Credentials: Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Performer, Clinician, Educator. Bachelor of Music - Eastman School of Music. Master of Music - U. Of Southern California. Department Chair - Music Industry, Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University College of Visual & Performing Arts. Director/pianist- Syracuse University's vocal jazz ensemble - Windjammer Member: AFM Local 78, IAJE, ASCAP, National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Composer/Arranger: Published vocal jazz charts with UNC Jazz Press and liturgical music with Oregon Catholic Press (OCP). Two time ASCAPlus Award Recipient, 2005 - 2006, 2007 - 2008. Performer: Bill has been performing around Upstate New York and the northeastern U.S. for over 20 years and has garnered 4 Syracuse Area Music Awards. The Bill DiCosimo Quartet has been performing in concert, at clubs and restaurants as well as private events for the past 5 years; most recently as a regular group in rotation at Pascale Wine Bar & Restaurant as well as for special private events at Club Lava, Turning Stone Casino Resort and Vernon Downs. He also plays keyboards for the standout regional favorite Latino band: "Grupo Pagan". April 2007, Grupo released its first full-length CD recording under the producership of renowned Yellowjackets bass player: Jimmy Haslip and the release won a SAMMY for Recording of the Year. Bill is also a member of the Syracuse University Faculty Jazz Quintet and director, pianist/arranger of the Syracuse University vocal jazz ensemble: Windjammer. Bill has also been a session musician for various local and national recording projects. Labor day weekend 2004, the Bill DiCosimo Quartet performed at the Detroit International Jazz Festival providing rhythm section accompaniment for high school and college student performers at the Scholastic Jam Stage. January 2005, Bill played piano and synth on a series of recording sessions with the Boston Brass and other regional and national artists to recreate the Stan Kenton Christmas Album released fall 2006. The CD was nominated for a GRAMMY. Bill, Edgar, Josh Dekaney and Frank (along with all the members of Grupo Pagan) opened for and backed up reknowned Latino Jazz Flutist, Dave Valentin and percussionist, Emedin Rivera at Jazz in the City, August 4th, 2005. At Jazz Fest 2007, Bill accompanied the late great jazz saxophone player, David "Fathead" Newman in his clinic at OCC. Summer 2008, Bill as keyboardist with Grupo Pagan opened for the outstanding jazz-rock group Spyo Gyra at the Glenora Winery summer jazz concert series to a sold out audience. Bill DiCosimo Quartet: The quartet's CD, "Grab Hold of Your Dreams" recorded live at Jazz Central and released July 2006 is currently receiving airplay on over 70 domestic and international radio stations. The CD was nominated in the Best Jazz release category at the 2007 Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMY) and the group performed as the opening act on the FM88 stage at the M & T Jazz Festival, June 2007. The group was invited to perform at the EA Jazz U Festival in Mosina, Poland. Unfortunately, with the passing of Bill's dad, the group was not able to make the trip to perform. Educator, Clinician: As Chair of the Music Industry program at Syracuse University, it is tremendously rewarding to see students develop the myriad of skills required to make it in the music industry today. In teaching courses in Music Business, Popular Songwriting, Record Production, Film Scoring & Jingle Writing, I see the future in the hearts and minds of my students and their passion for what they learn from me and it is indeed an honor to do so! As a local/regional clinician and adjudicator for the IAJE, it is also a great opportunity for me to reach out into the community and work with middle school and high school students. Bill was awarded a grant through the ALA (American Library Association), Re-New Media and Lincoln Center to provide a series of lectures and concerts called "Looking at Jazz, America's Artform" in a six part series for Northern Onondaga Public Library during the summer, 2007. Due to the tremendous success of the series, it was reprised during spring, 2008.

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