User:Danpetroni

DP, aka Danny A Petroni (b. 1956, Trenton, New Jersey), is an American composer-songwriter of Jazz, Blues, and Rock, as well as an accomplished guitarist in all of these styles. He has performed with the the jazz musicians Steve Nelson, James Spaulding, Johnny Griffen, Frank Lacy, Luther Thomas, and Tony Scott.

Danny’s father was born in Ravigo, Italy and his maternal grandfather was born in L’Aquila, Italy. He attended Trenton High School where Jazz organist/arranger Tom Passarella and alto saxophonist Tom Grice were his teachers. Bassist Reggie Workmen, trumpeter Clark Terry and an assortment of world class jazz musician would come to the Trenton school to teach and conduct Jazz workshops.

Starting guitar at age 13, he studied under master teacher Dennis Sandole of Philadelphia. From 1974 to 1977, Danny attended Rutger University’s Livingston College Jazz Studies program under a Pee Wee Russell scholarship.

After graduation, Danny studied at the American School for Music in Vienna, Austria from 1977 to 1978 and then spent several years in Italy. In Rome, Danny start working with the great clarinetist Tony Scott. In Italy he also performed with alto saxophonist Luther Thomas.

Returning to the States in 1982, he joined the Luther Thomas Dizzazz Band, recording an album for Moers Records (Germany), “Luther Thomas Dizzazz.” After completion of the recording, Danny toured Europe with the Band. In 1984, DP and the Grey’s recorded an album on Greyboy Records entitled, “If You Really Love Me, You Will Kill Yourself,” featuring the trombone and arrangements of Frank Lacy, as well as Frank Lowe on tenor sax.

Presently residing in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Danny has formed the Danny Petroni Sound Project, which includes the dp Jazz Nontet and dp & The Precision Blues Band. He is working on a variety of other musical projects.

Discography

 * Luther Thomas and Dizzaz: Yo' Momma (Moers, 1981)
 * If you Really Love me... (Greyboy Records 1984)