April 28, 2008 - A few things to report: First, I will be joining the faculty at Loyola University in Chicago this coming fall. It's an extremely exciting opportunity to help develop a new music program at a great university and I can't wait to get started. My appointment has just been formally announced, but I am sure I will have more information about the many things we plan to do there as things progress... The second thing is we have just launched a brand new site for my record label, Nineteen-Eight Records. The site is amazing and includes digital downloads, score downloads, and lesson downloads coming soon. Also, the artist roster will be growing fast. Stop by and check it out. I am very pleased with how it turned out.

January 26, 2008 - Wanted to let you know that on February 24th I will bringing a trio to Walsh College in Ohio. This is a new project and I am very excited about getting it started there. Also, I will be playing The Goldberg variations LIVE on the radio in Chicago on March 28th on WFMT. In other news, we hope to have a final plan for the new Nineteen-Eight Records website this week. This is going to enable us to do many new and exciting things and offer digital downloads, sheet music, video downloads, etc. I can't wait! Finally I wanted to tell you that next season is already shaping up to be very nice. It looks like I will be returning to some favorite places - kicking off the season with The Utica Symphony with an all Gershwin program, returning to perform Prokofiev #3 with The Illinois Philharmonic and much more.

January 7, 2008 - Happy New year everyone! I wanted to give you all an early heads up on a masterclass I will be doing on March 8th before my concert with Howard Levy at Pianoforte Chicago (Fine Arts building). This class will be on rhythmic development and independence of the hands as it specifically relates to solo improvisatory playing. Everyone is welcome and a few students will be able to play for me as well. We will be discussing how to better accompany yourself when you don't have a bass player and/or drummer. We will discuss stride piano playing, chordal accompaniment, ostinato patterns and more. The last few months have found me working more diligently than ever on rhythmic concepts so I look forward to sharing this with you as well. I am considering writing a book of some sort on this material but in the meantime I think many of you will find this class very interesting and valuable.... Also, my return to N. Canton Ohio will unfortunately not be with Howard Levy as originally planned but either solo or with a trio I think. This concert is at the end of February and I will have more details on what project I am bringing as we get closer.

November 25, 2007 - I am back home after a crazy month on the road. I only played 5 concerts total but the the programs were different for each of them so it was quite challenging. I am now hard at work rehearsing and preparing some of my music for a new recording and also planning on another Molinaro-Levy disc. I will have some more news on this as well as my growing record label Nineteen-Eight Records in January. This summer we released the debut disc from RUDDER which last week went to No. 1 on the jambands.com radio chart and this week comes Chris Tarry. The new year will bring us a new disc from Will Vinson and my above mentioned CD's as well. We will also soon have a new and improved store to feature digital downloads and more. And there are several other things in the works tied to the label too - it's gonna be good.

October 8, 2007 - Some performances coming up!! I will be back in Europe in a few weeks for four completely different concerts. First I will return to Eberback, Germany where I have played the last two years to present both a classical recital and a jazz solo recital on consecutive nights. The first will feature Bach's Goldberg Variations and the second many new compositions of mine. A few days later I will be performing with Howard Levy (The Molinaro-Levy Project) in Passau, Germany and then in Linz, Austria to do a Gershwin solo concert on November 2nd. Afterwards I head to NYC for a week before going out to The Hamptons for a duo concert with Orion Weiss on November 10th. This will be our first time playing together so it should be a great time and nice to be back out on Long Island. Once I return to Chicago I will be doing a masterclass at The Music Institute of Chicago on November 17th.... In other news the instrumental jam band RUDDER is on tour now and will visit Chicago on October 16th. This incredible group of NYC musicians is on my label Nineteen-Eight Records and recently debuted at #13 on the CMJ Radio Charts. The band is Keith Carlock, Chris Cheek, Henry Hey and Tim Levebre. Check them out!

May 1, 2007 - Well the new site updates are coming along. Soon the videos will be in flash which should make them easier to navigate... On the concert front I am back in Oneonta, NY to play with The Catskill Symphony this weekend for the 6th or 7th time!! We will be doing The Ravel Concerto in G Major. Then back home on the 12th to play BOTH The Ravel and Gerwhin Concerto in F with The Illinois Philharmonic. I am really looking forward to both of these concerts and hope to see you there

April 24, 2007 - We are currently giving the site a little overhaul. Some things may not work yet, but it should be cool soon. Thanks!

November 16, 2006 - Lot's of good stuff to report here. First of all, my little European tour was fantastic and concluded with a last minute solo concert at Alexanderplatz in Rome. The great Stefano Di Battista joined me on a few tunes and it was a perfect ending to a very succesful trip. A few days earlier I also recorded 3 tunes for the television show, "Il Senso Della Vita." This is a very popular show in Italy hosted by Paolo Bonolis and it should air soon... In other news I have a new manager, Robert Rund. Robert has been in the business for a long time as a manger at IMG and also as the publisher of Musical America. He currently represents the jazz pianist Fred Hersch among others so I am very excited about the future. You can read the press release that appeared on Billboard... I now have a myspace page which is probably the best place to hear music. Check it out - www.myspace.com/anthonymolinaro... I am currently writing and practicing like mad for new recording projects. Howard Levy and I will finish up a new CD soon and I will also be recording a solo disc which will feature a lot of my music.

May 24, 2006 - My music is now available on Itunes. Just enter my name (or Anthony Molinaro and Howard Levy for LIVE) in the artist search in the Itunes store.

May 6, 2006 - As you may have already seen on the homepage I have a pair of very interesting performances with Howard Levy coming up. On June 3rd we will be performing at Northeastern University in Chicago. A few days before that on May 31st we will appear on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 PM on WTTW Channel 11.... In other news, my first European solo tour was a big success and I'll be back in October. I will play a few concerts with Howard and a few solo ones as well. Vienna and Zurich, two planned stops on the spring tour that had to be postponed, will hopefully happen this next time around.... I will also soon have some more news on Nineteeen-Eight Records, my label that will be growing.

January 24, 2006 - First of all I would like to thank everyone in Grass Valley for making my visit with Howard Levy so fantastic. It was great to play for a sold-out crowd and I am sorry to those who didn't make it in. I hope we will be back soon!!! ... My solo European tour is shaping up nicely and I have just posted the dates on the site. I think one or two will still be added and they will go up as soon as they are confirmed ... All three of my CD recordings will be available for download on digital sites like apple's itunes very soon. This is the first step in taking my label Nineteen-Eight Records to another level.