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Peter Cincotti (born July 11, 1983 in New York City) is an American rock/pop and jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist. He attended the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale, a section of The Bronx, and Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College in New York City.

Biography

Cincotti started playing a toy piano at the age of three. While in high school, he regularly performed at clubs throughout Manhattan and performed at the White House. At the 2000 Montreux Jazz Festival, he won an award for a rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia". In 2002 he reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Traditional jazz Charts, the youngest solo artist to do so.

Cincotti appeared in a small role in the 2004 Bobby Darin biopic ''Beyond the Sea (film)|Beyond the Sea'' and contributed to the film's soundtrack. He also had a small role as "Piano Player in Planetarium" in ''Spider-Man 2''. His song "December Boys" is featured in the 2007 film ''December Boys'', starring Daniel Radcliffe.

His debut CD, ''Peter Cincotti'', is a compilation of traditional jazz songs, while his second CD, ''On the Moon (album)|On the Moon'', featured some of the artist's own songs. His latest work, ''East of Angel Town'', features all original works by the artist and is scheduled to be released May 6, 2008 in the USA. This new work beg... read all