“Kieraldo bravely waves through uncharted waters, offering unconventional renditions of sacred radio hits. And that's a huge reason why Milk Money is such a winning effort”

— Jazz Corner

Tony Kieraldo • Hudson Ragtime Piano Suite

Album review by Joe Bebco

Like many a full generation before him Tony Kieraldo was introduced to ragtime by the movie The Sting. His father, Joe Kieraldo, a jazz fan and subscriber to this paper until his passing late last year, played him the film when he was ten and he was hooked. Now a successful performer and composer, Kieraldo is a pianist with Postmodern Jukebox, and the musical director for both the National Dance Institute in NYC and Celebrate the Beat in Colorado. He lives with his young family in Hudson, New York, about 120 miles up the Taconic State Parkway from NYC.

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Interview with Tony Kieraldo

Тhе soul is what people ultimately connect to in music

JazzBluesNews.Space: –First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested in music?

Tony Kieraldo: – I grew up in rural Wisconsin in a village called Darien. Both my parents were public school band teachers and my father had an extensive classical and jazz record collection so my interest in music started with him.

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