Well known accordionist Cory Pesaturo will be involved in many new musical projects during 2013. Cory is working out a deal to provide music for the US Formula 1 broadcasts on NBC, as he formally did for SPEED Channel the past 5 years while Formula 1 was on SPEED. Cory will also perform for the NAMM 2013 from January 23rd to January 28 in Los Angeles, California. For the 5th straight year, Cory will be performing at the hemisphere’s biggest music convention as soloist and with violinist, Yasmine Azaiez.
Some of his many 2012 past shows took place at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall in Providence, RI where Cory performed with violinist Yasmine Azaiez and Anton Fig (Drummer for David Letterman), and Joe Silva at the “All For One Concert”: Benefiting Hasbro Children’s Hospital; Chan’s Jazz in Woonsocket, RI and the Tony Dannon Memorial Concert in November 2012 in Detroit. Tony was a great inspiration and a legend to Cory throughout his early career. Cory also performed with Tony’s Jazz Duo partner, fellow Rhode Islander and Jazz Accordionist Joe Cerrito; 2012 Pebble Beach Councours d”Elegance Week in Monterey plus many other concert venues.
Cory Pesaturo also plays the piano, clarinet, and saxophone. He began playing at the age of nine, and in 2002, became the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championship. He most recently won the 2011 Primus Ikaalinen World Championship and was the first American contestant. Additionally, Pesaturo won the Coupe Mondiale World Digital Accordion Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, and became the first American to win a World Accordion Championship since Peter Soave 25 years ago.[3] In June 2009, he won the Leavenworth International Championship, and International Jazz Championship.
He was accepted on the accordion at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA where he studied Contemporary Improvisation and a variety of music styles, including Italian and French folk music, Bulgarian and Jewish music, Classical music and Jazz. He became the second person to major in and graduate as an accordionist at the New England Conservatory.
His past performances have included filling in for an ill Myron Floren, the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show at the age of 12, performing on four occasions at the White House, and playing at six other public events and private functions for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. In 1999 he performed at a State Dinner held for the President of Hungary.
His music has been played for various Formula 1 races on SPEED TV starting in 2007, on the Velocity program “Chasing Classic Cars”, and also at various Concours around the United States ranging from the Newport Concours d’Elegance and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
He has also combined his interest in statistics and sports with his appearance on the “100 Year Anniversary of Fenway Park” album in 2012, with current and past Boston Red Sox players, and journalists.
For further information: cory.pesaturo@gmail.com
