Peter Prisco has played and taught in the greater metropolitan N.Y.C. area for the last 40 years.He has studied at length with masters Dick Evans and Chuck Wayne. Peter also spent 12 years studying under the great Lennie Tristano disciple Sal Mosca.

Mr. Prisco has had long standing duos with bass legends Vinnie Burke and Bill Crow.He has performed with such jazz greats as Warne Marsh, Carmen Leggio, Don Joseph, Caeser DeMauro, Sal Nestico and Eddie Bert. Peter has been featured many times at famous New Jersey jazz clubs Gulliver's and also Trumpets. More recently Peter and the "Scola Tristano" trio have made three appearances at the "Jazz corner of the world", BIRDLAND. For the last ten years he has been a member of the Carmen Leggio Band.appearing frequently in concert. Mr. Prisco is currently on the faculty at C.U.N.Y. College of Staten Island campus.

Peter Priscos' first CD "It's About Time" on Zinnia Records received much critical acclaim. His more receent CD Yesterdays Future was with Lennie Tristano drummer Peter Scattaretico. Very strong reviews at All About Jazz Online and in Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. Latest two releases are with the Scola Tristano Trio featuring Peter Prisco with Fr. Stan Fortuna and Pete Scat entitled "Scola Tristano" and "Live In New York".

Teaching Concept:
My teaching concept merges the fingerboard awareness that I received from both Dick Evans and Chuck Wayne including an extensive vocabulary of chord voicings,substitutions and arpeggios with the rhythmic and harmonic advances of Lennie Tristano. Also, I emphasize the study of the great jazz masters. I teach improvising on guitar,bass,horns and vocal.

The study of the classical guitar has always been a deep interest of mine. Although I rarely play this music in public I have always maintained a fairly complete repetoire and for the the length of my career have enjoyed teaching this genre.