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Joe Traina
About Me
Joe Traina has kept jazz bands of various sizes together and working extensively in the New York-
New Jersey metro area since 1990.
His groups have appeared at Iridium, The Rainbow Room, Tavern on the Green, Sardi's,
Metronome, The Player's Club, The Yale Club and many others.
He has produced and recorded five albums including “Friday Evenings at Sardi’s,” “Only in New
York,” “Tea for Two” and “Ten by Eleven.” Traina's most recent effort “Tip of the Hat” featuring the
Joe Traina Septet is now available on all internet platforms.
“Tip of the Hat” reached #26 on the JazzWeek chart and is enjoying radio play throughout the
United States and Canada.
About “Tip of the Hat” quotes from two prominent jazz artists:
”Great songs, great arrangements & great musicianship add up to a wonderful listening
experience.”
—Ken Peplowski
“What a lovely recording. Joe sounds marvelous on it! Pete McGuinness did a fantastic job on the
arrangements and vocals. The band sounds clean and precise and there are really good solos by
everyone in the group.”
–Charles McPherson
And according to Sammy Nestico, legendary jazz arranger (for among others Barbra Streisand and
Steve Allen):
“Traina's unique approach takes the art of standards and swing in a new direction.”
Joe has worked with dozens of nationally renowned jazz and Broadway orchestra musicians
including Chuck Bergeron, Lee Musiker, Jeb Patton, Jerry Weldon, Mike Karn,
Grant Stewart, Greg Gisbert, Scott Wendholt and Pete McGuinness.
For two and one-half years Joe Traina held forth at world-famous Sardi’s Restaurant in New York’s
theatre district presenting not only many jazz musicians but vocalists from Broadway shows and the world of jazz including Adrienne Wilson, Kendra Shank, Giacomo Gates, Marin Mazzie, Karen Ziemba, Lillias White, Howard McGillin, Tim DiPasqua and Terri White.
