Danny Wold Trio ft. Bo Ayars & Dennis Caiazza

After many years we are pleased to have the Danny Wold Trio return featuring the great Dennis Caiazza on bass and Bo Ayars on piano! Not only is Danny a great drummer but also is talented singer and tap dancer to boot, both of which will be showcased over the course of the night!

Bo Ayars is a man who wears many hats and has literally “performed, arranged and conducted” himself around the world, in concert halls in Europe, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, and here in the US, including 2 Christmas seasons at Radio City Music Hall, Disney at Lincoln Center and the Hollywood Bowl. The highlight of his career was conducting and arranging for Mr. Showmanship, Liberace. Though Lee has left us, Bo is still involved as an advisor to the Liberace Foundation. After hearing a performance of David Saffert paying tribute to Liberace, Bo became the Music Director for the popular Liberace & Liza, Live!, a tribute to Liberace and Liza Minnelli, performed by Jillian Snow. “They’re excellent performers, capturing the talent and spirit of these two show business legends.”

Originally from Rochester, New York, Dennis Caiazza earned a Bachelors of Music in Classical Guitar from the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. After graduation he directed both elementary and high school band programs at Rochester area schools and was invited to direct the all-county concert and jazz ensembles. He resumed his education, studying the upright bass, attending the Jazz Studies Program at The Eastman School in Rochester. Dennis then left the teaching profession to pursue a performance career and has been a full- time professional musician, arranger and bandleader for over 30 years. He played regularly in the Rochester area with the Gap Mangione Jazz Trio and Big Band, also performed with jazz greats Clark Terry, Red Holloway and Joshua Redman, as well as many other blues, funk, rock and pop bands. He has also worked in many shows, touring broadway musicals and in backup bands for performers like Regis Philbin, Tommy Tune and Don Rickles. In 1992 Dennis moved to Atlanta and during his ten years there his playing and personal singing style kept him in great demand for local and national recording sessions, orchestra work, club dates, shows and concerts. In 1996 Dennis formed Atlanta's "Swing Factory," an eight-piece swing band that played in and around the Southeast, they recorded two internationally acclaimed CD's and remained a popular force on the jazz and swing dance scene for over three years. July 1, 2002 Dennis moved to the Northwest and has since been working throughout Oregon, Washington and down the West Coast.