Artist description Find a musician who is equally versatile and virtuosic regardless of musical genres and you've found Lincoln Mayorga. Lincoln is the embodiment of versatility, yet his foundation of technique and historical perspective success transcends the varied worlds of concert music, popular music studio work and jazz. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he is the descendant of an impressive pianistic line that begins with Beethoven and continues through Czerny, Leschetizky, Schnabel and his own teacher, Aube Tzerko. While developing his extensive repertoire of classical and romantic European piano music, he displayed an affinity for more popular American styles. For many years, Lincoln enjoyed one of the busiest studio careers in Hollywood. He was the staff pianist for Walt Disney Studios and contributed to the soundtracks of such motion pictures as "Chinatown," "Pete's Dragon," "The Competition," "The Rose," and "Ragtime," to name a few. His television credits include "Little House on the Prairie," "Highway to Heaven," "Dallas," and original scores for "Fame."

Music Style Classical, Romantic, Light jazz and Pop

Musical Influences Johannes Brahms, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, Barry Mann, Jimmy Webb, Nelson Riddle, Conrad Salinger, Robert Farnon, "Fats" Waller, Bill Evans, Leon Russell, David Raksin, Victor Young, Henry Mancini, David Rose, Artur Schnabel, Josef Hoffman, Walter Gieseking, Bill Evans, James P. Johnson, Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein, Roger Kellaway, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan

Similar Artists Artur Rubinstein, Dick Hyman, Andre Previn, "Fats" Waller,Earl Wilde, Bruce Hornsby

Instruments Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Conductor

Albums Fiddle de Bop, Sophisticated Innocence: American Novelty Piano Solos, A Bouquet of Familiar Classics, Lincoln Mayorga Pianist ON TOUR, Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms, and Prokofiev, The Competition, A Gershwin Celebration, The Song Recital: Alive in America

Press Reviews "Classy, sassy spirit...unusually vibrant and rhythmically charged recital for violin and piano...fresh, fleet, fun" - Tim Page, Chief Music Critic, The Washington Post"Impeccable Pianism. Unusual sensitivity to sound, structure and detail"- Los Angeles Times "Wonderfully artistic"- San Francisco Chronicle "The pianistic flair of an Arthur Rubinstein and the droll standup delivery of some of our best young comedians"- News-Herald, Franklin, PA "Thoroughly big interpretation, replete with explosive drama and impressive sweep."- High Fidelity "A cultivated pianist with no affectation, he gives himself to all that he plays. A great pleasure!"- Kleines Volksblatt, Vienna"A musical feast.. 'meat and potatoes' Gershwin."- Arnold Steinhardt, The Guarneri Quartet "The most enjoyable concert of the year. It featured one of the country's musical treasures, Lincoln Mayorga. This writer, who's an unabashed Gershwin buff, has heard live, recorded, radio and TV performances of the Rhapsody in Blue some zillion times... and honestly believes that this was one of the most exciting renditions of this American classic."- The Ventura Coast Reporter "Lincoln Mayorga is an outstanding performer of American music. His performance was superb, the perfect realization of the composer's crossover language"- Evening Gazette, Worcester; MA "Lincoln Mayorga reveals unquestioned flair for the Gershwin style and demonstrates wonderful rhythmic esprit in all that he does.. these performances of Rhapsody in Blue and "I Got Rhythm" variations must be considered top ranked..."- Igor Kipnis, Stereophile Magazine "Mayorga sparkled in Gershwin's Concerto in F...crisp and spirited, catching the jazzy feeling Gershwin intended."- The Times, Walnut Creek, CA

Additional Info Composer Management Exclusively by Watercolour Management www.composerlink.org

Location East Chatham, NY - USA

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