Pete Malinverni was born April 16 1957 in Niagara
Falls, New York. He began Conservatory training in his hometown
at the age of seven, and continued his studies at the Crane School
of Music in upstate New York where he earned a Bachelor's Degree
in Music Education. It was there that he began his serious involvement
with jazz, leading a big band as well as performing with various
small groups throughout northern New York and Canada.
While his background is in European classical
music and his jazz playing has been influenced by such greats
as Bud Powell, Ahmad Jamal and Bill Evans, Pete Maliverni has
evolved his own distinctive style. There is a swinging drive to
much of his work as well as a lyrical side, and his compositions,
which are being performed by many jazz musicians, reflect these
characteristics. He has worked with Mel Lewis, Don Menza, Tom
Harrell, Ed Thigpen, Lew Soloff, Ralph LaLama and others and has
toured Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, Japan as well
as the United States and Canada.
Now that he has begun a recording career pianist
Pete Malinverni can reach a larger audience as an important voice
in jazz.