Victor Ciaraldi

Baritone Saxophone

Started in 2003


Family: wife Kathleen Marchaesi

Schools Attended, Degrees: Penn State University - BA Biology, University of Rochester - MS Environmental Studies, RIT - MBA Finance/Economics

Vocation: Corporate Finance for Genencor International

Musical Background: Clarinet through high school, started the saxophone as an adult five years ago

Hobbies/Interests: Music, Running, Bicycling, Swimming, Sailing, Motorcycling, Skiing, Musical Theatre, Science Fiction

How did you find out about the Greece Jazz Band?: Web site

Why did you join the Greece Jazz Band?: To play the music I enjoy, to become a better musician and to perform the music for an audience

What keeps you coming back every week?: To play the music I enjoy, to become a better musician and to perform the music for an audience

What do you like best about being a part of this band?: To play the music I enjoy, to become a better musician and to perform the music for an audience

Favorite Music: Big Band Swing, Jazz

Favorite Musicians: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Dave Brubeck, Art Pepper, Diana Krall

Wishes he could play like: Art Pepper