Cory Pesaturo
Fluent in improvisational and traditional styles on acoustic and digital accordion alike, Cory "CPez" Pesaturo is revolutionizing the instrument! Cory began playing at age nine, and became the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championships. He is one of only four accordionists in history to win a World Championship on both acoustic and electronic accordion, and is the only person to also win a world championship in jazz. In 2017, he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous playing of the accordion and has given TED Talks, Google Talks, an EG Talk, and spoken at various other conferences on the accordion. His past performances include The Lawrence Welk Show at the age of 12, performing on four occasions at the White House, on The Late Show with David Letterman, and on nationally televised programs in New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, France, and Finland.