Anthony D'Alessandro Quartet f. Benny Benack III

“Anthony has a natural feeling for swing and groove, scintillating technique and a penchant for such feel-good pianists as Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, and Monty Alexander.” – WholeNote Magazine

Toronto’s Anthony D’Alessandro is a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He has performed around the world, at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Teatro Nescafé de las Artes in Santiago, Chile, Smalls Jazz Club in New York, and Koerner Hall. He regularly collaborates with Canada’s top jazz musicians, including Caity Gyorgy, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, Pat LaBarbara, and Ernesto Cervini, as well as notable NYC musicians Summer Camargo, Alexander Claffy, and Joe Farnsworth. D’Alessandro’s debut full-length album Searchin’ (2024), featuring trumpeter/vocal star Benny Benack III, debuted to critical acclaim, described as “uplifting and feel-good jazz record” by the Paris Move. Benny Benack III trumpet/vocals, Jonathan Chapman bass, Ernesto Cervini drums

Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts