Alan Pasqua
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Alan Pasqua (born 1952 in New Jersey) is a jazz pianist and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News Theme. He also does pop and rock music. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music.
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[edit] Music
After performing at Carnegie Hall he joined jazz drummer Tony Williams's The New Tony Williams Lifetime. After doing two albums with him he "crossed-over" to rock joining Eddie Money's band and also played keyboard on two albums by Bob Dylan. Those two being Bob Dylan at Budokan and Street-Legal. In the 1980s he performed with Starship on the album No Protection and with Carlos Santana on Havana Moon. He would also be a founding member of the rock band Giant.
Later his two solo works were in jazz and he also would work in the orchestra of his former teacher Thad Jones.
[edit] Personal life
He is currently an Assistant Professor in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California.
[edit] Discography and Filmography
- The Aristocrats-musician: The Aristo-Jazz Cats
- Coyote Ugly-musician
- Waterboy-composer.
- Milagro-CD
- Dedications-CD
- My New Old Friend-CD
