A native of Southboro, Massachusetts, Dave Pietro has been on the New York music scene since 1987. Dave is currently a member of the GRAMMY Award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra and the GRAMMY nominated groups the Gil Evans Project and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. From 1994-2013 he played lead alto saxophone and recorded seven CD’s with the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and has performed with may other well known musicians such as Paul Anka, Louis Bellson, Blood Sweat & Tears, David Bowie, Bobby Caldwell, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick Jr.