Artist Biography

Playing piano since the age of 3 and singing at even an earlier age, Robert’s experience and credits range from Jazz and Cabaret through Musical Theatre. He is featured on the new Garagista Records CD “Rivertown Voices” and was the vocalist on the CD “Jazzheads”. Robert led a jazz quartet on NPR’s Radio Play “King of Jazz.” and played & sang w/the USMA Jazz Band at West Point. He was privileged to play for Maureen O’Sullivan & Lloyd Nolan in Woody Allen’s “Hannah & Her Sisters.” Also a former staff pianist at Catch A Rising Star, he has accompanied many singers on the NYC cabaret circuit, Bob McGrath [“Sesame Street”] on “Live w/Regis & Kathie Lee,” and was Musical Director for Barbara Feldon’s one –woman show: “Love—for Better or Worse.”

A graduate of NYU, he has conducted over 40 musicals at various schools and studios in Westchester. When not working on his current project “Mel-ebration!” a tribute to Mel Torme, Robert can be found teaching voice & piano, performing on the corporate & private party circuit & playing at restaurants, clubs, hotels, senior centers, etc. doing excerpts from the Great American Songbook.