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Ken Maiuri | |
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Birth name | Kenneth Maiuri |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Springfield, Massachusetts |
Genres | Rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, writer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals |
Years active | 1989–present |
Kenneth Maiuri (born 1971)[citation needed] is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Florence, Massachusetts. Since early 2016, he has been the keyboardist for The B-52's.[1] He has played in numerous other bands, such as Pedro the Lion and The Mammals.[2] He has been part of the live band for performances of "Picture-Stories" created by Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy, including The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower;[3] A Checkroom Romance;[4] and Up from the Stacks.[5] Maiuri co-composed the music to Jason Mazzotta's 2015 short film The Century of Love, Part I.[6] In 2023 he backed up Eggstone’s Per Sunding for his first-ever US tour.[7] He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live![8] (with The B-52's), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[9] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show[10] (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy),[11] and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy[12] and The Mammals).[13]