Jeremy Manasia

A native of Staten Island New York, Jeremy was born on the 28th of March 1971. He began playing piano at the age of seven, and immediate fell in love with the instrument and classical music. This started him on a journey that carried him through arts high school (where he found his passion in jazz) and conservatories in New York and Holland.

Jeremy has toured the world with his music, and currently lives and teaches in New York City, where he has resided since 1997. Jeremy was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition, the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and the American Pianists Association Jazz Piano Competition.

Jeremy has performed with The Charles Owens Quartet, The Hotpants Funk Sextet, The David Gibson Quartet/Sextet, The Peter Bernstein Quartet, The Ryan Kisor Quintet, Nneena Freelon, Marlena Shaw, Diane Schur, Jimmy Cobb, Chris Potter, John Boutte, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, Wayne Escoffrey and has recorded with Charles Owens, David Gibson, The Hotpants, Steve Santoro, Alex Graham, The Sickle Project, John Boutte, Five Up High and Melissa Morgan.

Jeremy's debut CD, "Witchery", was released in August 2007 by Cellar Live records and is available in stores and on the web. Keep an eye out for his second CD release in 2008, with Charles Ruggiero and Barak Mori.

Jeremy also does work as a film composer and has scored several short films.