Biography

BRYAN PEZZONE,

pianist

 

 

BRYAN PEZZONE has been a freelance performing and recording artist in the Los Angeles area since 1987.

He is known as a versatile performer who is comfortable in classical, contemporary and improvisational styles.

He performs with composers and musicians as diverse as Pierre Boulez, John Williams, and John Adams, and

records on countless film and television soundtracks. He is the pianist in the group Free Flight; a crossover

classical/jazz quartet. These concerts feature many of his own compositions. In addition, Bryan has initiated a

performing series that he calls

ÒFREEDOM SERIESÓ which involves improvisations and verbal musings on life.

He has been principal pianist in the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra from its inception in 1991-1999 as well as the

former chair and founder of the Multi-focused keyboard department at the California Institute of the arts from

1987-2000. He abandoned both those positions in order of discovering new paths and is passionate about continuously

redefining himself and his role as an artist, musician, and person in todayÕs complex and eclectic culture.