Tony Caramia is Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music, where he is Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies and Coordinator of the Class Piano Program. In May 2004, he served as a judge, along with Kenny Barron and Hilton Ruiz, at the 6 th American Jazz Piano Competition for the American Pianists Association. In May 2003, he was a guest on Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz” on NPR.

Mr. Caramia was featured in the November 2006 issue of The American Rag magazine. He reviews for American Music Teacher Magazine, and he has written for the web site The Piano Pedagogy Forum. His solo piano compositions are published by the Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, for whom he is also a Keyboard Clinician and Consultant.

Throughout 2005 he presented a multi-media tribute to composer Harold Arlen, on the occasion of his 100 th birthday. Mr. Caramia is a member of the Arlen Centennial Committee.

In January 2007 he presented a paper on legendary pianist Cy Walter for the International Association for Jazz Education National Conference in New York City. In March he will discuss “The Art of Modern Recital Programming” at the MTNA-CFMTA Collaborative Conference in Toronto. And in June he will perform at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.