Sal Mosca

Salvatore Joseph Mosca[1] (April 27, 1927[1] – July 28, 2007)[2] was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano.[1]

Sal Mosca (left) in 1983

Mosca was born in Mount Vernon, New York, United States,[1] to Italian American parents.[3] He worked in cool jazz and post-bop. After playing in the United States Army Band during World War II, he studied at the New York College of Music using funds provided by the G.I. Bill.[4] He began working with Lee Konitz in 1949, and also worked with Warne Marsh.[1] He spent much of his career teaching and was relatively inactive after 1992, but new CDs were released in 2004, 2005, and 2008.

He died from emphysema in White Plains, New York, at the age of 80.[2]

Discography

As leader/co-leader
  • Music (Interplay, 1977)
  • How Deep, How High (Interplay, 1976/79 [1980]) with Warne Marsh
  • A Concert (Jazz, 1979)[5]
  • Sal Mosca/Warne Marsh Quartet Volumes 1 & 2 (Zinnia, 1981)[5]
  • Thing-Ah-Majig (Zinnia, 2004)[5]

As sideman

With Lee Konitz

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. "Obituary: Sal Mosca". The Guardian. 8 August 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "Sal Mosca - Interview". 2 December 2010.
  4. Jason Anken. "Sal Mosca". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1046. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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