Mike Renzi

Mike Renzi
Mike Renzi, c. 2009.
Background information
Born	(1946-04-28) April 28, 1946 Providence, Rhode Island
Genres	Jazz, vocal jazz, traditional pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, arranger, composer, musical director
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals
Years active	1962–present

Michael E. Renzi (known as "Mike Renzi", born April 28, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician. He was musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Torme for over 25 years. He is also friends and partners with jazz singer Cynthia Crane, with whom he has published a Christmas album titled "Our First Christmas". Renzi also has his own jazz group called "The Mike Renzi Trio", which published an album together with tenor sax legend Ben Webster.

Credits

Composer

• All My Children
• Zoe's Dance Moves (2003)
• Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004)
• Guess That Shape and Color (2006)
• Sesame Street (2007)

Music Director

• Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby (2003)
• Sesame Street (2005–2007)

Sideman

With Etta Jones

• At Last (Muse, 1995)

Discography

Tweedledum & Tweedledee

Written together with Blossom Dearie

Year	Album	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		US
1991	Tweedledum & Tweedledee First studio album Release date: 1991 Label: Daffodil CD release date: December 6, 2005 Sales:

Singles:

1. I Don't Remember
2. Ev'rybody Loves Jobim
3. I Thought I Heard a Hummingbird
4. Quiet Time
5. My Love Went to London
6. I Did It All for You
7. Not You Again
8. Blossom
9. Love Is on the Way
10. Fred Astaire
11. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Let's Go Back to the Waltz

Written together with Bobbi Baird

Year	Album	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		US
1993	Let's Go Back to the Waltz Second studio album Release date: March 3, 1993 Label: Premier Recordings CD release date: March 3, 1993 Sales:

Singles:

1. What'll I Do?
2. Let's Go Back To The Waltz/The Waltz Of Long Ago
3. Remember
4. Just One Way To Say 'I Love You'
5. When I Lost You
6. Where Is My Little Old New York?
7. Reaching For The Moon
8. All Alone
9. Always
10. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
11. We'll Never Know
12. Paris Wakes Up And Smiles
13. The Russian Lullaby
14. Marie
15. Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me?
16. The Song Is Ended

Our First Christmas

Written together with Cynthia Crane

Year	Album	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		US
1993	Our First Christmas Third studio album Release date: 1993 Label: CD release date: 1993 Sales:

Singles:

1. Our First Christmas
2. Once a Year Miracle
3. Paris in the Snow
4. Little Jack Frost
5. Christmas Morning
6. The Best Christmas
7. A Song For Christmas
8. Christmas Is An Island
9. Keep Christmas With You
10. If I Hear Another Song About Christmas
11. Noel Blanc (white Christmas)

Ben Webster With The Mike Renzi Trio

Written together with Ben Webster

Year	Album	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		US
	Ben Webster With The Mike Renzi Trio Fourth studio album Release date: Label: CD release date: Sales:

Singles:

1. Perdido
2. My Romance
3. Lover, Come Back to Me
4. Danny Boy
5. On Green Dolphin Street
6. Go Home
7. Bye Bye Blackbird
8. Sometimes I'm Happy
9. How Long Has This Been Going On?
10. Embraceable You
11. The Theme
12. My Romance [*]
13. Wee Dot

Providence Jam

Year	Album	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		US
1995	Providence Jam Fifth studio album Release date: May 25, 1995 Label: CD release date: Sales:

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards:

• Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Music and Lyrics for: "Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On" (shared with Lou Berger)

Daytime Emmy awards:

• Won, 1999, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "All My Children" (shared with Paul F. Antonelli, A.J. Gundell, Pamela Magee, Dominic Messinger, Ron Goodman, Robbie Kondor, Terry Walker, and Gary Kuo)
• Nominated, 2000, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "All My Children" (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, Jerry Pilato, Dominic Messinger, Gary Kuo, Robbie Kondor, and Ron Goodman)
• Nominated, 2000, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Christopher Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Tony Geiss, Stephen J. Lawrence, Jeff Moss, Paul Jacobs, and Glen Daum)
• Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "All My Children" (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, Jerry Pilato, Dominic Messinger, Gary Kuo, John Wineglass, Brian Comotto, Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, and Ron Goodman)
• Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Christopher Cerf, and Stephen J. Lawrence)
• Won, 2002, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "All My Children" (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, Jerry Pilato, Dominic Messinger, Gary Kuo, John Wineglass, Brian Comotto, Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, Ron Goodman, and Peter Fish)
• Won, 2002, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, Stephen J. Lawrence, and Glen Daum)
• Won, 2003, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "All My Children" (shared with Terry Walker, Andrew J. Gundell, Jerry Pilato, Dominic Messinger, Gary Kuo, John Wineglass, Brian Comotto, Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, Ron Goodman, Brian Tarquin, Kim Oler, Peter Fish and Jim Klein)
• Won, 2003, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, Stephen J. Lawrence, Glenn Daum, and Christopher Cerf)
• Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, Stephen J. Lawrence, and Glen Daum)
• Nominated, 2005, Outstanding Original Song for: "Sesame Street" song "Things Change" (shared with Joey Mazzarino)
• Nominated, 2005, Outstanding Original Song for: "Sesame Street" song "Who Will Be My Friend?" (shared with Molly Boylan, and Judy Freudberg)
• Nominated, 2005, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Dave Conner, Danny Epstein, Tony Geiss, and Glen Daum)
• Won, 2006, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, and Danny Epstein)
• Won, 2007, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "Sesame Street" (shared with Dave Conner, and Danny Epstein)

External links

• Mike Renzi at IMDb
• Mike Renzi at the Internet Broadway Database
• Mike Renzi at www.artistdirect.com