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Stride and Ragtime Piano

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High, Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project.”
      by Loudon Wainwright III
      and featuring Paul Asaro on piano
Grammy Award Winner 2010: Best Traditional Folk Album

Mr. Asaro at the piano is a one man orchestra,
his left hand often representing reeds and strings,
the right hand a Sousa-influenced brass band.”
—Alvin Klein, New York Times

The real star of the show is Paul Asaro, a fabulous
jazz pianist who will keep your feet tapping and
your eyes on his amazing hands.”
—Toby Zinman, Philadelphia City Paper

Paul Asaro has a rich honky tonk flair and
a stride technique that recalls Fats Waller in his prime.”
—Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Reader

Asaro is a sensitive accompanist,
underpinning Obba Babatunde’s vocalism
with a sturdy beat and attentive flexibility.”
—Clifford A. Ridley, The Philadelphia Inquirer

There is a new light shining
among the stars of the stride heavens,
and his name is Paul Asaro.”
—Robert Ault, Sedalia Rag

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  • Upcoming shows

    • 05/18/12 Leon Redbone & Paul Asaro in Rahway, NJ at Union County Performing Arts Center
    • 05/20/12 Paul Asaro in Fairfax , VA at Jordan Kitts
    • 05/31/12 Leon Redbone & Paul Asaro in Albany, NY at Sawyer Theater at the Egg
    • 06/01/12 Leon Redbone & Paul Asaro in White River Junction, VT at Tupelo Music Hall, White River Junction, VT
    • 06/02/12 Leon Redbone & Paul Asaro in Londonderry, NH at Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
  • Videos

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    • 04/03/12
      Golden Wedding (Live at the Blind Pig)

      The Blind Pig in Champaign, IL is my local saloon to relax a…

    • 04/03/12
      Blind Pig Blues (Live at the Blind Pig)

      Improvised blues live at the Blind Pig, Champaign, IL.

    • 03/30/12
      Snowy Morning Blues, Live!

      This is from my recent solo tour for Allied Concerts. More t…

    • 03/03/12
      Paul Asaro on “Boardwalk Empire” with Vince…

      Paul just finished four days of shooting for the HBO series …

    • 02/03/12
      “Caravan”

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  • About Paul Asaro

    Paul Asaro

    Paul Asaro is known as one of the finest of a select group of pianists who have mastered the demanding two-handed jazz and ragtime piano styles from the first half of the 20th century. The Stride piano of James P. Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith and Fats Waller, the New Orleans styles of Jelly Roll Morton, the ragtime of Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake, stomps, boogie woogie and swing, Asaro plays them all with a fine ear for detail, blending the elements into his own personal style. Read more »

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