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Evan Palazzo (born December 18, 1972) is an American jazz pianist and band leader of the Hot Sardines. He is also an actor.

Evan Palazzo grew up in New York City where he began playing piano before he could speak. He has played with Sol Yaged, Vince Giordano[] and the Nighthawks, Ron Carter, Eddie Davis, Irving Joseph, Rick Bogart, Mike Schiffer and Britta Langsjoen. Evan's the bandleader of the Hot Sardines, a down and dirty, whimsical gutbucket jazz group.

He is also the piano player for the jazz great, clarinetist Sol Yaged[], protegee of Benny Goodman.

Evan is also an actor. His two specialities have met when he played piano in films like My Brother with Vanessa Willliams, The Height of the Sky directed by Lyn Clinton, and What Happens in Vegas with Cameron Diaz. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

His debut album is entitled "Evan Palazzo:Finding His Stride."

Evan lives in Manhattan with his wife, actress Jennifer Weedon.