Background
He was born in Pittsburgh and began playing music at the age of 6 studying classical piano.
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Frank Cunimondo
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He attended George Westinghouse High School, where other notable jazz musicians had also been students including Ahmad Jamal and Erroll Garner. He later attended Carnegie Technical, which subsequently became Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
As a teenager he made a transition to jazz. In his early teens, he began to play professionally at a number of clubs around Pittsburgh. At 19, he toured a number of cities including Atlantic City and Miami.
In Pittsburgh, he played at many local jazz haunts, most notably, The Crawford Grill.
He often shared a stage with the young George Benson. In the 1950s, Frank Cunimondo moved to New York City where he continued playing professionally and immersed himself into the jazz scene.
He eventually returned to Pittsburgh permanently.
