Joey Calderazzo, born Joseph Dominick Calderazzo on February 27, 1965, in New Rochelle, New York, United States, is an American jazz pianist. Encouraged by his brother, musician Gene Calderazzo, he began studying classical piano at age 8 before turning to jazz. He studied under Richard Beirach and attended the Berklee College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music while performing professionally alongside David Liebman and Frank Foster. In 1987, he joined Michael Brecker's quintet, signing with Blue Note Records in 1990. Brecker produced his debut solo studio album, In the Door, in 1990, followed by To Know One in 1991. After the death of pianist Kenny Kirkland in 1998, Calderazzo joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet, recording the trio album Joey Calderazzo in 1999 and contributing to Marsalis's studio albums including Contemporary Jazz in 2000 and Eternal in 2004. His solo piano recordings include Haiku in 2002 and Amanecer in 2006, alongside the duo album Songs of Mirth & Melancholy with Marsalis in 2011. In 2017, he underwent surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome, subsequently resuming his performing career.
