Nick Caiazza

b. 20 March 1914, New Castle, Pa, USA. In his past due teens, Caiazza caused territory rings in the Midwest before becoming a member of Joe Haymes’ well-known dance music group in 1936. He used several swing period big rings including Woody Herman’s, but created his best function of the period on his recordings with Muggsy Spanier’s Ragtimers. A gifted musician, playing clarinet and tenor saxophone, Caiazza worked well for quite some time in NY radio and tv studios and in addition played with the brand new York Philharmonic Orchestra. His curiosity about classical music resulted in extensive research and several compositions. He also trained at Boston’s Berklee University Of Music. A fluent, generating participant, Caiazza was comfy in one of the most exalted firm, as he shown over the 1944 Midnight At V-Disc recordings with Louis Armstrong, Jack port Teagarden and Oran ‘Sizzling hot Lips’ Page.