Darryl Pellegrini has been nominated for multiple Grammy awards for his work recording with Amy Hanaiali’i. He currently plays in The Mike Lewis Big Band and the Tommy James Trio and is a frequent performer at the Blue Note. He has a Masters Degree in Music Performance from Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Jazz from Youngstown State University. Throughout his career in New York City Darryl has toured and performed with numerous jazz greats such as the Woody Herman Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, John Faddis, Larry Corryell, Don Grusin, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Milt Jackson, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, Gerry Niewood, Joe Lovano, Ralph Lalama, Lew Tabackin, Toshiko Akiyoshi, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Harold Danko and Sean Jones to name a few. He has also toured and recorded with Chuck Mangione, Mike Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble, Scott Whitfield Big Band East the Mighty Rob Scheps Core-Tet , Gunhild Carling and the Bill Cunliffe Trio. After 20 years of freelance performing, subbing and touring for Broadway in such hits as The Lion King, Fosse, Swing, Kiss of the Spider Woman, 42nd Street, West Side Story, City of Angels and recording for numerous commercials, TV shows, Movies, and Cartoons, Darryl now happily teaches, performs, records and resides in Hawaii with his wife and child.