Paul Asaro

Paul Asaro is a Pianists|pianist who specializes in the rare and demanding style of two-handed stride piano, ragtime, stomps, boogie woogie and swing of the late 19th and  early 20th century.

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 * Chicago Hot - (Delmark) 2012

Asaro credits his earliest influences as Dick Wellstood, Ralph Sutton and Butch Thompson, latter-day players of early Jazz piano but who developed their own styles.

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Asaro has performed at theaters and clubs worldwide:


 * Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland
 * Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
 * Chicago Jazz Festival
 * Ravinia
 * Toronto Jazz Festival
 * Twin Cities Jazz Festival - Stride Piano Night
 * Delta Queen Steamboat - House Pianist
 * Jim Beebe's Chicago Jazz Band
 * Solo Tour, Allied Concert Services

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 * Steve Allen
 * The Fat Babies -The Green Mill, Chicago jazz club
 * Vince Giordano
 * Jeff Healy
 * Marian McPartland
 * Leon Redbone
 * Butch Thompson
 * Jon Weber

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 * Leon Redbone
 * A Prairie Home Companion
 * Mountain Stage
 * Loudon Wainwright III

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Asaro appeared as the featured pianist in the Broadway production of “Jelly Roll! The Music and the Man,” (Obie award), performing solo and accompanying the show’s creator and star Vernel Bagneris. He appeared in the national tour and numerous regional theater productions of the show as well. His performance in the Philadelphia cast earned him a Barrymore Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Asaro has appeared in the HBO “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO) in Vince Giordano’s band.