Joe Raciti

Joe Emmanuel Raciti was born December 22, 1982 in Massachusetts. He plays piano in and around New York City regularly, sometimes solo, often with a band comprised of baritone and soprano saxophone, drums, bass, and back up vocals. He is the self-proclaimed "King of Popsical," a genre of music he claims to have invented that fuses pop and musical stylings. He is known for putting on wildly entertaining live shows, engaging audiences, and writing enjoyable, witty, original tunes.

He plays piano in and around New York City regularly, sometimes solo, often with a band comprised of baritone and soprano saxophone, drums, bass, and back up vocals.

He is the self-proclaimed "King of Popsical," a genre of music he claims to have invented that fuses pop and musical stylings. He is known for putting on wildly entertaining live shows, engaging audiences, and writing enjoyable, witty, original tunes.

His piano technique is most frequently compared to Ben Folds and his songs hint of influences that include Queen, Rufus Wainright, Leonard Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Billy Joel and Randy Newman.

If you are lucky you can spot him bouncing around the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

www.joeraciti.com