BIOGRAPHY

Fred Costello, born in Syracuse, New York, is a multi-talented musician with a varied career including national radio and TV appearances and numerous recording sessions for which he has either played or written.
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Has appeared in Las Vegas, Hollywood,
   Canada, Bahamas and Mexico

Featured as Jazz Organist in numerous
   Jazz Festivals

Began career as a Jazz Accordionist before
   switching to organ

Written and recorded for Alexander
   Film Studios

Hosted "Jazz in The Morning"
   radio show for 10 years

Performed in 40 states during an
   11 year road tour

A former semi-pro baseball player
   Fred has run a baseball camp
   since 1978

Along with son Terry, runs Music
   Associates Talent Agency

Has appeared with Mark Murphy,
   Johnny Smith, Chuck Mangione, 
   Slide Hampton, Bobby Darrin, Gene
   Bertoncini, Steve Gadd, Doc
   Severinsen, Lew Soloff, Dewey 
   Martin, Bill Doggett, Gene Cornish and
   the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 
   among many others

Elected to the Rochester Sports Walk of
   Fame in 1999

Scouted for the Cleveland Indians

Awarded Critics Choice Award 2007

Received Press-Radio Club Award 2009











   





Released autobiography "A Lifetime of
   Nightclubs & Ballparks" book - March 2010

Has written for Sports Scene Magazine

Featured as top sports organist on NBC
   Game of the Week and
   Newsweek Magazine

Has turned down five major
   league teams as organist
   including the Yankees and Mets

Has been Organist for the
   Rochester Red Wings baseball
   team and plays for the
   Buffalo Sabres hockey team when
   available

Besides his music appearances,
   Fred also heads up three music
   studios and a band instrument
   rental service

NIGHT CLUBS

Fremont Hotel: Las Vegas,
   Nevada

Playboy Club: Hollywood,
   California

Cal-Neva Lodge: Lake Tahoe,
   Nevada

Capri Club: Tijuana, Mexico

Hurricane Club: Wildwood,
   New Jersey

Kings Inn: Bahamas

Oyster Barrel: Quebec City,
   Canada

Castellani's:  Atlantic City,
   New Jersey

TV/RADIO/PRINT

Regis Philbin Show (LA)
NBC Game of the Week
Newsweek
USA Today
NY Times
Coca Cola Commercial
International Musician
Arthur Godfrey Show
TV Guide (Canada)
Breakfast Club (Chicago)
WSYR-TV Staff

 

RECORDINGS

Carryin'On - Avanti Records
Where Can You Go - Columbia
April in Paris - Doobee Records
A Day in the Life of a Fool -
   
Parkway
Up Up with America - Lizdon
   Records
Blues Backstage - Saxon




ADDITIONAL PICTURES



With Nancy Sinatra

With Chuck Mangione

 
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