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Ray Santisi was born on 1 February, 1933, is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator. Discover Ray Santisi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February, 1933
Birthday 1 February
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Date of death 28 October, 2014
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1933

Ray Santisi (1 February 1933 – 28 October 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator.

Santisi has played as a featured soloist with Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Mel Torme, Irene Kral, Herb Pomeroy and Natalie Cole.

He has also performed with Buddy DeFranco, Joe Williams, Gabor Szabo, Milt Jackson, Zoot Sims & Al Cohn, Carole Sloane, Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer.

Santisi created his own ensemble, The Real Thing

1954

Santisi graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1954 and earned his masters from Boston Conservatory in 1956.

REVIEWS

"The most exciting piano player I've heard since those first sessions with Bill Evans, Marian McPartland and Oscar Peterson".

Raleigh, N.C. News and Observer.

“As anyone familiar with the Boston scene knows, there are few things finer than hearing Ray take on an acoustic piano.

This night, he decided to put on a clinic.

It was a master indulging in the sheer joy of tackling the possibilities (maybe the impossibilities) of the instrument.” Stu Vandermark, CADENCE Magazine

With Boots Mussulli, Max Bennett (b) and Shelly Manne (d)

With Serge Chaloff (bs), Boots Mussulli (as), Herb Pomeroy (tp), Everett Evans (b) and Jimmy Zitano (d)

1957

Santisi was professor of piano and harmony at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he taught from 1957 until his death in 2014.

He won an honors scholarship to Schillinger House.

He was awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in composition and performance.

He taught at Stan Kenton's summer jazz clinics throughout the US, performing in Europe and Asia.

Santisi performed at the first Jazz Workshop, the jazz room of Stables nightclub.

1960

In the 1960s, he performed with the Benny Golson Quartet.

He has performed at Carnegie Hall and Boston's Symphony Hall.

2008

In 2008 he was nominated to IAJE Jazz Education Hall of Fame.

Many of his former students have since become jazz musicians; these include Diana Krall, Makoto Ozone, Joe Zawinul, Keith Jarrett, Jane Ira Bloom, Jan Hammer, Alan Broadbent, Arif Mardin, Gary Burton, John Hicks, Danilo Perez and Hiromi.

Fourteen of his former students have received Grammy awards.

2009

Santisi authored Berklee Jazz Piano (published by Berklee Press in 2009, distributed by Hal Leonard), available at Amazon.com, and his instructional book, Jazz Originals for Piano,

Santisi's trio played the first Sunday of each month for eleven years at Ryles Jazz Club until the month of his death, showcasing standards of Tin Pan Alley and Harlem renaissance.

Compositions with BMI #

Pendulums,1162959, inspired by the famous "Jitterbug Waltz" of Fats Waller.

Less Talk, 850876

Like Blues, 871895

Little Sue, 883296

Minstrel Eyes, 994378

Moon Mist, 1007633

Mose Knows, 1013249

Perrys Parasol, 1167560

Sam Speaks, 1285483

Sapphire, 1289924

Take Two, 1452520

Theme For John, 1484664

Santisi has recorded on Blue Note Records, Capitol Records, Prestige Records, Sonnet Records, Roulette Records, and United Artists Records labels.

He has also recorded on Bethlehem, Transition and Rasan record labels (see Discography below).