Alan Pasqua
| Alan Pasqua | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1952 New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz, rock, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Postcards, Cryptogramophone, MoonJune, BFM Jazz, Fuzzy |
| Associated acts | Giant, Tony Williams Lifetime |
Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952 in New Jersey) is an American jazz pianist, educator, and composer. He co-composed the CBS Evening News theme. He has also had an extensive career in pop and rock music, most notably as a founding member, keyboardist, and songwriter of the 1980s hard rock band, Giant. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album Standards with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award. As a session musician, he has toured and recorded with Bob Dylan, Cher, Michael Bublé, Eddie Money, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Walsh, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Juice Newton, Prism, and Santana among many others.
Pasqua grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey.
Pasqua joined The New Tony Williams Lifetime and appeared on the albums Believe It and Million Dollar Legs. He then went on to perform with Eddie Money's band, after which he then joined Bob Dylan's band. Pasqua recorded two albums with Dylan (Bob Dylan at Budokan and Street-Legal). In the 1980s he performed with John Fogerty on the album Eye of the Zombie, with Starship on the album No Protection, with Allan Holdsworth on the album Sand, and joined Carlos Santana as keyboardist on Marathon, Zebop! and Havana Moon.
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