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Pete Calandra and Straight Up

Silent Kisses

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Release Date: October 18, 2024

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Silent Kisses- Pete Calandra and Straight Up….featuring: Tom Barney-Bass, Eric Valentine-Drums, Bob Magnuson-Saxes and Flutes, Ricky Martinez-Congas and Pete Calandra-Composer/Piano. The album was mixed by Ken Freeman and Calandra.

Pete Calandra's albums include: -- First Light (2015), The Road Home (2017) and Carpe Noctem (2018) were nominated for ZMR Awards. His jazz funk track, Neptune Beach was a 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards Nominee while another jazz based track, Bleecker Street, was the 2023 Clouzine Magazine “Best Jazz Funk” winner. In 2024 his track Mixed Emotions was a Hollywood Independent Music Awards Nominee.

As a Film & TV composer, Calandra scored over 100 films and wrote over 2000 compositions for television. He has composed music for every major television network including the FIFA World Cup Theme for FOX Sports, the Special Olympics World Games and Invictus Games Theme for ESPN, as well as writing music for the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS from 2015 thru 2020. He also garnered acclaim for composing the music to Jellysmoke, a film which won the Los Angeles Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and Unknown Soldier, a film which won the Los Angeles and Philadelphia Film Festivals and also was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

As a keyboard player Calandra has performed in the Broadway productions of Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Les Miserables, The Phantom Of The Opera, and Little Shop Of Horrors. He has also performed with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, NY Pops Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Don Cherry, Aretha Franklin, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Golden, Donna McKechnie, Lillianne Montevecchi among others.

  • 'Silent Kisses' is one of my favorite Pete Calandra - Straight Up singles. Highly recommend it / Mainly Piano
    Posted At: October 22, 2024
    Pete Calandra and Straight Up is a project started by composer/pianist Peter Calandra to have an outlet for new music that is separate from his New Age/Ambient/Film Score output. Straight Up was a group he played in one summer between semesters of undergraduate school. The group worked 11 gigs a week for that entire summer. The foundation of this work was a 5 afternoon per week residence on the boardwalk at...

  • Pete Calandra and Straight Up - Neptune Beach gets silver medal at 2022 Global Music Awards
    Posted At: July 19, 2022
    Neptune Beach is an upbeat, funky piano driven track composed and produced by Pete Calandra that is both contemporary and retro. Pete’s playing on this track is squarely in the Joe Sample, Bob James, Herbie Hancock school. Some of the rhythms and other keyboard sounds show the influence of Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and 70’s soul music. NYC based flutist, Dave Weiss adds energetic flute playing to the tr...

  • Pete Calandra w/Straight Up latest latin-influenced sultry groove track 'Walking To The Moon' makes JAZZIZ playlist
    Posted At: July 18, 2022
    The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new music before it’s officially released in stores and streaming platforms. And because we’re always listening to new tunes, we always know just what to recommend. That’s why we’ll bring you a roundup of ten songs each Monday, featuring music from our favorite new albums, singles and other tunes that may have flown under your radar. And...

  • Pete Calandra and Straight Up - The Beachcomber could easily become the anthem for summer 2022 / Mainly Piano
    Posted At: July 15, 2022
    The Beachcomber is the latest release from Pete Calandra and Straight Up. The track features Antonio Hart on soprano sax, Tom Barney on bass, Dennis Mackrel on percussion along with Pete as composer playing piano, keyboards and guitar. Upbeat and fun, the music is a nod to the soulful sounds of artists like Donny Hathaway, The Crusaders, Bob James and Grover Washington.Pete Calandra and Straight Up is a pro...

  • Pete Calandra's 'Same As It Ever Was' makes JAZZIZ Editors Choice
    Posted At: March 24, 2022
    Same As It Ever Was is an upbeat, flowing contemporary piano track composed and produced by Pete Calandra.Pete Calandra and Straight Up is a project started by composer/pianist Peter Calandra to have an outlet for new music that is separate from his New Age/Ambient/Film Score output. Straight Up was a group he played in one summer between semesters of undergraduate school. The group worked 11 gigs a week fo...

  • Pete Calandra chats with Long Island's 90.1WUSB
    Posted At: February 4, 2022
    Peter Calandra is a prolific composer and keyboard player who has been immersed in the New York City music scene for most of his life. He has scored over 70 films and written over 2000 compositions for television. He's composed music for every major television network including the FIFA World Cup Theme for FOX Sports, the Special Olympics World Games and Invictus Games Theme for ESPN as well as writing musi...

  • Pete Calandra and Straight Up - Neptune Beach makes Spotify: Smooth Jazz - Instrumental playlist
    Posted At: January 31, 2022
    Neptune Beach is an upbeat, funky piano driven track composed and produced by Pete Calandra that is both contemporary and retro. Pete’s playing on this track is squarely in the Joe Sample, Bob James, Herbie Hancock school. Some of the rhythms and other keyboard sounds show the influence of Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and 70’s soul music. NYC based flutist, Dave Weiss adds energetic flute playing to the tr...
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