Mike Renzi

Who is Mike Renzi?

Mike Renzi is an American pianist, arranger, and musical director. He is best known for his collaborations with some of the legends of pop-jazz singing, notably Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Mel Tormé, Cleo Laine, Blossom Dearie, and Jack Jones. In 2010, Stephen Holden of the New York Times noted Renzi's "gorgeous long-lined runs" and his "extraordinary grace as a pianistic arranger whose accompaniments have a panoramic orchestral sweep." Renzi is also a seven-time Daytime Emmy-winning composer of soundtrack music for such TV shows as Sesame Street and All My Children.