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Chris Cortese - Piano

About Me

pervertidora.com page -- Stream or download 17 tracks here!

I took lessons but I didn't generally stick with them. Took some piano classes in college and my teacher was encouraging. Also took some lessons from Si Perkoff who was encouraging and a great teacher. Si plays all around the Bay Area and plays with a band that does all Monk Music about twice/month at Simple Pleasures Cafe in San Francisco.

I like to play a lot of standards, some Monk tunes, and about a dozen originals. I'm 36 now and would like to play out more and play with other people a little more if I can find the right fit.

I moved to San Francisco in 1995. Love it here!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/09/2006
Band Website: pervertidora.com
Band Members: just me at the moment
Influences: Monk, Billie, Bud

girls, life

...too many musicians to name. The ones that influenced my piano playing the most are: Thelonious Monk

Chopin, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Lester Young, Gustav Mahler, Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Bud Powell, my father Sam Cortese... to name a few
Sounds Like: listen
Record Label: Pervertidora Records (pervertidora.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TS Monk w/Monk’s Music Trio

TS Monk, a great drummer, and son of my favorite piano player, Thelonious Monk, is coming to San Francisco!  Not only that but on the same bill is Monk's Music, which includes Si Perkoff on piano...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:57:00 GMT

My other myspaces

I do a lot of web work.  So much that I don't have a lot of time to "pimp my profiles" heh.My other musical endeavors are quite different. I have played with Fluff Grrl, John Trubee, Throat Canc...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:17:00 GMT

recent recordings

Recently I went to Sonic Zen Productions in Berkeley California and recorded 17 tracks: 10 originals (counting 2 by my father) and 7 standards. Charlie Wilson engineered the recording. I recorded on...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:12:00 GMT