalk – Live ON THE Getting’. Early in the brand new hundred years, Cocuzzi was showing up on two regular radio displays, the Jazz Central display and one over the Wager jazz network. Throughout his profession, Cocuzzi has generally led his very own small groupings but from 1997 he also performed piano using the golf swing, blues and leap music group, Big Joe AS WELL AS THE Dynaflows, led by Big Joe Maher. Cocuzzi in addition has accompanied many leading jazz music artists, among whom are Howard Alden, Joe Ascione, Louie Bellson, Bobby Gordon, Chuck Hedges, Milt Hinton, Dick Hyman, Russell Malone, Ken Peplowski, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Ed Polcer, Daryl Sherman, Warren and Allan Vaché, Johnny Varro, Bob Wilber and Snooky Teen. A powerful and swinging drummer, Cocuzzi is really a fluently inventive improviser on piano. His vibraphone playing ably mixes the immediate thrust he shows in his drumming using the fluid elegance of his piano playing.