Cincotti a Hit at the Carlyle With His Soul Jazz Keyboard Style

The 39-year-old pianist-singer-songwriter offers funky versions of jazz standards and swingy versions of pop tunes, interspersed with originals that draw on both traditions.

Beth Naji
Peter Cincotti at the Carlyle Cafe. Beth Naji

Peter Cincotti
‘Killer on the Keys’ (Freddy Eggs Records, LLC)

Peter Cincotti had to work twice as hard as usual last night because at least half of the Cafe Carlyle crowd — those of us who live on the West Side — was in an unusually grumpy mood. At the time, President Biden’s motorcade was moving up Fifth Avenue (presumably on his way to Spanish Harlem for some tortillas after addressing the UN General Assembly) and the whole middle of the island was blocked off. 

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