Ken Maiuri
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1971 (age 54–55)
Ken Maiuri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth Maiuri 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Genres | Rock, new wave |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, writer |
| Instruments | 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]
- MediaDarlings (1989–1994) (guitar/vocals, with Cullen Faugno on bass/vocals)
- Sourpuss (1994–1995) (guitar, with Alyssa Marchese on bass, Brian Marchese on drums and Todd McMurray on vocals)
- Ribboncandy (1996–present) (guitar/vocals, with Joel Boultinghouse from Tizzy on bass and Rich Germain from Stringbean on drums)[citation needed]
- Encyclopedia Brown (drums)
- King Radio (keyboards)
- Mission Orange (keyboards)
- Michael Merenda Jr. & The Voltage Box (drums, glockenspiel, backing vocals)
- Dew Claw (guitar)
- The New Harmful (guitar)
- The Greenbergs (bass)
- TW Walsh (drums, guitar, bass)
- New Radiant Storm King (bass, guitar, keyboards)
- The Aloha Steamtrain (keyboards)
- The Tealights (bass)
- The National Convention (keyboards)
- The Maggies (guitar, keyboards)
- The Mammals (2002-late 2003: bass, guitar, drums, keyboards)
- School for the Dead (2001–2014)[14] (keyboards)
- The Soft Drugs (bass)
- Pedro the Lion (2004 – 2005: bass, backing vocals)
- The Fawns (keyboards)[15]
- Young@Heart Chorus[16] (bass, accordion, piano)
- Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals)
- Mark Mulcahy[17] (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass)
- Gentle Hen (2014 – present: keyboards, guitar)[18]
- The B-52's (2016 – present: keyboards, guitar)
Ken Maiuri wrote the weekly music column "Clubland" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette[19] from April 1995 to February 2020.
He hosts the long-running radio programs "Wiggly World" (a freeform mix, Monday nights 8 – 11 p.m. ET) and the "Saturday Jazz Show" (Saturdays 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET) online, on the Mixlr broadcast platform.[20]