# Mike Renzi
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{{Short description|American composer (1941–2021)}}
{{distinguish|Mike Enzi}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mike Renzi
| image = MikeRenziPhoto.jpg
| caption = Renzi, c. 2009
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|4|28}}
| birth_place = [Providence, Rhode Island](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|09|29|1941|4|28}}
| death_place = [Newport, Rhode Island](/source/Newport%2C_Rhode_Island), U.S.
| genre = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [vocal jazz](/source/vocal_jazz), traditional pop
| occupation = Musician, singer, arranger, composer, musical director
| instrument = Piano, vocals
| years_active = 1962–2021
}}
'''Michael Ernest Renzi''' (April 28, 1941 – September 29, 2021) was an American composer, music director, pianist, and jazz musician. Renzi graduated from the [Boston Conservatory](/source/Boston_Conservatory_at_Berklee) in 1973 and from [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music) in 1974.[{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=RIP Mike Renzi|url=https://www.thenewportbuzz.com/rip-mike-renzi/32447|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Newport Buzz|language=en-US}}] He was a musical director for [Peggy Lee](/source/Peggy_Lee) and [Mel Tormé](/source/Mel_Torm%C3%A9) for over 25 years.[{{cite web |url=http://www.peggylee.com/tribute/tribute_popup8.htm |title=Peggy Lee's official website |publisher=Chuck Pulin |date=2003 |accessdate=2008-07-02}}] He worked on ''[Sesame Street](/source/Sesame_Street)'' as the music director for seasons 31 through 40 and led the Mike Renzi Trio.[{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/10/cyrille_aimee_wins_the_first_s.html |title=Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition |date=October 21, 2012 |website=NJ.com |accessdate=January 26, 2017}}]
He died in [Newport, Rhode Island](/source/Newport%2C_Rhode_Island), on September 28, 2021, at the age of 80.[{{cite web|title=Mike Renzi, a Jazz Singer's Best Friend, Dies at 80|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/arts/mike-renzi-dead.html|work=The New York Times|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=October 14, 2021|accessdate=October 14, 2021|archive-url = https://archive.today/20211015054427/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/arts/mike-renzi-dead.html |archive-date = October 15, 2021|url-status = live}}][[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Composer-and-Musical-Director-Mike-Renzi-Dies-at-80-20210929 Composer and Musical Director Mike Renzi Dies at 80]]
==Discography==
'''With [Lena Horne](/source/Lena_Horne)'''
* ''Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music'' (Qwest, 1981)
* ''[The Men in My Life](/source/The_Men_in_My_Life)'' (Three Cherries, 1988)
* ''[We'll Be Together Again](/source/We'll_Be_Together_Again_(Lena_Horne_album))'' (Blue Note, 1994)
* ''[An Evening with Lena Horne](/source/An_Evening_with_Lena_Horne)'' (Blue Note, 1995)
* ''[Being Myself](/source/Being_Myself_(Lena_Horne_album))'' (Blue Note, 1998)
'''With [Maureen McGovern](/source/Maureen_McGovern)'''
* ''[Another Woman in Love](/source/Another_Woman_in_Love)'' (CBS, 1987)
* ''Christmas with Maureen McGovern'' (CBS, 1990)
* ''[Baby I'm Yours](/source/Baby_I'm_Yours_(album))'' (BMG, 1992)
* ''The Pleasure of His Company'' (Sterling, 1998)
'''With [Mel Torme](/source/Mel_Torme)'''
* ''Mel Torme and Friends'' (Finesse, 1981)
* ''Torme/Encore at Marty's New York'' (Flair, 1982)
* ''[An Evening with Mel Torme](/source/An_Evening_with_Mel_Torme)'' (Concord Jazz, 1996)
'''With [Grady Tate](/source/Grady_Tate)'''
* ''Grady Tate Sings TNT'' (Milestone, 1991)
* ''Body & Soul'' (Milestone, 1993)
* ''Feeling Free'' (Pow Wow, 1999)
'''With others'''
*[Laurie Beechman](/source/Laurie_Beechman), ''Time Between the Time'' (DRG, 1983)
* [Tony Bennett](/source/Tony_Bennett) & [Lady Gaga](/source/Lady_Gaga), ''[Cheek to Cheek](/source/Cheek_to_Cheek_(album))'' (Columbia/Interscope, 2014)
* [Ruth Brown](/source/Ruth_Brown), ''The Songs of My Life'' (Victor, 1993)
* [LaVerne Butler](/source/LaVerne_Butler_(singer)), ''No Looking Back'' (Chesky, 1993)
* [Cynthia Crane](/source/Cynthia_Crane) & Mike Renzi, ''Our First Christmas'' (Lookoutjazz, 1993)
*[Cynthia Crane](/source/Cynthia_Crane) ''Smoky Bar Songs for the No Smoking Section'' (Lookoutjazz, 1994)
* [Blossom Dearie](/source/Blossom_Dearie), ''Positively Volume VII'' (Daffodil, 1983)
* Blossom Dearie & Mike Renzi, ''[Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Two People Who Resemble Each Other, in this Case Musically)](/source/Tweedledum_%26_Tweedledee_(Two_People_Who_Resemble_Each_Other%2C_in_this_Case_Musically))'' (Master Mix, 1991)
* Denise DeCaro, ''Providence...Live!'' (bigBang, 1998)
* Denise DeCaro, ''Christmas and You'' (bigBang, 2016)
* [Trudy Desmond](/source/Trudy_Desmond), ''Make Me Rainbows'' (Koch, 1995)
* [Ann Burton](/source/Ann_Burton), ''New York State of Mind'' (Apollon, 1986)
* [Judy Carmichael](/source/Judy_Carmichael) & [Harry Allen](/source/Harry_Allen_(musician)), ''Can You Love Me Once More?'' (JC/GAC, 2016)
* [Meredith D'Ambrosio](/source/Meredith_D'Ambrosio), ''Echo of a Kiss'' (Sunnyside, 1998)
* [Jane Harvey](/source/Jane_Harvey), ''The Other Side of Sondheim'' (Atlantic, 1988)
* Jane Harvey, ''The Jazz Side of Sondheim'' (Little Jazz Bird, 2011)
* [Jorn Hoel](/source/Jorn_Hoel), ''Love Will Make You Do Things That You Know Is Wrong'' (Decca, 1989)
* [Dick Johnson](/source/Dick_Johnson_(clarinetist)), ''Introduction to the Lyricon'' (Computone, 1974)
* [Jack Jones](/source/Jack_Jones_(American_singer)) ''Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett'' (Honest, 1998)
* [Jack Jones](/source/Jack_Jones_(American_singer)) ''Love Makes The Changes: The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman'' (2010)
* [Peggy King](/source/Peggy_King), ''Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern'' (Stash, 1985)
*Nicolas King, ''Nineteen'' (2010)
* Nicolas King, ''On Another Note'' (2017)
* Nicolas King, ''Act One'' (Club44 Records, 2021)
* [Hilary Kole](/source/Hilary_Kole), ''You Are There'' (Justin Time, 2010)
* [Hilary Kole](/source/Hilary_Kole), ''Moments Like This'' (Victor, 2011)
* [Peggy Lee](/source/Peggy_Lee), ''Peggy Lee Sings the Blues'' (Musicmasters, 1988)
* [Peggy Lee](/source/Peggy_Lee), ''[The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring](/source/The_Peggy_Lee_Songbook%3A_There'll_Be_Another_Spring)'' (Musical Heritage Society, 1990)
* [Peggy Lee](/source/Peggy_Lee), ''[Moments Like This](/source/Moments_Like_This_(album))'' (Chesky, 1993)
* [Gene Lees](/source/Gene_Lees), ''Bridges: Gene Lees Sings the Gene Lees Song Book'' (Kanata/CBC, 1971)
* [Jay Leonhart](/source/Jay_Leonhart), ''Salamander Pie'' (DMP, 1983)
* [Jay Leonhart](/source/Jay_Leonhart), ''Life Out On the Road'' (Nesak, 1990)
* [Gloria Lynne](/source/Gloria_Lynne), ''This One's On Me'' (HighNote, 1998)
* [Ray Materick](/source/Ray_Materick), ''Sidestreets'' (Kanata, 1972)
* [Liza Minnelli](/source/Liza_Minnelli), ''[Gently](/source/Gently_(album))'' (Angel, 1996)
* [Anne Marie Moss](/source/Anne_Marie_Moss), ''Don't You Know Me?'' (Stash, 1981)
* [Gerry Mulligan](/source/Gerry_Mulligan), ''Soft Lights & Sweet Music'' (Concord Jazz, 1986)
* [Mark Murphy](/source/Mark_Murphy_(singer)), ''[Satisfaction Guaranteed](/source/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_(Mark_Murphy_album))'' (Muse, 1980)
* [Regis & Joy](/source/Regis_Philbin), ''Just You Just Me'' (Big Dot, 2009)
* [Samuel Ramey](/source/Samuel_Ramey), ''Sam Ramey On Broadway'' (Teldec, 1993)
* [Annie Ross](/source/Annie_Ross), ''Music Is Forever'' (DRG, 1996)
* [Annette Sanders](/source/Annette_Sanders), ''Everything I Love'' (Ripe & Ready, 1998)[Adderton, Donald V. (May 1, 1998). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/744375549/?clipping_id=115720606 "Sanders' jazzy sounds shine through on CD"]. ''Biloxi Sun Herald''. p. 62. Retrieved February 14, 2023.]
* [Jonathan Schwartz](/source/Jonathan_Schwartz_(radio_personality)), ''Anyone Would Love You'' (Muse, 1986)[[https://www.worldcat.org/title/1269377828?oclcNum=1269377828 "'Anyone Would Love You' Personnel"]. [WorldCat](/source/WorldCat).]
* [Carol Sloane](/source/Carol_Sloane), ''[The Real Thing](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Carol_Sloane_album))'' (Contemporary, 1990)
* [Carol Sloane](/source/Carol_Sloane), ''Live at Birdland'' (Club44 Records, 2022)
* [Sylvia Syms](/source/Sylvia_Syms), ''She Loves to Hear the Music'' (A&M, 1978)
* [Was (Not Was)](/source/Was_(Not_Was)), ''[Born to Laugh at Tornadoes](/source/Born_to_Laugh_at_Tornadoes)'' (Geffen, 1983)
* [Thomas Young](/source/Thomas_Young_(tenor)), ''High Standards'' (ESS.A.Y 1992)
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0719966|Mike Renzi}}
*{{IBDB name|93305|Mike Renzi}}
*[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,484209,00.html Mike Renzi] at Artistdirect.com
* {{Discogs artist|Mike Renzi}}
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Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American jazz composers
Category:Songwriters from Rhode Island
Category:American jazz musicians
Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners
Category:Musicians from Providence, Rhode Island
Category:American male jazz composers
Category:21st-century American male pianists
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