John Nyerges:  

Life Personal: married since '81. 3 children. 18, 23, 25 yrs old. 2 in college, 1 graduated & 2nd Lt in Army. 1 married, 2 grandsons. It's pretty busy teaching college and playing and recording music. Hiking, camping, working out, BBQ-ing, teaching grandsons & granddaughter baseball,hockey, playing piano, drums, hiking, storytelling all fit in there too, Life is Good. John Nyerges lives in Rochester, NY writing music and performing as a jazz pianist. BM, MM-Eastman School of Music, Jazz Performance. Did some tours to Florida, Texas, DC area, NYC. Recorded on a few national releases and a dozen or so regional CD's for other artists, 3 of which were for the RPO. The John Nyerges Quartet performed at the Syracuse Jazz Fest & the Time Warner Fest in Rochester. As a guest pianist, John has performed with conductor/trumpeter Jeff Tyzik with the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Erie, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Stamford & Hartford CT, and Wilmington, DE Orchestras. John has performed with Doc Severinson, Allen Vizzutti, Don Potter, Linda Hopkins, Chris Vadala, Gerry Niewood, Arturo Sandoval, Eddie Daniels, Ray Ricker, Tony DiPaulo, Steve Lipia. New York Voices, Michael Civisca, Mark Kellogg, & Bruce Johnstone. He has also performed with the legendary Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Benny Carter in the Eastman Theater and with Bob Brookmeyer at Town Hall in New York City, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Joe Lovano, Denn...Expand for more