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Ryan Slatko @UC8O3LnXvisDLc_0N5lmNw3A@youtube.com

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Ryan Slatko is a New York based jazz pianist. He placed 3rd


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Ryan Slatko is a New York based jazz pianist. He placed 3rd in the 2014 Jacksonville Jazz Pianist Competition and has worked with the likes of Rich Perry, Alex Sipiagin, Chris Potter, Tom Scott, Linda Oh, Adam Rogers, Randy Brecker, Walter Blanding, Ari Hoenig and many more. Slatko has performed at the 55 Bar, Blue Note, the Kitano, Mintons, and others. He was the musical director for “Lights Out,” a play with song about Nat King Cole in which he worked with the likes of Patricia MacGregor, Colman Domingo, Dulé Hill and Daniel J. Watts, under the supervision of two-time Emmy Award winner John McDaniel.

Having formerly been a drummer, Ryan brings a strong rhythmic concept to everything he does, whether it be his often percussive approach to piano playing or his inventive arrangements and compositions.