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Samuel Caiola

@samuelcaiola

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Jazz pianist 🎹
NYO JAZZ ‘26
BMJO alum
‘26 Downbeat Winner MJI
@niuschoolofmusic

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Barry is the goat 🐐 🐐 by @samuelcaiola

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11 days ago

Shedding my solo piano chops on “Over the Rainbow”

#jazzstandard #solojazzpiano #overtherainbow taken in Northern Illinois University by @samuelcaiola

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a month ago

My solo on “Basin Street Blues” arr. by John Clayton with NYO Jazz at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai

#nyojazz #johnclayton taken in Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai by @samuelcaiola

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2 months ago

Thank you NYO Jazz ❤️

I’m so grateful to have had this experience. No words could express how life changing and inspiring this was. It was a pleasure to have been able to play with such great musicians and people.

Thank you @deedeebridgewater for your incredible energy and love that you put in the music. It was an honor to get to play with you! Thank you to @krisjohnsonmusic for being such a thoughtful, uplifting, and outstanding director. It was so great working with you! A big thanks to @joannamassey for making all this happen. I greatly appreciate all the work that you do, and none of this would happen without you. Thank you to the one and only @toddrphoto for capturing all these great moments and for being fun to talk to on tour. Thank you to @8molly88 for all the hard work you do and for making this trip as fun as possible. Also, thank you to the two best RA’s ever @123funyayayayayaya and @a.n.t.o.n.k.o.t Lastly, thank you to my amazing bandmates, I will miss everyone, and I will cherish the moments that we had playing and hanging together, and look forward to crossing paths again in the future.

@dy1anwho_ @lake_muther_music @kahlilchilds @hhaarriibomusic @jamesonyoung_music @ibrown_e @xla.trumpet @mclark_trombone @gavin.bunbury @reid.justeson @michaelshebarmusic @ryderdarceymusic @bassbrax @maddiesclues @teejayy_k @miriplaystrumpet @scottyrussellmusic @annie.meyerr @jojorosesmusic @cadence_bass81 @diegoamdrums by @samuelcaiola

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2 months ago

Playing a song with sam
#jazz #music #saxophone #piano #BAM by @samuelcaiola

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3 months ago

Can’t believe I graduated 😢… In all seriousness, I want to say how grateful I am to have been a member of BMJO. I’ve experienced so many amazing things, traveled to so many places, met so many cool people, made new friends, became a better musician, made great memories, and learned so many things. No insta post can possibly show everything we’ve done. Being in this band has brought so many opportunities. Thank you to my band director Behrens for all your dedication, and to everyone in JO for being great bandmates. A lot of very hard work goes into being in this band, and I’m so proud of how much the band has improved over the time I’ve been here. It’s been one of the most amazing two years ever. I’ll miss everyone! Now on to NIU! by @samuelcaiola

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4 months ago

Cedar Walton’s one chorus wonder on “Beautiful Friendship” from @joefarnsworthdrums album “Beautiful Friendship”

#TIMETOSWING by @samuelcaiola

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5 months ago

The Samuel Caiola Trio is an up and coming jazz trio. Join us in welcoming them to the Jazz Gallery Friday, May 22nd for a special night of jazz excellence!

SAVE THE DATE

Friday, May 22nd | 7:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$10

jazzgallerycenterforarts

🌀🎺🫟🖌️😻🎵 taken in Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts by @samuelcaiola

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5 months ago

Huge congratulations to the Milwaukee Jazz Institute “A” Train Ensemble for being selected as a winner in the High School Honors Ensemble Outstanding Performance category in the 49th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards — one of the most prestigious honors in jazz education.

Directed by Mark Davis, the ensemble features Emmet Fettig (alto sax), Samuel Caiola (piano), Thomas Renz (bass), and Adrian McCants (drums).

We are incredibly proud of these outstanding young musicians and grateful to everyone who supports their hard work, creativity, and dedication. by @samuelcaiola

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5 months ago

#swangalangin #timetoswing #essentiallyellington2026 #jazzatlincolncenter taken in Jazz at Lincoln Center by @samuelcaiola

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I’m so thankful for the amazing opportunity to get to play at Essentially Ellington. I am extremely grateful to have received an outstanding piano award. I can’t thank my band director enough for all he’s done. I’m really gonna miss being in this band, and being in this band has been such an amazing experience. I’ve enjoyed every second of it. We’ve all worked so hard, and I’m so proud of everyone in the band for our performance. by @samuelcaiola

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EE 26’ 👀👀👀 by @samuelcaiola

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