Alan Pasqua

Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952 in New Jersey) is a jazz pianist and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News theme. He also has had an extensive career in pop and rock music. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music.

Pasqua grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey. [Stewart, Zan. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16670999.html?dids=16670999:16670999&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+18%2C+1996&author=ZAN+STEWART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=VALLEY+WEEKEND%3B+He's+Taking+His+Grand+Piano+and+Going+Out+on+a+Limb%3B+In+a+break+from+soundtracks%2C+synthesizers+and+written+music%2C+Alan+Pasqua+will+play+a+spontaneous%2C+acoustic+solo+show+Sunday+in+Glendale.&pqatl=google "VALLEY WEEKEND; He's Taking His Grand Piano and Going Out on a Limb; In a break from soundtracks, synthesizers and written music, Alan Pasqua will play a spontaneous, acoustic solo show Sunday in Glendale."] , "Los Angeles Times", April 18, 1996. Accessed February 25, 2008. "Pasqua's been fond of acoustic pianos since he started playing at age 7 in Roselle Park, N.J."]

Music

After performing at Carnegie Hall he joined jazz drummer Tony Williams's "The New Tony Williams Lifetime". After doing two albums with him he "crossed-over" to rock joining Eddie Money's band and followed this by joining as keyboardist in Bob Dylans's band. Alan recorded two albums with Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan at Budokan and Street-Legal. In the 1980s he performed with Starship on the album "No Protection" and joined Carlos Santana as keyboardist on Marathon, Zebop and on Havana Moon. He would also be a founding member of the rock band Giant.

Later his two solo works were in jazz and he also would work in the orchestra of his former teacher Thad Jones.

Personal life

He is currently an Assistant Professor in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California. He has recently (2007) married Lina Brunkell (Sweden). He has one daughter, Greta (1998), from a prior marriage.

Discography and Filmography

*The Aristocrats-musician: The Aristo-Jazz Cats
*Coyote Ugly-musician
*Waterboy-composer.
*Milagro-CD
*Dedications-CD
*My New Old Friend-CD
*Live at Rocco with Peter Erskine-CD
*Badlands-CD
*Standards-CD
*Alan Pasqua / Solo Piano-CD
*Live at Yoshi's DVD with Allan Holdsworth-DVD
*The Anti Social Club-CD
*Three Lock Box by Sammy Hagar, 1982

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664676/ IMDB page]
* [http://www.alanpasqua.com/biography.htm bio at Alan Pasqua's website]