Influences

joey defrancesco
tony bennett
frank sinatra
van halen
all styles of music

Bio

RALPH PUGLIESE GRADUATED FROM COCALICO HIGH SCHOOL IN JUNE 1993. HE WON THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD FOR MUSIC. HE ATTENDED FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE FOR 4 YEARS AND HAS A BACHELOR’S IN MUSIC. RALPH HAS PLAYED AT JOAN RIVERS DAUGHTER; MELISSA’S WEDDING AT THE PLAZA HOTEL. HE PLAYED AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA FOR ROSIE O’DONNELL, MARY TYLER MOORE. HE HAS PLAYED OPPOSITE TONY BENNETT. HE HAS PLAYED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE RAINBOW ROOM; AMONG THE GUESTS HE HAS PERFORMED FOR PAUL MCCARTNEY, TOM BROKAW, NBC NEWS, VARIOUS OTHER STARS.
HE HAS ACCOMPANIED ART GARFUNKEL AT THE RAINBOW ROOM.