Peter Cincotti
(born July 11, 1983, New York City) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He attended the Horace Mann School and Columbia University.
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Biography
Cincotti started playing a toy piano at the age of three. While in high school, he regularly performed at clubs throughout
Manhattan and performed at
the White House. At the 2000
Montreux Jazz Festival, he won an award for a rendition of
Dizzy Gillespie's "
A Night in Tunisia." In 2002, he reached No. 1 on the
Billboard
Traditional jazz Charts, the youngest solo artist to do so to date.
Cincotti appeared in a small role in the 2004
Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea
and contributed to the film's
soundtrack. He also had a small role as the Piano Player in the
Haden Planetarium in
Spider-Man 2
. His song "December Boys" is featured in the 2007 film
December Boys
, starring
Daniel Radcliffe.
His self-titled debut album is a compilation of traditional jazz songs, while his second album,
On the Moon
, featured some of the artist's own songs. His latest work,
East of Angel Town
, features all original works by the artist and was released in 2007 in Europe and in January 2009 in USA.
This new work began when Cincotti teamed up with producer
David Foster (who signed him to a new contract on his Reprise/Warner Bros.-distributed 143 Records), producer
Humberto Gatica, and producer/sound designer
Jochem van der Saag.
Discography
- 2003 - Peter Cincotti
(USA #118)
- 2003 - My favorite time of Year
- 2004 - On the Moon
(ITA #35, FRA #21, USA #128)
- 2007 - East of Angel Town
(#SWI 22 , #ITA 65, FRA #16, BEL #26)
Singles
- 2007 - Goodbye, Philadelphia
(FRA #21, AT #10, CH #10, GER #68)
- 2008 - Angel Town
- 2008 - December Boys
DVD and video