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Ellen Pieroni: Balancing Act for a Life in Music

by R.J. DeLuke
June 17, 2026

By day, a mild-mannered music teacher in the Buffalo public school system in western New York state--the city known for its brutal snowstorms and the NFL's Bills--Ellen Pieroni is, by night, ready to pour out streams of jazz-inflected, funk-infused solos from any given bandstand. From that vantage point, she's fierce and fun. Her band, ...