Myles Mancuso is a multi-instrumentalist and has been playing guitar, keyboards, drums and bass since he was 10 years old, most commonly fronting The Myles Mancuso Band, where he sings and plays the guitar and keyboards. He composed, performed, produced, and engineered all of the original tracks on his first four albums. His original style of music is a blend of roots/Americana and R&B.
After studying musical performance at the Purchase Conservatory for Music in NY, he relocated to the Florida Keys where he performed up and down the Keys for a year and a half. He then relocated to Nashville where he spent about 2 years gigging nightly on Broadway, at clubs like “The Stage,” Gavin DeGraw’s “Nashville Underground,” and other top venues on the historic Music Row, Broadway Strip. Myles also helped various local Nashville artists write and record tracks at a number of studios around Music City, playing bass, drums and keyboards for various up and coming artists in Nashville.
Myles has been fronting his own band and performing professionally for audiences since the age of nine, headlining many of Manhattan‘s top venues before he graduated high school. He’s frequently performed on some of the top stages in New York City, including BB King’s, The Brooklyn Bowl, The Iridium Jazz Club, The Cutting Room, The Village Underground, Rockwood Music Hall, Café Wha, and more.
Myles has also played at popular festivals such as the Warren Haynes’ Mountain Jam Festival, the Sarasota Blues Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, The New York State Blues Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, and the Bethel Woods Blues Festival. Along with performing on well-known stages, Myles’ Band has opened for a variety of national artists, such as The Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Les Paul, Levon Helm and others.
Sid Bernstein, who is best known as the promoter who brought the Beatles to America, said that “Myles is a bona fide prodigy that will thrill and captivate an audience.” Les Paul stated, “He reminds me of myself when I was a young boy.” Levon Helm, Grammy winner and legendary drummer of The Band, said, “He may be a boy, but he sure plays like a man.” An audience member summed up best what many people feel after hearing Myles play, “It’s like seeing a musical legend in the making.” It’s a performance you can’t miss!